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 BPRD’s Comprehensive Plan to complete one of the […]
Deschutes River Trail South Study Kicks Off
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Deschutes Alerts Launches Outreach Effort to Update Contact Info
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management (OREM), an agency within the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), are reaching out to 1,216 Deschutes Alerts subscribers with additional needs who did not respond to our recent system test. Through Deschutes County’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. OREM […]
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Road Construction Will Close the Franklin Ave. Underpass for About Six Months
The City of Bend is preparing to begin work on a new stretch of Franklin Avenue which means closing a section of the street surrounding the railroad underpass for a total of six months. Crews recently finished work on Franklin between NE Fourth and Eighth streets. Now the focus shifts to a stretch of road between NE Fourth west to NW Harriman Street, which includes the underpass. The City says an average of 14,000 […]
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Oregon DEQ Releases 2025 Wildfire Smoke Trends Report
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality released the 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
Steinway Artist Brett Mitchell 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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Cascades East Transit Expands Dial-A-Ride Service Regionwide
Cascades East Transit (CET), operated by the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), is expanding its curb-to-curb Dial-A-Ride service areas across Central Oregon beginning March 30, increasing access to flexible transportation for residents throughout the region. CET will also launch a pilot Dial-A-Ride service in Deschutes River Woods starting May 4, bringing new transportation options to the community just south of Bend. The expansion significantly improves access to flexible on-demand transit […]
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Breeze Launches New Nonstop Service to Las Vegas from Redmond
Breeze Airways, the premium leisure carrier providing affordable, direct flights from underserved markets, began new nonstop service Friday, March 13 from Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Las Vegas with one-stop, no change of plane BreezeThruservice to Provo, Utah. “We are so excited to start our service from Redmond,” said Jeff Weber, Chief People Officer atBreeze Airways. “Guests can now enjoy the entertainment of Las Vegas […]
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Merkley Postpones Central Oregon Town Halls in March
Update as of Thursday, March 19: Because of a change in the U.S. Senate voting schedule, all town halls scheduled for Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21have been postponed. An updated event schedule and invitations will be shared in the coming weeks. Original release: Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his […]
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The Importance of Dental Health for Well-Being of Mind and Body
Have you ever heard someone tell you they are excited to go the dentist and have their teeth worked on? It is a rare individual indeed, and for that reason many preventative care visits are delayed, and many necessary treatments are deferred for much longer than they should be. It has long been understood that […]
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The Sky’s the Limit Tour
Over the course of their 25-year career, Umphrey’s McGee’s praises have been sung by countless critics and musicians. But few have been as dear to the Indiana improv-rock group’s heart as those of Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead cofounder who took the band under his wing early on. “I’m not so much paternalistic,” Lesh once […]