Brimming with musical and administrative experience, the Central Oregon Symphony Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Travis Allen will serve as the organization’s next Executive Director. “I am honored and excited to serve in this capacity,” says Allen, “and I look forward to continuing and expanding the great work that COSA does in our […]
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Leah Blevins Headlines Summerfest Saturday Night
The Kentucky musician just released her second album
The music lineup for the First Interstate Bank Summer Festival features a lot of talented local musicians, but Saturday night’s headliner, Leah Blevins, comes from Sandy Hook, Kentucky. She’s described as having the grit of vintage country music with the grace of gospel. Her debut album, “First Time Feeling,” feels like the diary of her […]
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The Willow Fire Has Grown To More Than 4,000 Acres In Crook County
The BLM has closed land around the fire
The Bureau of Land Management announces an immediate temporary closure of public lands in Crook County due to an active fire in the area. The Willow fire is now more than 4,000 acres as of Friday, July 11. The closures are taken to ensure public safety, protect land health, and maintain resource integrity, while minimizing […]
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Ten Businesses can Apply to Connect Security Cameras with Bend Police
Applications are due August 3
The Bend Police Department has partnered with the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office to help Bend businesses tackle Organized Retail Theft. Made possible through the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission’s Grant Program, ten Bend retailers can apply for the grant will win a security system device known as FususCore. That connects up to four existing cameras […]
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Free Event: Twilight Talk
Join DarkSky Oregon’s Bill Kowalik and Summit High School Student and SNCO employee Bodie Dimmig as they talk about the importance of dark skies and Bodie’s award-winning talk about the reflection of light off of asphalt. DarkSky Oregon’s mission is to preserve Oregon’s magnificent dark skies and to diminish light pollution for the health, safety, and […]
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90 Kids Need a CASA
Right now, 90 children in foster care in Central Oregon are waiting for a CASA volunteer to be by their side. You can help us change that. Our summer CASA volunteer training begins July 15 in Redmond, and we need more community members to step up as advocates for children in foster care. We know […]
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Sunriver Art Fair – Where Art Shines Bright
Listed as one of the Top Ten Art Fairs in the nation, the Sunriver Art Fair returns August 8-10, 2025, to the open-air setting in The Village at Sunriver, in Sunriver, Oregon. This year over 80 artists will display and sell their juried fine arts and crafts, including ceramics, drawing, glass, jewelry, metalwork, printing, painting, […]
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Lawmakers Slash $100 Million from Budget for Eviction Prevention, Legal Aid
The move comes as Central Oregon sees spikes in homeless population
Oregon lawmakers in June passed a bill that will cut $100 million from eviction and legal assistance for Oregonians. Lawmakers said the cuts became necessary after a discouraging revenue forecast suggested the state would have to work with $500 million less than expected. The forecast accounts for economic factors like imports and exports, taxes, potential for […]
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Sen. Merkley Will Run for Re-Election in 2026
“It was a difficult decision.”
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) told the Oregon Journalism Project in an interview this morning that he will run for a fourth term next year. Merkley, 68, an East Portland resident when he’s not in Washington, D.C., has been mulling his future for months and extended his process beyond a self-imposed deadline of June 30. […]
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Dark Sky Lighting Changes Could Be Coming to Rural Deschutes County
Planning commission seeks public input
Deschutes County is taking steps to protect our night skies from light pollution and wants to hear what you think about it. The Deschutes County Planning Commission is hosting a public hearing this Thursday, July 10, to discuss some significant changes to rural lighting rules. The big changes on the table The proposed updates are […]