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Oregon Gov. Kotek suggests $515 million budget increase for K-12 schools
The governor explained the increase would go into effect for the 2025-2027 biennium and support the current service level — which determines how much money the state needs to maintain its authorized education programs.
This Nonprofit Gives Free Laptops To K-12 Kids In ID, UT, OR, & WA…No Strings Attached
CFK: bridging the digital gap for kids in ID, UT, WA & OR. Wouldn't it be amazing if every kid had the laptop they needed for school regardless of their family's income? Computers for Kids sure thinks so! Computers for Kids, Inc. (CFK) is a Pacific Northwest nonprofit based in Boise bridging the digital gap for kids in Idaho, Utah Washington, and Oregon.
VA secretary: Making progress on better care for vets
Veterans' Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough says his agency is making progress on reducing the rate of veterans’ suicides and improving care for veterans. But speaking with reporters after a keynote address at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, McDonough said the more than 2,400 mental health professionals and veterans’ service advocates acknowledge there’s more to be done. “It is not a mistake that we are doing this conference in Oregon,”...
People living, dumping on Oregon’s public lands ‘overwhelming’ Bureau of Land Management
Hover over the Redmond Municipal Airport on Google Maps and scroll north of the Ochoco Highway. From a distance, the parcels of public land look like undisturbed patches of Oregon’s high desert: Western juniper trees scattered between brown and green tufts of bunchgrass and sagebrush set in the rain shadow of the High Cascades.
"Bend, Oregon Seeking Members for Affordable Housing Advisory Committee"
The City of Bend, Oregon is seeking members to join the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, which gives recommendations on policies, codes, and funding to the City Council. This committee is looking for individuals with technical expertise in affordable housing or lived experience with poverty or affordable housing. To learn more and apply, visit bendoregon.gov/committees.
New Sculpture Installed at Colorado & Columbia Roundabout
A new sculpture was added to Bend’s public art collection earlier this week at the Colorado Avenue & Columbia Street Roundabout. The sculpture, titled Crossroads, is made of Corten and stainless steel by artist Karen Yank from Albuquerque, New Mexico. “Crossroads serves as a monument to the innovative individuals...
Pacific Northwest Classic Returns to Bend Starting July 24
Pacific Northwest Classic 2024, sponsored by Thump Coffee and hosted by Bend Pickleball Club, begins at 8am on July 24 and will run through the evening of July 28 at Pine Nursery Park in Bend. Over 600 pro and amateur players from across the country are registered to play in...
BACK IN TIME - 1999: City grapples with odor problem in Crestview area
110 years ago July 23, 1914 Shall Crook County be divided into two or more counties? This is a question that will not down. It arises in greater or less force at each recurring biennial election and sooner or later must be finally decided. The question is an important one and should be approached fairly, judiciously and without prejudice. In this spirit, apparently, a movement is now on to call...
The End Of Fast Food Jobs In California
Gavin Newsom has really blown it this time. The California governor, along with his henchmen in the legislature, arrogantly raised the minimum wage of fast food workers. The liberals proudly proclaimed that the new minimum wage, at least twenty dollars an hour, would allow workers to live like the people they serve. They called it a livable wage.
Doctors Say Providence’s Sale of Its Hospitals’ Testing Labs Has Endangered Patients
When two of Portland’s three largest hospital systems announced last year they were selling their testing laboratories to a multinational North Carolina corporation named Labcorp, executives offered reassurances that the transition would be “seamless.”. “Excellent quality” service would continue, Providence CEO William Olson promised in a letter published...
Newest Cuppa Yo Location Opens in La Pine
(Nate and Leah Pharaoh are shown with their three children in front of the newest Cuppa Yo | Photo courtesy of Nate and Leah Pharaoh) Nate Pharaoh, a retired Army veteran who “has always been very much an entrepreneur,” according to his wife Leah, a pediatric nurse at St. Charles, have joined forces to open the newest Cuppa Yo in La Pine.
Couple left to rebuild after Central Point Grant Fire
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. - The Grant Fire that erupted Tuesday afternoon leaves Quade Norush and his wife with nothing. Multiple agencies responded to Grant Road in Central Point and the fire prompted Level 2 evacuations. Quade told NewsWatch 12 on a phone call that his wife was hospitalized last week due to E. Coli poisoning after eating contaminated sushi at a local restaurant.
Car Shows Provide Economic Shot-in-the Arm and a Lot More
Attending a week-end car show is much more than observing a beautiful paint job on a classic hot rod or antique vehicle. Across coastal Northern California and Oregon, as many as 300 vehicles strut their stuff on any given summertime week-end. Most of the Benefit Shows in our geography are celebrating 30 years or more anniversaries. Area car Shows provide a venue for like-minded folks to gather and admire beautiful...
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