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Rural Oregon Making Slow March Toward Health Equity
Baker City’s Saint Alphonsus Medical Center closed its birth center in late August 2023, a decision that received pushback locally, statewide and nationally. Saint Alphonsus Health System, which owns and operates the hospital, shut down the center due to a decline in local deliveries plus a lack of obstetrics staff to meet needs. The closure helps highlight the challenges many rural Oregonians face in getting consistent, quality access to health care, but there are people working to eliminate the barriers.
City of The Dalles Police Looking For Help to Identify Suspect
The Dalles Police would like to educate this wispy haired young man about the consequences of (allegedly) using someone else’s credit card without permission. If you have any info please call (541) 296-2613 and ask for Sgt. Jones. You can also text TDPD to 847411, add a space, and then type.
Oregon’s Community Involvement Advisory Committee honors city of Bend for Climate Friendly Area project
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The state’s Community Involvement Advisory Committee, staffed by the Department of Land Conservation and Development, helps to ensure equitable community engagement in all phases of the planning process. The committee is pleased to recognize three Oregon land use planning projects with its 2024 Achievement...
Warm Springs Thursday Market 4th of July
This week’s Thursday Market (4th of July edition) will be at the new Campus Pavillion starting a little earlier at 9:30am ahead of the 4th of July Parade (it will likely end a little earlier too). There will be some free parade decoration fixings for parade participants to decorate...
BLM’s Proactive Measures Prevent Wildfire Threats In La Pine, Oregon
A wildfire that erupted on public lands near La Pine, Oregon, last week was successfully contained, thanks to decades of proactive land treatments by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Darlene 3 Fire, which began on Tuesday, June 25, in Deschutes County, quickly grew to over 3,000 acres by Thursday. However, extensive fuel treatments performed by the BLM Prineville District Division of Fire and Aviation Management and their partners played a crucial role in preventing the fire from reaching La Pine, a community of over 2,000 people located just 30 miles southwest of Bend.
Repairing riparian habitat in Crook County
The Ochoco Preserve property isn’t hard to spot as you drive down Madras Highway, but people who don’t know about the project might wonder what they’re seeing. Heavy machinery is moving large amounts of dirt around, forming channels through which water bodies flow with no apparent pattern or plan. But all of the changes have a purpose and have been carefully calculated with the goal of improving riparian health on the property. ...
Bring Your Food Truck To The Ella Redkey Pool
The City of Klamath Falls is thrilled to announce the launch of our new Parks Concession pilot program for 2024! This exciting initiative will bring a variety of food and beverage options to select city parks, enhancing the overall experience for all our visitors. Food and beverage vendors can request a space at one of our beautiful city parks, and at the Ella Redkey Pool! This program aims to provide convenient and delicious options for visitors while also supporting local businesses. To apply, complete the Application and for questions, please contact (541) 883-5363 or concessions@klamathfalls.city.
Cascades East doctor receives 2024 Family Physician of the Year Award
KLAMATH FALLS, OR — Wendy Warren, M.D. has been recognized as the 2024 Family Physician of the Year by the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Warren is the assistant professor and associate director of strategic development in the Department of Family Medicine at the Cascades East Family Medicine Residency Program.
Training to keep animals safe
A hot and dry start to July has put us under Stage 1 fire restrictions: no campfires, wood stoves, charcoal grills, or fireworks on most Central Oregon public lands. Agencies and organizations are practicing for the inevitable. The Pet Evacuation Team (PET) held a mock deployment on Saturday to teach volunteers how to help animals during disasters.
Bend Park and Rec registration deadlines coming up for fall youth sports programs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- While summer is just getting started, deadlines are coming up quickly for youth fall sports programs with the Bend Park and Recreation District. Programs include youth soccer, kindergarten soccer, flag football and middle school tennis. Parents and guardians are encouraged to sign up now to ensure their children can participate this fall.
Bend Municipal Airport receiving $180,000 from FAA for new taxiway
BEND, Ore. — Bend Municipal Airport is set to receive over $180,000 in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, announced Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week. The allocation is part of a larger distribution totaling $2.3 million among smaller airports across Oregon, facilitated by a bipartisan infrastructure law.
Celebrity Wine & Spirits Festival Comes to Bend
The first-ever Celebrity Wine & Spirits Festival presented by Volvo Cars Bend, comes to Bend, Saturday, September 14, 1pm-4pm at Bendistillery Tasting Room, featuring wines, spirits and beers from the palates of renowned personalities and global experts, with special guests: globally celebrated bourbon authority Fred Minnick; Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame artist Neil Giraldo; and star of Vampire Diaries, Ian Somerhalder. Tickets on sale now.
‘Mom lost everything’: Homeless mother and daughter recount moments Darlene 3 Fire sparked
LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ)-- As the Darlene 3 Fire reportedly reaches 100% containment, all of those affected by the fire are able to return home. But for one homeless family, everything is gone. Ivy and Ayla were living in homeless camps near the La Pine Cemetery when the fire sparked. Ayla said Monday, "I called her because The post ‘Mom lost everything’: Homeless mother and daughter recount moments Darlene 3 Fire sparked appeared first on KTVZ.
Oregon Man Arrested for Indecent Exposure Diverts Flight to Buffalo
(WNY News Now) – BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a 25-year-old Oregon man was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with indecent exposure, which carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly, who...
Corbett’s Donna Clark wins gold at Powerlifting Nationals, claims another Oregon record
A Columbia River Gorge powerlifter, who competes for Team USA and holds a world record, just added another gold medal to her ever-growing trophy case. Donna Clark won the deadlift at the United States Powerlifting Association’s Nationals last week, June 24-30, in Las Vegas. She hoisted 408 pounds, which was shy of her personal best but enough to secure the victory. Clark also broke her personal best and set an Oregon record in the back squat with 308.6 pounds. ...
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