13 Youth Organizations Receive Funds to Support School Garden Projects Across Central Oregon
The Environmental Center is thrilled to award more than $15,000 to 12 schools and youth…
Yearly Archives: 2026
Deschutes River is Focus of ‘Home Waters’ with COCC, Upper Deschutes Watershed Council
(Photo courtesy of COCC) Surveying topics of water use, water conservation, fish reintroduction and habitat…
Hood Avenue Art Welcomes New Owners
(Scott Cordner and Cathleen Calkins | Photo courtesy of Hood Avenue Art) Based in Sisters,…
BMPO Budget Adoption
Public Input Requested The Bend Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (BMPO) Policy Board is requesting public…
Travel Oregon Receives Travel + Leisure Global Vision Award for Pioneering Accessibility Initiative
(Photo courtesy of Travel Oregon) The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, has been named…
New Central Library Opening Date Set
(Photos and graphics | courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Big news: the new Central Library…
Transient Lodging Tax Collections
Deschutes County recently released reports that show the transient lodging tax collection results for FY…
Taylor Brooks Announces Sale of Cooley Road Industrial Lot in Juniper Ridge to Central Oregon Irrigation District
(Photo courtesy of Taylor Brooks) Real estate developer Taylor Brooks announced that it has sold…
Longtime Employees & Brothers Jon Houston & Jordon Houston Acquire Bend’s Stereo Planet & Sera Custom Integrators
(Photo courtesy of Sera Custom Integrators) Stereo Planet, a Bend-based home technology company serving Central…
66% Surge in Self-Taught Job Skills
Unemployment Rate 4.4$ Nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 92,000 and the unemployment rate changed little…