Central Oregon Community College full-time faculty will get about 19 percent average raises in the first year, and adjuncts will get about 48 percent. The Board approved the three-year contract with the Faculty Forum October 14. The Deschutes County Planning Commission holds a public hearing October 22 at 5:30 in the evening. It will review farm-store code amendments. Bend Venture Conference is October 16 at Tower Theatre, noon to 4:30. Hosted by E D C O, it features panels, competitions, networking. Mt. Bachelor hosts an outdoor movie night October 16, 5:30 to 9:30 in the evening; audio via F M.
Stories and sources
- Faculty receive big first year raises [NEWS] — ktvz.com
https://ktvz.com/news/2026/10/15/cocc-approves-new-three-year-contract-with-significant-faculty-raises/ - Public hearing on farm store rules [NEWS] — ktvz.com
https://ktvz.com/news/2026/10/15/deschutes-county-will-hold-public-hearing-on-new-farm-store-regulations/ - Bend Venture Conference day two [EVENT] — visitbend.com
https://visitbend.com/event/2026-bend-venture-conference/2026-10-16/ - Movies in the Mountains drive in [EVENT] — visitbend.com
https://visitbend.com/event/movies-in-the-mountains/2026-10-16/
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- https://ktvz.com/news/2026/10/15/cocc-approves-new-three-year-contract-with-significant-faculty-raises/ — 2 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
- https://ktvz.com/news/2026/10/15/deschutes-county-will-hold-public-hearing-on-new-farm-store-regulations/ — 4 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
- https://visitbend.com/event/2026-bend-venture-conference/2026-10-16/ — 1 quote-grounded, 3 provider-cited
- https://visitbend.com/event/movies-in-the-mountains/2026-10-16/ — 0 quote-grounded, 3 provider-cited
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- “Central Oregon Community College full-time faculty will get about nineteen percent average raises in the first year, and…” — grounded in “The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors approved a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with t…” ktvz.com
- “The Deschutes County Planning Commission holds a public hearing October twenty second at five thirty in the evening. It …” — grounded in “The Deschutes County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Oct. 22 to consider proposed code changes for far…” ktvz.com
- “Bend Venture Conference is October sixteenth at Tower Theatre, noon to four thirty. Hosted by E D C O, it features panel…” — grounded in “The Bend Venture Conference (BVC), hosted by EDCO, is the largest and longest standing angel investment conference in th…” visitbend.com
- “Mt. Bachelor hosts an outdoor movie night October sixteenth, five thirty to nine thirty in the evening; audio via F M.” — grounded in “Experience a classic movie night at the mountain this October. ... Audio will be broadcast via FM transmission.” visitbend.com
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