Colossal media company, Carpenter Media Group, announced an agreement to acquire EO Media Group and its portfolio of over two dozen newspaper across Oregon and Washington, including local papers “The Bulletin” and “Redmond Spokesman.” Since 2019, The Bulletin has been owned and operated by EO Media Group – an Oregon-based publisher that operated numerous newspapers […]
The Bulletin Bought by Mississippi-Based Media Group
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Operation Lava Island Falls Fish Rescue
Volunteers conducted a fish rescue operation over several days in mid-October, after reduced flows stranded fish in a mile-long side channel at Lava Island Falls along the Upper Deschutes River. The event was organized by the Deschutes River Conservancy, with help from volunteers and staff from fisheries and environmental consulting firm Mount Hood Environmental. Several […]
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Savage in Bend: Exposing the Quirks that Make Central Oregon Unique
Hello readers! Let’s dive right into our question. Sherri, a longtime local resident, asks, “When I was a kid, it was illegal to swim in the Deschutes River in Bend. Yet now, thousands of people float the river and swim all summer long. What makes it safer today?” What good is such a beautiful river […]
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Homebrewers Team Up with Breweries for People’s Choice Event
Breweries get a lot of attention around these parts — but out of a basic Bend love for beer also comes a bevy of home brewers, eager to see whether their goods are as good as the pros. That’s where the Central Oregon Pro-Am Brewing Challenge — a relatively new event — comes in. The […]
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Letters to the Editor 10/31/2024
Correction: In last week’s “Back to the Ballot Box: Election 2024” feature, we gave cumulative totals of the cash contributions for each city council candidate, which included the cash candidates had contributed to their own campaigns. We have corrected the numbers in the online version of the story to reflect the total amount of cash […]
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Horoscope Week of October 31, 2024
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio painter Pablo Picasso has been described as a “masterfully erratic pioneer.” He influenced every art movement of the 20th century. His painting *Guernica* is a renowned anti-war statement. Though he was a Communist, he amassed great wealth and owned five homes. Today, his collected work is valued at over $800 […]
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Trivia Nights Wait for Craft Beers Lovers and Quiz Masters
With fall in full swing, cozy indoor activities are calling – and there’s no better way to spend an evening than teaming up with friends over craft brews and trivia. Across Bend and Redmond, breweries are bringing people together to test their wits, share a laugh and vie for prizes (or just bragging rights). From […]
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‘Cheers to the Land’ Beer Dinner Celebrates Oregon’s Bounty
Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, The Cheers to the Land Dinner has been cancelled. Cheers to the Land, a program by the statewide nonprofit Oregon Agricultural Trust, has teamed up with Deschutes Brewery to host an evening celebrating sustainable dining. The Cheers to the Land Beer Dinner, held at Deschutes Brewery & Public House in downtown Bend, […]
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Woman’s suicide after repeated 911 calls reveals gaps in Bend’s lauded crisis response system
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of suicide. At first, the police officer stepping into Pamela Antoni’s empty one-bedroom apartment observed nothing out of the ordinary. The air was cool and smelled fresh. Clothes hung in the shower and a packed bag sat on the floor by the bed. But Officer Jonathon Fetherolf, an officer […]
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City Program Produces First Streamlined ADU, Signaling Success
An Accessory Dwelling Unit using pre-approved plans from the City of Bend, the first of its kind, was just completed last week, demonstrating the benefits of a program aimed at simplifying the building process for homeowners. A City of Bend pilot effort, created in April 2023, offers homeowners interested in building an ADU on their […]