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FairWell Festival kicks off with heavy traffic, clear skies
Attendees began lining up to enter the FairWell Festival in Redmond on Friday morning, under clear skies and ...
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Fire destroys trailer south of Redmond; woman charged with arson
An intentionally-set fire destroyed a trailer and damaged others at an RV park south of Redmond on Thursday. ...
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Breeze to begin flights from Redmond to Burbank, Las Vegas
New airline steps in just days after Avelo announces departure A new boutique airline is adding twice weekly ...
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New bar, eatery opens to big crowds in residential west Redmond
At 1:30 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, the Dry Canyon Club is filled with people. Kids are riding ...
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PNGA Men’s Amateur Championship will be held this week at Sunriver
The 123rd PNGA Men’s Amateur Championship will be held this week at Sunriver Resort. The championship, administered by ...
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Council takes more time to consider annexation of 100-home development
No decision was made at the July 8 city council meeting on whether or not a residential home ...
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Redmond city councilor to run for county commission
Redmond city councilor John Nielsen announced July 9 that he will run in November for Deschutes County Commission, ...
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Late-in-life career change fueled Mary Ann Barnett; scholarship to help others do the same
In 1989, when Mary Ann Barnett was 48 years old, she decided to become a nurse. Her daughter, ...
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Fairgrounds prepares for FairWell Festival
The third annual FairWell Festival returns to the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center. For the two day ...
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Accelerated training offered in Redmond to help fill need for more CASAs
More than 5,000 kids are in the child welfare system in Oregon rely on a court appointed special ...
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Weak steelhead returns prompt Lower Deschutes angling restrictions
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has implemented angling regulations to protect summer steelhead on the Lower ...
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Deschutes sheriff candidates pledge reform, accountability at forum
Five applicants for the interim Deschutes County sheriff position squared off in a forum Monday evening, focusing on ...
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No fires flare up in Redmond over Fourth of July weekend
A fireworks ban — combined with some wetter than average weather — helped Redmond get through the Fourth ...
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Redmond’s 2025 FairWell Festival has a Kentucky-fried feeling
The Bluegrass State spawned several artists playing FairWell Festival, including Simpson, Childers and Yoakam For decades, the Commonwealth ...
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Picnic in the Park returns to Prineville soon
The Crook County Foundation event provides free weekly concerts through late August
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Want to learn how to fly a car? Samson Sky to offer flight training program
Samson Sky, the Central Oregon company behind the Switchblade flying car, plans to create its own training program ...
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Bend climber wins youth national title in bouldering to earn spot on U.S. team
BEAVERTON — Bend’s Nathaniel Perullo won the men’s U19 bouldering national title at the 2025 USA Climbing Youth ...
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Redmond nonprofit Healing Reins to expand services
Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services is set to expand its clinical services program. The expansion allows the organization ...
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Horse racing returns to Prineville on July 9
The tradition continues: parimutuel horse racing readies its four day run
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Tumalo teen top 10 in two events at junior rodeo nationals
TUMALO – Cash Fred knows all too well what it’s like to be stepped on by a bull. ...
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79-year-old paddler embarks on 1,000-mile paddling trips around the world
When David H. Scott shares tales of the life he’s lived over the last 79 years, he’s often ...
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Despite state funding boost, schools brace for more cuts
An 11% increase to the state education budget won’t offset rising costs or the end of pandemic relief funds ...
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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, Bentz draw fierce backlash from Oregon Democrats, nurses
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly passed H.R. 1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” sending ...
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Gambler 500 moved to Madras, collected 225,000 pounds of garbage
A three-day event in Madras leaves public lands more pristine
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Fire burns northeast of Terrebonne, prompts evacuations
A 50-acre wildfire is burning acreage northeast of Terrebonne in Jefferson County on Wednesday. According to the Jefferson ...