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Jan 13, 2025 | 
opb.org | Kathryn Martinez
Terri Holm holds a map of the Caldera Ranch development as she stands on a deck in her backyard in Bend, Ore., on Dec. 5, 2024. Caldera Ranch will be built just on the other side of her backyard fence. Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPBCaldera High School in southeast Bend, Oregon, sits across the street from where a newly selected housing development is planned, Caldera Ranch.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
opb.org | Kathryn Martinez
On Friday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley’s office announced a $32 million award by the U.S. Department of Transportation to Bend. The grant funding, part of the Rail Crossing Elimination Project, will be used to help build an overcrossing at Reed Market Road in the city’s southern end. The Reed Market project is projected to cost about $40 million.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
opb.org | Kathryn Martinez
A deadline for a new federal requirement affecting small businesses is coming up, but litigation and education efforts have caused confusion and opened the door for scammers, especially for small business owners in Spanish-speaking communities.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
opb.org | Kathryn Martinez
An unknown person has been putting googly eyes on public art in Bend. City officials make a public ask to stop.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
opb.org | Kathryn Martinez
A ballot counting machine runs a batch of test ballots at the Deschutes county offices in Bend on Oct. 14, 2024. The county tested their vote counting system in preparation for the Nov. 5 election, part of their accuracy testing protocol before and after every election. Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPBThe results from the 2024 general election in Deschutes County were certified this week. That means county residents will be represented by five commissioners instead of three.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
heraldandnews.com | Kathryn Martinez
The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department is waiving day-use parking fees on Friday, Nov. 29. All of the state’s parks will offer free parking, except for Falls Creek and Nehalem Bay parks, which will be closed for the season due to construction. “It’s just a nice way to encourage people to come outside, spend time with some friends and family,” said parks representative, Stefanie Knowlton. Camping and rental fees will still apply where required.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
opb.org | Kathryn Martinez
Cottonwood Canyon State ParkThe Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department is waiving day-use parking fees on Friday, Nov. 29. All of the state’s parks will offer free parking, except for Falls Creek and Nehalem Bay parks, which will be closed for the season due to construction. “It’s just a nice way to encourage people to come outside, spend time with some friends and family,” said parks representative, Stefanie Knowlton. Camping and rental fees will still apply where required.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
opb.org | Kathryn Martinez
(from left) Majestic and Kasia Moon hang out in Moon's salon in Bend, Ore., after a pedicure on Nov. 15, 2024. Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPBBefore Kasia Moon started her nail salon business, Moonchild Artistry, she was burned out. She left her job of 10 years as a social worker in 2021 and started looking into nail school at the suggestion of her nail technician. She was a self-described “active nail client.” “I looked into it and started saving money for it.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
opb.org | Kathryn Martinez
(from left) Brian Rankin and BreAnne Gale answer questions from the dais at a city council work session about the urban growth boundary expansion opportunity on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Bend, Ore. The expansion is allowed by a state law that was signed this year and expires on Jan. 2, 2033. Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPBAt a Bend City Council meeting Nov. 20, councilors moved one step closer to choosing if and where the city will increase its urban growth boundary.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
opb.org | Kathryn Martinez
In this handout image provided by OSU-Cascades, students and speakers pose for a photo after a First Gen Trio panel discussion at OSU-Cascades in Bend, Ore., on Nov. 6, 2024. The panel is part of a series of events participating in the national First-Generation College Celebration. Courtesy of Haley Nelson/OSU-CascadesAva Cordle is about to graduate from Oregon State University Cascades with a degree in environmental science and a focus on applied ecology. She has one more quarter to go.
