Clayton Franke

Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for an upcoming eight-home affordable housing development near Bear Creek Elementary in Bend. The homes, expected to finish construction in 2027, are restricted to households earning 80% of the area median income or less, or about $91,000 per year for a household of four. Mortgage payments are adjusted so […]

An early season winter storm dropped a solid dose of snow on the Cascade Mountains over the weekend, stirring snowplows into action and lifting the spirits of eager skiers and snowboarders. Mt. Bachelor ski area reported five inches of new snow Monday morning, a total corroborated by snow sensors on mountain passes. But whether the […]

With a population of more than 5,500 people, the Deschutes River Woods community southwest of Bend is the largest area in Central Oregon without any kind of public transit. That may be changing next year, but funding questions have left the launch date uncertain. Cascades East Transit, the region’s transit provider, is planning to start […]

Ski club hopes new service will ease crowding at Virginia Meissner Sno-Park, reduce traffic on Cascade Lakes Highway Oregon’s largest cross country ski area west of Bend has become too popular for its own parking lot, so its local nordic club has come up with a solution. The Meissner Nordic Ski Club is launching a […]

Animal welfare groups are bringing together leaders this month to discuss what they have identified as a community crisis in their field. The gathering — called “The State of Animal Welfare in Central Oregon” — is a response to a pattern of significant animal neglect cases across the region this year, and the need to […]

Bend City Council may need to revisit designs for the $30 million pedestrian bridge The city of Bend’s chosen design for a $30 million-plus footbridge spanning U.S. Highway 97 on Hawthorne Avenue in the middle of town may no longer be feasible. Ryan Oster, the city’s lead engineer, told The Bulletin Monday the city learned […]

Bend homeowners who want to fast-track an accessory dwelling unit on their property now have the luxury of choice. The Bend Chamber of Commerce this week launched an online library of designs that have already been approved by the city of Bend, aiming to save owners time and money while getting more housing units on […]

Three groups are hosting a health and wellness fair this Saturday in Bend with a focus on bringing information to community members most affected by health disparities. Hosted by Mosaic Community Health, Deschutes County Health and Services and Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades, the outdoor event welcomes immigrants, refugees, Latinos and others to […]

A towering construction crane that marked the downtown Bend skyline for 10 months was removed Sunday, a sign of progress at the construction site of the $47 million Deschutes County Courthouse expansion project. The crane helped construction crews move heavy materials within the spatially-limited site at the corner of Bond Street and Greenwood Avenue. It’s […]

As Bend continues to grow, curb space is increasingly one of the hottest commodities in the city. That’s why the city soon plans to extend parking restrictions to more neighborhoods. The rules — two- to four-hour parking limits, employee parking spaces, loading zones, no parking areas and more — would apply within new parking districts […]