The Source Weekly has endorsed incumbent Sally Russell over a strong challenge by local businessman Wade Fagen. This is their meeting with the Source Weekly.
Brian Jennings
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Deschutes County: Sheriff’s Race Heated
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s race is the most heated local race. The Source Weekly has endorsed appointed Sheriff Shane Nelson who has only been in office 15 months. His opponent Eric Kozowski says Nelson is part of the problem in a department rocked with controversy including staff affairs and the theft of $200,000 by a […]
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Bend: A major sidewalk facelift begins…
A one-year, two million dollar sidewalk repair project gets underway on Bend’s Third Street.
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Tested in Central Oregon
Warm Springs becomes hotbed for drone tech
Outside Kah-Nee-Ta Resort on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, parking lots that once catered to casino goers are now empty—leaving a great deal of unused space. To Aurolyn Stwyer, that swath of parking lot represents opportunity. Stwyer has a vision of turning one paved section—larger than a football field—into a ‘drone amusement park’ where manufacturers […]
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Steamboat Creek: A Bird’s Eye View
Steamboat Creek in SW Oregon is one of the last remaining wild summer steelhead sanctuaries in Oregon. The Source Weekly takes you on a quick aerial view of this special place. Drone video by Shannon Sands of Tosnflies photography in Bend.
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Amazing Images of Oregon’s Wild Summer Steelhead
Amazing images of Wild Summer Steelhead on the move up Steamboat Creek in Oregon.
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North America’s Oldest Evidence of Man?
Dig uncovers treasures that could be the oldest in the Western Hemisphere
The backcountry of Central-Eastern Oregon is surrounded by a sea of sagebrush from horizon to horizon. On these lands, managed by the Federal Bureau of Land Management, the winds are often screaming. On this morning in September, however, the winds are calm, except for a whisper blowing through the sage. It’s at this archaeological site […]
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Oregon: Ancient Artifact may be over 16,000 years old
The Source Weekly’s Brian Jennings holding ancient artifacts found near Burns, Oregon. Hear the full story below. http://zolomedia.com/archaeologists-eastern-oregon-uncover-evidence-humans-earliest-settlement-north-america/
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Introducing the Source Weekly’s Danger Boy!
The Source Weekly’s Russ Axon took the plunge! Watch him free fall off the Crooked River Talk Bridge on what is North America’s deepest bungee jump.
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How Biomass Energy Plays a role in Oregon
Biomass energy is playing a major role in John Day, Oregon and may have a vital role for Portland General Electric, as well. Top: John Rowell, Pellet Plant Supervisor, Malheur Lumber Company. Bottom: Pellet boiler plant at Blue Mountain Hospital where Biomass provides heat.