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Nicole Vulcan

Nicole Vulcan became Editor of the Source in 2016 and was promoted to Editor in Chief in 2024, managing the Editorial Board and the news team's many investigative projects. She's also at work on her debut book of journalistic non-fiction, titled "Self Medication," which traces Oregon's drug decriminalization efforts in the 21st Century, and tells a parallel tale of her own family’s losses from fentanyl addiction in the age of Measure 110. With all of that on her plate, send snacks. Catch up with the adventures at her book's Substack, called Self Medication.

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Sunday Update: Eclipse Traffic Light; Fires Still Burning

Updates on smoke, fire and the moon blocking out the sun
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What will the skies look like for Eclipse Monday? That’s the question a lot of people want to know. For now, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management says traffic was lighter than expected on Saturday—at least in part due to people heeding the suggestion to get where they’re going early. Still, Monday traffic is expected […]

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Fire Updates: Milli Fire Gets Bigger; Nena Fire prompts evacuations

Fires near Warm Springs and Sisters are keeping firefighters hopping—and keeping the region full of smoke.
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Noticing all that smoke in Central Oregon right now? That could be a good sign or a bad one, depending on how you look at it. In some cases, it’s an indication that firefighters are putting those fires out—but it also means that homes and wildlife are still in danger. Update: Milli Fire near Sisters […]

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Milli Fire Near Sisters Grows

Residents urged to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
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People in three neighborhoods west of Sisters have received pre-evacuation notices, after the Mill Fire west of town grew Wednesday. The fire, burning since last week, grew from 260 acres to about 3,000 acres Wednesday afternoon.  The fire is burning 8 miles west of Sisters and approximately 1.5 miles southwest of Black Crater Lake. The […]

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A DIY Eclipse Viewer!

Blew it with the eclipse glasses? Maybe not. Use this guide!
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A simple how-to for viewing the eclipse safely—by even using a copy of this newspaper. Whatever your reasons for missing out on buying that simple pair of NASA-approved ISO 12312-2 eclipse viewing glasses, here you are, without a pair just before the eclipse. Maybe you’re holding a copy of the physical paper in your actual hands, […]

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Tara Bilanski

Executive Director, Bend FC Timbers
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“I thought I got into coaching really to win games. Now I realize that is important to me, but I just love… changing kids and changing people.” — Tara Bilanski C entral Oregon has more than its fair share of high-achieving athletes—so in that regard, Tara Bilanski fits right in. At the University of Washington, […]

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Best Patio

Cabin 22
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Y ou just crushed it on the mountain and you’re looking for a sweet place to chill. Or maybe your house on the west side is way too crowded with roommates or Airbnbers these days, and you’re looking for a sizeable outdoor spot to be with some of your yet-unknown friends, grab a bite and kick […]

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