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Connect 2 Oregon Event in Redmond on Wednesday July 31
Oregon’s Department of Administrative Services is bringing “Connect 2 Oregon” to COCC’s Redmond Campus on Wednesday July 31. Registration is free and lunch will be provided!. This is a valuable educational event to support small businesses in the Central Oregon region, with various agencies providing expert...
Wine Down Ranch Hosts First Farm-To-Table Dinner in Crook County Since 2019
In collaboration with Explore Prineville, Wine Down Ranch hosted an intimate farm-to-table dinner this past Sunday, July 14, 2024. With all 30 guests in attendance, supportive locals were accompanied by numerous visitors from outside Crook County and several out-of-state visitors, showcasing the growing interest in agritourism experiences. The evening’s menu...
We Are So Excited for August
(Photo courtesy of Hospice of Redmond) Hospice of Redmond has been chosen as the nonprofit recipient for this fundraising event!. August 22, 2024 | 5-8 View the show at Wild Ride Brewing in Redmond:. 332 SW Fifth Ave. The motorcycles will jump on Deschutes Ave. Gather to watch professional motorcyclists...
After the Removal of His Treasured Mural, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff Requested a $40,000 Grant for an Ex-Girlfriend’s Niece
In mid-May, Turkish American artist Refik Anadol flew in experts to troubleshoot the $400,000 crystalline art installation that he’d created for the city of Portland four years ago. The piece, called Data Crystal: Portland, is a cloudlike cluster of plastic cubes made on a 3D printer. It hangs from...
Heat wave remains, fire concerns grow as we get hotter this weekend
The news doesn’t get better as we push on with the record breaking heat. The string of 90° days stands now at 15 and we are on pace for at least 22. Over the past two weeks our highs have been at 90 or above, five of those days we were over 100. We are on pace for the hottest July of all time with respect to afternoon high temperatures. We are also on pace to break the all-time daily average temperature by several degrees as well.
20K Acre Fire Triggers Evacuations in NE Oregon, Threatens 395
The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office held a brief early Thursday morning concerning the Pilot Rock, OR Fire that has consumed at least 20,000 acres and continues to threaten Highway 395 south. The town of Pilot Rock is circled in this UCSO image. Evacuation orders were issued for numerous areas. According...
Meet Bugsy: Oregon Zoo welcomes baby armadillo
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Zoo has announced a new addition that was born last month: a baby armadillo!. Three-banded armadillo pair Max and Toby welcomed the new pup on June 10. The zoo says Bugsy - named for a favorite armadillo snack food, bugs - is the pair’s second pup.
4 Oregon Cities Rank Among the Most Dangerous Cities in America
A new study says that some cities in Oregon are some of the most dangerous in the whole country. Based on FBI crime data, the study found that Ontario, Portland, Roseburg, and Coos Bay were some of the state’s most dangerous places to live. Ontario: The Most Dangerous City...
Update: Be prepared for temperatures up to 110 degrees until Monday night
The National Weather Service issued an updated excessive heat warning at 9:55 a.m. on Sunday in effect until Monday at 10 p.m. for Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Grande Ronde Valley, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, John Day Basin, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon as well as Wallowa County.
Summer EBT is available for a limited time, thousands of families may be eligible but must apply
Having enough to eat is crucial for good health and well-being. Yet hunger is a persistent problem across the country and here in Oregon. Feeding America reports that 1 in 6 children in Oregon face hunger. To help children get the food they need to thrive, the Oregon State Legislature approved the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to offer Summer EBT this year. With support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS),...
Rocky shores of Pacific Northwest show low resilience to changes in climate, research shows
A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest. The study by Oregon State University scientists, involving four capes in Oregon and California, suggests these communities of species may have low resilience to climate change. Findings were published recently in Nature Ecology & Evolution. ...
Potential local buyers circling foreclosed Montgomery Park office building in NW Portland
The Menashe real estate family was in advanced talks as recently as this month to buy Montgomery Park, the landmark office complex whose neon sign beams across Northwest Portland, according to two sources who spoke to The Oregonian/OregonLive. The two sources, each of whom had direct knowledge of the Menashe...
Jefferson Co. Invites Public To Tour Empty Animal Shelter
MADRAS, OR -- Jefferson County is at odds with the former manager of its animal shelter, and County Commissioners want the public to come tour the facility. Earlier this year, Rockn EZ Rescue Ranch announced it would end its county contract on June 30th, after financial talks broke down. Jefferson County Commissioners have been heavily criticized over the last several months for their handling of negotiations with the nonprofit. Commissioners are now trying to defend themselves.
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