The Source Staff

Mid Oregon Credit Union’s Spring 2026 fundraiser benefits SMART Reading™ in Central Oregon schools. Mid Oregon members and the community raised $3,108 this year. One hundred percent of the funds stay in the community where they are collected and are used to support the SMART Reading programs in those local schools.  “Since 2024, our Mid […]

As graduates across Central Oregon celebrate their accomplishments this month, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a program of J Bar J Youth Services, is encouraging community members to reflect on the adults who help shape their journey and consider becoming that person for a child today. Through its June recruitment campaign, Big Futures Start […]

The 3rd annual Sisters 4th Fest is a free, family-friendly, locally oriented, and open to the public Independence Day celebration from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. produced through the partnership between the Rotary Club of Sisters and Citizens4Community (C4C) in the Village Green Park in downtown Sisters. Activities throughout the day will suit all generations […]

The next phase of the Franklin Avenue Improvements Project will start on Monday, June 15, as crews begin daytime work on Franklin Avenue between First Street and Fourth Street. During this phase, the replacement of aging water pipes continues, and street rebuilding work begins. Crews will focus on one-to-two block sections at a time. Traffic […]

Students in North Star Elementary School’s Green Team recently conducted a recycling drive for used sneakers, collecting over 400 shoes from families and from the broader Bend running community. Consisting of 3rd through 5th graders, the sustainability-focused club chose to collect athletic shoes with a dual mission of keeping them out of the landfill and […]

Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) is proud to announce two significant milestones for its Accessible Trails Project. STA has been named a recipient of the Visit Central Oregon (VCO) Central Oregon Future Fund — a competitive grant program that supports tourism-related projects benefiting both residents and visitors across the region. Additionally, STA has been accepted into […]