The Bend Police Department invites community members to apply for its 42nd Community Academy beginning in April. Community Academy will take place from April 7 through June 16, with 11 classroom dates and one range day on Saturday, May 9. Our Community Academy is designed to offer an inside look at policework and how the Bend Police Department operates, with a goal of informing and educating participants about how local police […]
Bend Police Announced Community Academy
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Rotary’s Daddy Daughter Dance scheduled for Feb. 28
The Rotary Club of Bend’s annual daddy daughter dance is coming up next month and tickets are on sale now. The Daddy Daughter Dance with a “Garden Party” theme on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Summit High School is a special time for dads, grandfathers, uncles or other male role models to get dressed up and share in […]
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Deschutes Historical Museum and the Oregon Historical Society Present Rick Atkinson on May 13
The Deschutes Historical Museum presents Rick Atkinson at The Tower Theatre May 13, 2026 at 7 pm. In partnership with the Oregon Historical Society’s Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series and the official America 250 Oregon statewide commemoration, Deschutes Historical Museum is proud to host a special event with Pulitzer Prize–winning author Rick Atkinson. Atkinson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight […]
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St. Charles Expands Cardiology Services to Meet Growing Demand
St. Charles Health System is significantly expanding its Cardiology team to better meet the needs of the Central Oregon community, adding 16 new cardiology providers in less than two years. “Our expansion ensures that patients throughout the region have access to comprehensive, personalized cardiac care,” said Lesley Jones Larson, Cardiac Service Line Administrator at St. […]
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New Scalehouse Exhibit “Seeds of Abundance: Limits, Loss & Regeneration” Opens in March
Scalehouse Gallery is pleased to present Seeds of Abundance: Limits, Loss & Regeneration, a solo exhibition by Michele Guieu that invites collective reflection on ecological limits, loss, and the possibilities of regeneration. The exhibition will be on view from March 6 through April 24, 2026. In a world that feels increasingly chaotic, unbalanced, and unpredictable, Seeds […]
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Governor Kotek, Oregon Mayors Call for Immediate Halt to Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions
Today, Governor Tina Kotek and over 30 Oregon mayors sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, President Trump’s Border Czar demanding an immediate halt to federal immigration enforcement actions in Oregon until all recent federal use-of-force incidents are fully investigated and those responsible are held accountable. “We demand […]
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Oregon’s Education Workforce Climbed While Student Enrollment Slid
As Oregon public school leaders face reductions in state funding, they turn to their biggest expense to find cuts—about 85% of their budgets go to personnel. This time around, they have more staff to cut: Over the past five years, the number of full-time employees at the state’s 197 school districts has grown by nearly […]
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Congressman Bentz Nominates Sixteen Oregon Students for Consideration to U.S. Service Academies
Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR) today announced that he nominated sixteen Oregon students for consideration for admission to the elite United States service academies (Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine). Bentz’s Service Academy Nomination Board– retired and active-duty military officers who interview potential candidates for service academies attendance– recommended each student based on their academic performance, […]
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Bynum, Wyden Lead Charge to Protect Healthcare in Central Oregon
Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, demanding the resolution of an issue facing St. Charles Health System in Bend, OR. When St. Charles merged two hospital campuses in 2022, an administrative mistake by CMS cost the hospital over $6 million in additional […]
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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the benefits from cuts to federal student loan access enacted in Republicans’ One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The report was led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member […]