Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps Provides Over 50 Jobs for Local Youth

Long sunny summer days are ahead, and Heart of Oregon Corps’ Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (COYCC) program has summer jobs for young people! This is a great opportunity for youth ages 16-18-years-old to gain job skills and learn more about natural resources while improving public lands and reducing the threat of wildfires in our community.  Over 50 local youth will be selected for this competitive summer program and […]

The Deschutes Trails Coalition, in partnership with several of their trail work partners in Central Oregon, are hosting a “Trails on Tap” event to garner interest from prospective volunteers and grow community awareness about what happens behind the scene to maintain the vast all-season trail network we boast in our region. The event will take place on Wednesday April […]

“In Vitro,” a novel by first-time Bend author M.J. Kuhar, has recently made an appearance on the Amazon list of top 25 medical fiction books in the county. The day of its release in December, it was in the top 10 nationally of medical thrillers; it was number 23 in the last week of March […]

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the community about an active phone scam in which callers impersonate deputies with the Sheriff’s Office and attempt to convince victims to pay bogus fines. Over the past several days, deputies have responded to multiple reports of residents receiving fraudulent calls from individuals claiming to be with the […]

Oregon’s state board that is writing universal healthcare legislation is taking part in a very rare Town Hall on April 25th in Bend. This will be the only in-person opportunity for people in Deschutes County to hear the plan, ask questions, and give input, before the proposed plan goes to the legislature. This is a major […]

Community members are invited to the pre-construction open house for the 15th & Ferguson Roundabout Project. The open house will take place on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at Larkspur Community Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Rd., Bend, OR 97702. The open house will be held in person and online to share project construction information. […]

CASA of Central Oregon invites the community to an unforgettable evening at its annual Casablanca: A Masquerade Gala on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon in Bend. This signature fundraising event raises critical funds to support advocacy for children in foster care in Central […]

Bend Fire & Rescue, in conjunction with the Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association, announce that outdoor debris burning will close at the end of April for the Bend area. Outdoor debris burning will be open as conditions allow in the rural areas surrounding Bend until midnight on Thursday, April 30. Debris burning is not allowed […]

ALS Northwest is hosting its annual Central Oregon walk fundraiser at Riverbend Park on Sunday, April 26. At this accessible event, participants will get the chance to walk or roll along a 1.47 mile loop route while raising money to support local services for people living with ALS throughout Central Oregon. As the community gathers […]

Organizers of the Bend Block Party have announced a date change for the inaugural event. Originally scheduled for July, the festival will now take place Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 11am to 9pm in the Bend Central District due to street construction planned for the previous date.The Bend Block Party is a new, one-day arts festival designed […]