Disappointed in our Bend Police Response On October 26, I attended the student-led protest in Bend, and I could not be more proud of the young people who showed up, raised their voices, and stood ...

An extraordinary show of community generosity at Kendall’s Catwalk for a cause on October 24th, 2026, resulted in a total of $356,000 for Hope in our community, including more than $100,000 raised to ...

SELCO Community Credit Union invites Oregonians to vote for their favorite classroom makeover projects from nine finalists competing for up to $45,000 in total funding. The online public vote will ...

Who says Sundays can’t have a little sparkle? This holiday season, Makin’ it Local is bringing a little extra cheer to Downtown Sisters with Holiday Mimosa Sundays, four festive Sundays featuring ...

There’s something special about Sisters. Mountain views, friendly faces, local businesses, and the feeling of being part of a close-knit community make it a wonderful place to call home. Just a short ...

Do you have land that could be growing food, supporting livestock, or helping a local farmer build a business? High Desert Food & Farm Alliance (HDFFA) and Friends of Family Farmers (FoFF) are ...

A Bend-La Pine Schools staffer who wrestled the shooter during the deadly attack at Silver Rail Elementary on Oct. 15 spoke publicly on Friday for the first time since the incident. In a statement ...

The Bend FFA chapter of Bend, OR, has been recognized in 2026 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. They were given a 2-star ranking. Truly a mark of their exceptionalism.

The Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series, a program of the Central Oregon Community College Foundation, will present “The Energy Security Dilemma: Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy in a Time of War and ...

More than 36% of eligible Deschutes County voters have already voted as of Thursday morning in the upcoming Nov. 3 general election, with registered Democrats outpacing Republicans in early returns.

Becky Drury, 54, of Bend, is recovering in hospital after a fourth, and “hopefully final,” surgery Oct. 27 to reconstruct the left arm that was injured during the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail ...

The topic of school resource police officers was a hot one at an Oct. 21 Bend City Council meeting, the first since the mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School less than a week before. The Bend ...