The High Desert Museum broke ground Thursday on an expansion project that will bring more classrooms, community gathering ...

A state land use policy board agreed to tweak the rules of a 10-year-old affordable housing experiment that should help lift a 450-home development in northeast Redmond off the ground. Utilities ...

NeighborImpact invites the community to take part in one of Central Oregon’s most anticipated food events while helping meet a growing need for food assistance. The 2026 Foodie Crawl, presented by U.S ...

ODOT Funding Regarding the Opinion in March 5, 2026, that brought forth the political issues of raising taxes on fuel to pay ODOT services, I wish to highlight the statement: “Due to real progress on ...

A new adaptive cycling center, the third of its kind on the West Coast, is coming to Bend’s Pine Nursery Park. Visit Bend’s ...

For the last six years, a class of journalism students at the University of Nevada, Reno, has kicked off each semester by filing their first Freedom of Information Act requests. The assignment: ...

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Deschutes Public Library announced today that the new Central Library in Bend (61956 SE Santorini Street) will open to the ...

Bend artist Michele Guieu takes to heart the quote, “Beauty is everywhere, but the catastrophe is immense,” by French astrophysicist Aurelien Barrau. It’s a paradox about the stunning beauty of nature ...

Dust off your dancing boots! SFF Presents has revealed the official performance schedule for the 2026 Big Ponderoo Music & ...

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Republic Services, is pleased to announce the 2026 schedule for ...

Poet Mark Doty wrote, “The sea doesn’t reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. We should lie as empty, open, and choiceless as a beach—waiting for gifts from the sea.” This ...