Oregon State University is partnering with multiple institutions in the Central Oregon region to help create a more seamless system linking all parts of the public education experience, from pre-school through graduate school. Closer alignment of the “P-20” system has been a very public goal of Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski for some time. Last year, the governor visited Bend, home to the OSU-Cascades Campus, and expressed his support to facilitate a better system, including identifying an ... [full story]

Central Oregon Community Action Agency Network (COCAAN) announced today the dates scheduled for the Giving Table Online Auction.  The eBay event will run from Sunday, May 7th to Saturday, May 13th. Each year, the local  the local restaurant community comes together to help fight hunger and homelessness by participating in the Central Oregon Community Action Agency Network’s (COCAAN’s) Giving Table fundraiser. This year, however, we have changed the concept from an eat out night at participating ... [full story]

Three of five licensed businesses in Bend failed a recent Oregon Liquor Control Commission compliance test by selling alcoholic beverages to a minor. Two inspectors and a minor volunteer conducted the test as part of the agency's program to control underage drinking, which is a serious problem in Oregon according to a news release from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.  In a compliance test, minor volunteers age 18-20, try to buy alcohol from licensees or their ... [full story]