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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang 🎧

County Commissioner Phil Chang talks mental health, housing and transportation issues
by The Source Staff

In this episode of Bend Don’t Break, Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang converses with Source Weekly Publisher Aaron Switzer about county-wide issues. Topics include mental health and other social services, the housing crisis and long-range planning for the future. Chang will be back in January for Part 2 for a deeper dive into the potential […]

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Suggested Policies Aim to Address Addiction

Four public safety associations created a list of recommended policies to address addiction community livability in Oregon
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A list of proposed changes to Oregon law attempts to address addiction and suggests modifications to Measure 110, the drug decriminalization and treatment bill passed in Oregon in 2020. The Oregon District Attorney Association, the Oregon State Sherriff’s Association, the Chiefs of Police Oregon Association and the League of Oregon Cities collaboratively developed a list of […]

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Quick news for Central Oregon
by The Source Editorial Board

Mt. Bachelor Opens New Skyliner Express Mt. Bachelor announced the grand opening of its new Skyliner Express on Dec. 19. Mt. Bachelor celebrated the grand opening of the new Skyliner Express, its first ever high-speed 6-pack chairlift, on Dec. 19 with music, free burritos and custom Skyliner giveaways, including t-shirts, stickers, koozies and Deschutes Brewery […]

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Adventures with Santa on a Weed Farm

Santa stops off in Eagle Point for some pain relief and a little magic with Jim Belushi
by Sharon Letts

Santa headed southwest through the State of Oregon, down from Christmas Valley, where Vixen had a street named after him. “That town sure doesn’t look anything like Christmas,” Santa said with a chuckle. “There’s your 15 minutes of fame, Vixen!” The sky was clear and crisp as Santa and his crew glided over Crater Lake, […]

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Bend Calls for the Purchase and Development of Two City Locations

The City is requesting proposals from developers to purchase and build on Juniper Ridge and SE Ninth Street
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In an effort to promote new infrastructure and housing, the City of Bend is requesting proposals for two separate areas in Bend that developers have an opportunity to purchase and build on. The areas, Juniper Ridge and SE Ninth Street, are both available to purchase, however, they are designated for different types of development. On […]

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Jackstraw Development Awaits $10.6 million Tax Exemption Approvals

A multi-use development near the Box Factory is requesting a $10.6 million tax exemption, months after starting construction
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Mixed-use development, Jackstraw, at the Box Factory, is looking to receive a 10-year tax exemption of approximately $10.6 million under the City of Bend’s Multiple Unit Property Tax Exemption. On Dec. 5, the Bend Park and Recreation District Board approved the tax exemption. On January 3, the City Council will review the requested tax exemption […]

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Years After Initial Complaints, Residents Still Cite Safety Concerns Over Nearby Hunting Zone

People in southwest Sunriver call for a closing of a nearby hunting area, seeing no resolution after nearly four years
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A hunting zone in an area southwest of Sunriver, along the upper Deschutes River, continues to worry residents who live in the nearby neighborhoods. The group, Big River Safety Corridor, has been working with city and county officials since before 2019 to get the hunting area closed, citing safety issues due to the close proximity to […]

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Deschutes County Approves Property for Justice-Involved Men

Nonprofit, Free on the Outside, will purchase a property in southeast Bend to provide housing for male convicts and sex offenders
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Deschutes County commissioners approved the purchase of a triplex on SE Wilson Avenue in Bend to provide housing for clients of Adult Parole and Probation. The site aims to have its first residents moving in at the start of January 2024. In August, county commissioners gave approval for the Adult Parole and Probation division to […]

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Source Warmup

Quick news for Central Oregon
by The Source Editorial Board

Bend Entrepreneurs Donate Snowboard Company to OSU-Cascades The founders of Bend-based snowboard company SnowPlanks, James Nicol and Ryan Holmes, donated their business to OSU-Cascades, giving students an opportunity to receive hand-on experience in running a business. OSU-Cascades plans to operate the company through a new project called SnoPlanks Academy, which will incorporate brand leadership and […]

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Oh ghee! Founder Merredith Telfer 🎧

Hear about the amazing qualities of ghee and get the story behind Oh ghee!
by The Source Staff

In this episode Source Weekly Food Editor Donna Britt chats with Oh ghee! Founder Merrideth Telfer about her company, Oh ghee! Originally called GheeBD, the company has transformed from a CBD ghee company into a general ghee company literally using ghee (ultra-clarified butter) as the cornerstone ingredient in all of their products from human to […]

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