With longer days this time of year, I typically head out to the far edges of the state, exploring the fresh blooms along the ...

As wildfire concerns grow across Central Oregon, the Bend Park and Recreation District is expanding forest thinning and fuels ...

People participating in the Workfare Program aren’t paid but gain experience while reducing and meeting SNAP work ...

Public health depends on a pause on burning The US Forest Service and its partner agencies continue to expand on the prescribed burns under the program title “West Bend Pilot […] ...

Mother’s Day, that celebration for the lovely people who brought us into the world, is just around the corner. On a nice ...

Deschutes County Commissioner candidate Ron “Rondo” Boozell was arrested for trespassing at a candidate forum at Open Space ...

Cellist Peter Wiley remembers the photo he saw when he was 6 years old that led to his choice of instrument. His mother ...

Does anyone in Oregon think Measure 120, sustaining last year’s legislation on transportation taxes and fees, will pass?

From now until Election Day, Oregonians have the opportunity to exercise one of the most fundamental rights we have in this ...

Editorial cartoon for 5/7 ...

The eighth graders at Seven Peaks School are an ambitious group. When tasked to create a project that benefits the community, ...

The political season is upon us. “All politics is local,” so they say — and much to my consternation, public health policy continues to make news, and rarely in an […] ...