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Deschutes County

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Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson releases names of tank victims

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City of Bend offering $1.5 million for managed campsite, Deschutes County waiting for more ...

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Deschutes County's rural development in the last 40 years

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Deschutes County starts process to upgrade jail, sheriff's office, courthouse

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Oregon equine community on edge after two Deschutes County horses catching deadly virus and ...

Deschutes County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 157,733. The county seat is Bend. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon.
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