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Miller Hull is designing a mass timber public library in central Oregon
Today, a library is so much more than a civic building for borrowing books. The city of Bend, Oregon, and architecture firm Miller Hull acknowledged this in the design for Deschutes County’s new central library, where patrons can peruse texts, per usual, while also viewing art and purchasing a hot cup of coffee.
Bend Fire: Mile Marker 132 Fire Caused By Cooking Fire
BEND, OR -- Bend Fire investigators have determined last Friday's fire in Juniper Ridge, north of Bend, was caused by a cooking fire in a houseless camp at a vacant property. The Mile Marker 132 Fire broke out just before 2:30 p.m. Friday. It ultimately charred 78 acres before it was contained. Investigators say the fire originated on a privately owned lot at 64010 N. Highway 97. There are no structures on the property other than wood and wire fencing. The camper responsible for the fire was not foud.
DCSO: Intoxicated bike rider fired gun shots into ground in Sisters, prompting 911 calls
A Sisters man who fired a gun into the ground multiple times while riding a bicycle home from a bar was arrested early Friday morning, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said. Sgt. Jason Wall said in a release that 911 received multiple calls around 12:20 a.m. Friday about gunshots in...
‘I just need to convince people that this is a great idea’: Voters make the call this fall on Deschutes County Commission expansion
The citizen initiative to expand the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners from three to five members has officially received enough signatures to appear on the November ballot. The post ‘I just need to convince people that this is a great idea’: Voters make the call this fall on Deschutes County Commission expansion appeared first on KTVZ.
Looking Back: Fire tower watch in 1974
100 YEARS AGO August 7, 1924 W.E. Van Allen, secretary of the Deschutes County Fair, and well qualified to speak on the subject, has the following to say about the value of the dairy industry: “Do you know that the cow furnishes the highest, the best, and the cheapest food values of the world? Wherever...
Weekly Road Construction Update - August 11 to August 17
Chip Seal (Bend Area) – Deschutes County crews will be chip sealing the following roads (weather permitting):. Traffic Information – Road users should anticipate single lane closures facilitated by flaggers and delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Managed homeless camp planned by Deschutes County in east Redmond
Deschutes County has identified a 45-acre parcel of land on the eastern edge of Redmond as the future site of a managed homeless camp, creating a path for a long-awaited land swap and the removal of unhoused people living in camps on nearby lands. By a 2-1 vote on Monday,...
Missing La Pine woman located
UPDATE: The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports Beverly Loving has been found and is no longer considered missing or endangered. No other details were released. A La Pine woman who suffers from dementia was reported missing Monday night and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to keep an eye out for her.
UPDATE: Missing La Pine woman, 76, has been found; DCSO thanks public for assistance
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office turned to the public early Tuesday morning to help them looking for a La Pine woman who suffers from dementia and walked away from her home Monday evening, failing to return. She was reported found a few hours later. The post UPDATE: Missing La Pine woman, 76, has been found; DCSO thanks public for assistance appeared first on KTVZ.
FEMA approves use of federal funds to help pay firefighting costs for Bend’s Mile Marker 132 Fire
BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Mile Marker 132 Fire burning in Deschutes County, Oregon. The state of Oregon’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G. Nunn on Friday The post FEMA approves use of federal funds to help pay firefighting costs for Bend’s Mile Marker 132 Fire appeared first on KTVZ.
Cloverdale kids shine at Deschutes Co. Fair
Forty-six Cloverdale Livestock Club kids showed at the Deschutes County Fair - 29 in the sheep barn, eight in the beef barn, two in goat barn, one in swine, and in Cloverbuds (poultry). Notable exhibitors included:. • Conner Cyrus - High Point Senior Beef exhibitor. • Clover Keyes - Maddie Griffith...
Convicted sex offender, possibly in La Pine, causes mass social media frenzy for Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
Central Oregon is at the center of a social media controversy following hundreds of calls for action from across the country to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office. The post Convicted sex offender, possibly in La Pine, causes mass social media frenzy for Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office appeared first on KTVZ.
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