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Dallas Finn Calvert

Dallas is a staff reporter and calendar editor for The Source. She previously worked for The Bulletin, the Lake Oswego Review and the West Linn Tidings. She’s also worked as a stringer for The Oregonian, The Chronicle of the Horse and other publications, and as a tech editor. When she’s not working, you’ll find her riding a horse or a bike, walking her dog, skiing or paddleboarding, and watching sports.

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Incumbents Set to Hold onto Oregon House District 53 and 54 Seats

Democrats score key wins as Emerson Levy holds onto District 53, and Jason Kropf wins an uncontested race for District 54
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The blue tsunami has hit the high desert as Democrats won both area state representative races. Emerson Levy (D/I) appeared poised to win her third House District 53 term with 59.32% of the vote as of 8pm Tuesday night, while Jason Kropf (D) ran uncontested in the House District 54 race, securing his fourth term.  […]

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NAMI Central Oregon Supports People Dealing with Mental-Health Challenges 

The grassroots nonprofit offers support groups, workshops and classes to help individuals and their loved ones deal with life’s challenges
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Casey Munck says being the regional director for the NAMI Central Oregon chapter is an honor, not a job. There are approximately 650 branches of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI Central Oregon serves residents of Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties, led by Munck and Devon Nelson-Harmon, the community and program manager, and a […]

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Local Teen Chases His Dream of Elite World-Cup Bike Racing 

Chase Riggs is eager to test himself against the world’s best on the World Cup circuit of mountain-bike racing
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Chase Riggs didn’t see the massive crash coming during the 2026 Fox U.S. Open. Thanks to the vitality of youth, the 16-year-old from Bend bounced but didn’t break. He spent several hours in the hospital, undergoing tests and x-rays before getting the all-clear to race in the men’s 15-16 divisional qualifiers for the Monster Energy […]

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Silver Rail Educator Makes More Progress After Surgery on Oct. 27 

Bend teaching assistant undergoes lengthy, but hopefully final, surgery on her left arm after she suffered injuries during Oct. 15 school shooting
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Becky Drury, 54, of Bend, is recovering in hospital after a fourth, and “hopefully final,” surgery Oct. 27 to reconstruct the left arm that was injured during the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. Post-surgery, her husband reported she can move her fingers “a small amount” and blood flow to her hand “looks […]

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Shop, Stroll and Enjoy Halloween Trick-or-Treating and Festivities  

A plethora of local businesses will hand out candy and host fun, family-friendly events Oct. 31
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Looking to score oodles of candy, maybe do a little shopping and enjoy a family-friendly, fun fall day? There’ll be candy galore at Bend shopping areas on Saturday, Oct. 31, aka Halloween, including in the downtown Bend business core, the Old Mill District and at the Bend Factory Stores.  In downtown Bend, from 3-6pm, look […]

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Local Couple Transforms Yard Into a Spooky, Haunted Attraction Each Halloween  

The house on Brianne Place is the sight of a creepy walk-through attraction that delights young and old alike while helping raise funds for FAN
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Tucked away in a quiet Southwest Bend neighborhood, don’t be surprised to see throngs of trick-or-treaters, and plenty of adults, too, stopping for an extended visit on Brianne Place.   On Halloween night, Kevin Tucker and Lara Matheny transform their yard and garage into a spooky walk-through experience that’s family-friendly and draws people from far and […]

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Celebrate Halloween Night with an Exploration of Fantasies and Fears  

Bend Burlesque Company and Pangaea Guild Hall are teaming up to offer an immersive dark-fantasy experience, three-course dinner and dance party
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Dragons, masked assassins, vampires, witches, dark elves and myriad other fantasy beings will be stirring at Redmond’s High Desert Music Hall on Friday, Oct. 30 as the Bend Burlesque Company and Pangaea Guild Hall team up for a night of “Fears & Fantasies,” an immersive dark-fantasy experience. This isn’t the usual Halloween party.  The 8pm […]

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Local Students Stage Mass Walkout Against Gun Violence 

More than 300 young adults packed the sidewalks around Peace Corner in downtown Bend on Monday afternoon
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–Update: This story was updated at 4pm Oct. 27, adding details about four tickets issued to drivers around the protest. Approximately 300 young adults filled the four corners of Wall Street and Newport Avenue Monday afternoon, while many more in vehicles circled the downtown core, hanging out car windows, standing in truck beds, screaming and […]

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Hundreds Turn Out for Megan Lambert’s Memorial Service at Caldera High School 

Approximately 600 gather to celebrate her life; a “Walk for Megan” set for Sunday at Dudley’s Books in the Old Mill District
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Approximately 600 people congregated at Caldera High School on Saturday, Oct. 24 to celebrate the life of Megan Lambert, 25, a Silver Rail Elementary School teacher who was shot and killed along with three students on Thursday, Oct. 15 at Silver Rail.  The Caldera auditorium was packed Saturday afternoon with attendees, including people from R.A.D. […]

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Local Law Enforcement Confiscates 69 Guns While Executing Search Warrant  

Indictment is possible for Bend man on several charges related to possessing, manufacturing and selling firearms
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Central Oregon law enforcement seized 69 firearms, many of them “ghost guns” bearing no serial numbers, from a Deschutes River Woods home on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The suspected gun manufacturer wasn’t at the house and isn’t believed to be in the area.   At approximately 6 pm on Wednesday, officers with Central Oregon Drug Enforcement and […]

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