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Wildfire smoke is stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Bend’s tourism economy.  That’s according to a new study from the Sustainable Tourism Lab at the OSU-Cascades campus, where researchers sought to quantify the economic loss correlated with decreased visitation when skies are smoky. The study, released Aug. 6, found hotels miss out on nearly […]

The City of Redmond plans to make some water more expensive in hopes residents will use less of it.   Under a new tiered rate structure set to kick in next year, water used in excess of a certain threshold will cost more per gallon than it did before. Based on current water use, most cost […]

The end of Bend’s busy summer road construction season is in sight, but there’s still work to be done. A slew of closures are still in place across town as crews work to finish up projects this fall, according to a recent road construction report.   Almost to the finish line are the Butler Market […]

Nic Tartar makes a living planting landscapes of native vegetation, but he knew the field of sagebrush and empty sidewalk outside the new Bend Central Library was no place to gain support for his bid for Position 6 on the Bend City Council.   That’s where he found himself after he learned of the library’s policy […]