The Bend-La Pine School District has closed all schools today due to inclement weather—the snow and cold—and the other Central Oregon school districts are closed as well. The winter storm warning for this storm remains in effect until 4pm today. As usual KTVZ should have the latest closures listed along with … Continue reading
All Bend-La Pine schools are closed today due to the current weather and based on the heavy expected snow forecasts for the rest of the day. The other districts are closed as well—Redmond, Sisters, Crook County, Jefferson County, and Culver. KTVZ also has an updated list of the other schools … Continue reading
The City of Bend’s ongoing work on sewer line improvement throughout the city has moved out east of town, as work begins today (Monday, August 8) on 27th Street. This is not a small project: it is expected to last at least two years and ultimately encompass 27th Street from … Continue reading
Bend’s Jem Raw Organics, known for their raw nut and chocolate spreads, has issued a voluntary recall on all of their products due to the possibility of Salmonella: After careful deliberation, on December 2, 2015, JEM Raw Organics (JEM Raw) Founders, Nik Rueth, Tim Moore, and Jen Moore has initiated a voluntary … Continue reading
If you are a fan of 10 Barrel Brewing‘s Swill (their seasonal American Radler beer), you should be aware that the company today announced they are recalling all of this year’s Swill currently on the market. They are having overcarbonation issues which can lead to exploding bottles—so if you have … Continue reading
Update 2: The reward jumped to $26,500 not long after I posted the last update! Update: The reward is now $14,500. Some of the latest information coming out about the Two Bulls fire west of Bend is that the initial two fires were human caused. Here’s the update that has … Continue reading
Freezing rain moved in to the area overnight and encased everything in a coat of ice, and as a result all the Bend-Lapine schools are closed today. According to KTVZ: NeighborImpact said its Bend and La Pine HeadStart classes were closed for the day. Redmond’s HeadStart canceled its morning and midday … Continue reading
Good news, Eastsiders: Reed Market Road is set to re-open on Saturday (the 16th), marking the completion of the first two stages of construction that’s been going on for… well, awhile now. However the re-opening announcement was also qualified with “weather permitting” so I guess if there’s a blizzard or … Continue reading
Things have been pretty quiet ’round this site lately. Chalk it up to a couple of the Hack Bend contributors (namely, myself and Jon) keeping busy getting lots of fun events planned for Central Oregon Beer Week, May 20-27. In the meantime… Fire Season is Right Around the Corner. I just … Continue reading
Heads up Central Oregonians: The Bend – La Pine School District has closed all schools due to snow today, Wednesday, January 18th. The snow continues to fall so keep your kids home. You can always call and check the school district status at (541) 323-SNOW (7669).