Deschutes National Forest Plans Spring Prescribed Burning

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 […]

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 […]

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 “Best in Show” by Festival Judges. Irina Mazhukhina, Director of Marketing for the […]

A village of 75 homes in Redmond received a green light from Oregon Housing & Community Service’s Housing Stability Council Friday, March 6.  The council unanimously agreed to fund Mountain View Community Development’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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]