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Julianna LaFollette

Julianna earned her Masters in Journalism at NYU in 2024. She loves writing local stories about interesting people and events. When she’s not reporting, you can find her cooking, participating in outdoor activities or attempting to keep up with her 90 pound dog, Finn.

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The Bulletin Bought by Mississippi-Based Media Group

Carpenter Media Group purchased over two dozen EO Media Group publications, including The Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman
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Colossal media company, Carpenter Media Group, announced an agreement to acquire EO Media Group and its portfolio of over two dozen newspaper across Oregon and Washington, including local papers “The Bulletin” and “Redmond Spokesman.” Since 2019, The Bulletin has been owned and operated by EO Media Group – an Oregon-based publisher that operated numerous newspapers […]

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Redmond Chamber, City of Redmond Spar Over Tourism Tax Dollars

This summer, the City terminated its contract with the Chamber following an investigation of misappropriation of tourism funds. Now the Chamber wants to once again handle destination services, along with funds to cover the costs of events
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The Redmond Chamber of Commerce, which operates Visit Redmond, is pushing for a new collaborative partnership with the City of Redmond to continue offering destination services to both visitors and residents. In June, City of Redmond officials decided to redirect tourism tax dollars to a Portland-based agency to develop a more robust marketing effort. This […]

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City Program Produces First Streamlined ADU, Signaling Success

A new City of Bend program offers a free, pre-approved design plan to incentivize ADUs
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An Accessory Dwelling Unit using pre-approved plans from the City of Bend, the first of its kind, was just completed last week, demonstrating the benefits of a program aimed at simplifying the building process for homeowners. A City of Bend pilot effort, created in April 2023, offers homeowners interested in building an ADU on their […]

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NeighborImpact Reports Hundreds of New Child Care Slots

Grants and state funding helped a local nonprofit create new jobs and expand capacity in child care throughout Central Oregon
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An update from local nonprofit NeighborImpact reported improvements within the local childcare industry. The nonprofit shared its accomplishments at an October 21 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners meeting, highlighting how funding helped it create 224 new childcare slots in the region. Deschutes County approved American Rescue Plan grant awards to NeighborImpact in 2021 and 2023 […]

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Local Officials Agree on Plans for Juniper Ridge

A sanctioned camp is set to move forward after officials come to an agreement
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Deschutes County will continue working with the City of Bend on establishing a semi-managed camp in Juniper Ridge. After voting to reject a resolution last week, and receiving pressure from Mayor Melanie Kebler to come to a agreement on this project, County Commissioners voted unanimously on Oct. 23 to approve a resolution establishing the proposed […]

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Los errores del DMV suscitan dudas sobre la integridad de las elecciones

El secretario del condado de Deschutes, Steve Dennison, aclara los recientes errores de la Ley del votante motorizado de Oregón y la desinformación electoral.
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El mes pasado, la División de Servicios de Conductores y Vehículos Motorizados de Oregón anunció un error que provocó que 1.561 personas se registraran indebidamente para votar sin demostrar su ciudadanía. Tras este descubrimiento, el Secretario de Estado de Oregón llevó a cabo una investigación más profunda sobre el error y tomó medidas para garantizar […]

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Five in the Running for Three Redmond Council Seats

Three sitting councilors running for re-election talk about Redmond issues and why the current council is effective
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Ahead of the election, the Source Weekly sat down with three of the five Redmond locals running for three open seats on the City Council. With three openings on the council, the three candidates with the highest number of votes will win. Current Councilors Tobias Colvin, Clifford Evelyn and Shannon Wedding agreed to meet with […]

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DMV Errors Prompt Questions of Election Integrity

Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison sets the record straight on recent errors with Oregon’s Motor Voter Act, and election misinformation
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Last month, the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division announced an error that resulted in 1,561 people being improperly registered to vote without proving citizenship. Following this discovery, the Oregon Secretary of State conducted a deeper investigation into the error and took steps to ensure it won’t affect the election. Out of the people […]

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Deschutes County Stalls on Sanctioned Camp at Juniper Ridge

County Commissioners disagree on project details, causing delays in a planned managed camp
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A joint decision between the City of Bend and Deschutes County in September, planning to establish a semi-managed camp in Juniper Ridge, promised to address ongoing safety concerns on land north of Bend, populated by hundreds of encampments. The outlined plan to create a “temporary safe stay area” on 170 acres of County and City land […]

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