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Newย Centralย Libraryย Set to Open to the Public May 11

Drive-thru services for holds pick-up and returns starts March 23

Deschutes Public Library announced today that the new Central Library in Bendย (61956 SE Santorini Street)ย will open to the public on Monday, May 11, 2026. This comes just less than two years after the official groundbreaking ceremony on the site on May 21, 2024. ย  โ€œWe are excited to share the new Central Library with the […]

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Summer Recreation Program Registration Opens March 17 – 18

Youth summer camp opens Tuesday. Other programs open Wednesday.

Bend Park and Recreation District is opening registration for summer recreation programs and summer/fall sports leagues on March 17 – 18. The Summer 2026 Online Playlist is available for viewing and download now. Registration will open for programs for mid-June through August. Summer camp payment plan returns After its inaugural offering last summer, a summer camp payment plan […]

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Deschutes National Forest Plans Spring Prescribed Burning

Operations could begin as early as next week if conditions are favorable

Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to start spring understory prescribed burning season as early as next week if conditions become favorable. The Deschutes National Forest may accomplish up to an estimated 11,626 acres of prescribed burning, including up to an estimated 7,000 acres on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, 2,126 acres on the Crescent Ranger […]

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Save Water During Fix-a-Leak Week

The City of Bend invites the public to take the challenge

Over the past six years, the City of Bend sent out an average of 9,955 leak alerts to customers each year. During that same time frame, minor water leaks in Bend have accounted for an average of 45 million gallons of water wasted each year in residential homes. By joining us for the Fix a […]

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Local Bend Confection is Best in Show!

Holm Made Toffee Co. received top honors in the Oregon Chocolate Festival

Holm Made Toffee Co. walked away with top honors at the 22nd  annual Oregon Chocolate Festival over the weekend in Ashland, OR. Featuring a wide selection of over 50 exhibitors, artisan chocolatiers and confectioners from across the West Coast, Holm Made Toffee was awarded โ€œBest in Showโ€ by Festival Judges. Irina Mazhukhina, Director of Marketing for the […]

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State Approves Funding for Village for Formerly Homeless People in Redmondย 

The village will include 75 homes

A village of 75 homes in Redmond received a green light from Oregon Housing & Community Serviceโ€™s Housing Stability Council Friday, March 6.  The council unanimously agreed to fund Mountain View Community Developmentโ€™s request for just over $23 million to develop homes for formerly unhoused people with a disability, along with community spaces and on-site services. The project is planned […]

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Deschutes River Trail South Study Kicks Off

April 2 open house at Elk Meadow School welcomes public input

The Bend Park & Recreation District is launching a new study to evaluate options for connecting the Deschutes River Trail in southwest Bend to the Deschutes National Forest and popular recreation sites along Century Drive/Cascade Lakes Highway. The Deschutes River Trail South project is identified in the BPRDโ€™s Comprehensive Plan to complete one of the […]

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Deschutes Alerts Launches Outreach Effort to Update Contact Info

The agency is reaching out to subscribers with additional needs

The Deschutes County Sheriffโ€™s Office and theโ€ฏOffice of Resilience and Emergency Management (OREM), an agencyโ€ฏ within the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), โ€ฏare reaching out โ€ฏto 1,216 Deschutes Alerts subscribers with additional needs who did not respond to our recent system test.โ€ฏ  Through Deschutes Countyโ€™s partnership with OREM, the agency helps support enhanced outreach to people registered with Deschutes Alerts who may need additional assistance during evacuations and other emergencies.โ€ฏOREM […]

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Oregon DEQ Releases 2025 Wildfire Smoke Trends Report

Bend has experienced a dramatic spike in poor air quality over the past decade

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality released theย 2025 Wildfire Trends Report, which measures how particulate matter from the 2025 wildfire season affected air quality across the state. Many of the large fires during the 2025 wildfire season (June 1-October 25) occurred far away from populated areas, resulting in a small number of days that registered […]

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Spring & Summer Lineup for Sunriver Music Festival

Ticket sales open to the public on June 1

Steinway Artist Brett Mitchellย has a devoted fanbase. The high standard he has set with artistic and professional achievements makes it most appropriate that Mitchell is formally designated on the Steinway Artist roster–a list of the most accomplished and discriminating artists in the world. Hailed for the breadth of his work on the podium and at […]

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