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Uncoordinated Houseless Response Office

The pilot program’s executive director is leaving amid systemic challenges and questions about her background
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On May 23 Cheyenne Purrington announced her resignation as the executive director of Deschutes County’s Coordinated Houseless Response Office, after about nine months into her tenure. Deschutes County’s CHRO is one of eight offices formed under House Bill 4123, which sent $1 million to eight Oregon counties to form an office that strengthens partnerships between […]

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Nurses Authorize a Strike

Nearly 1,000 registered nurses at St. Charles are poised to strike if a deal is not reached
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Nearly 1,000 nurses at St. Charles Bend voted to authorize a strike after more than five months negotiating with the hospital system. The Oregon Nurses Association collected votes between May 16 and May 21, claiming the vote was “all but unanimous” but didn’t provide an exact tally by press time. Throughout the bargaining process, nurses […]

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Federal Funding for Landfill Cleanup

The EPA is giving OSU-Cascades $2 million for its expansion efforts
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OSU-Cascades is one of seven recipients of an Environmental Protection Agency grant to expedite restoration of “brownfield sites,” which are properties that are underutilized due to pollution. The university bought the former Bend Demolition Landfill from Deschutes County in 2018 for $1. Though it mostly contained wood waste from Bend’s mills when bought, it’s slated […]

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LISTEN: Building Redmond’s Future with Adam DuQuette 🎧

A chat with a member of Redmond’s new political action committee
by The Source Staff

Redmond, Oregon has a new political action committee aimed at helping quality candidates navigate and fund their efforts in the political process. In this podcast we chat with one of the founders of the Building Redmond’s Future PAC, Adam DuQuette. DuQuette lives in Redmond where he works from home full-time as a software engineer. He […]

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Future Plans and Past Divisions for the Deschutes Public Library

The Deschutes Public Library’s bond has faced hurdles since passing in 2020, fueled by fundamental disagreements and influential critics
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Since about 2014, the Deschutes Public Library has investigated how it could improve services, after more than two decades with the Downtown Bend Library as its largest facility. Almost three times as many people live in Bend as there were when the downtown library was built in 1998, and Bend’s growth isn’t stopping. DPL’s plans […]

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Summer Live Music Swarm 2023

From world-famous headliners to local bands, this list covers all things music from end of May through September in Central Oregon
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We weren’t kidding about the “swarm” of summer events on this week’s front cover. By spending the past month scouring website calendars, emailing local businesses, eyeing bulletin boards, scrolling through Instagram and digging for details on shows in Central Oregon, we’ve compiled this ultimate 2023 summer live music guide. Over 750 concerts are listed below. […]

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May Election Results

Bend’s Fire Department is getting some new funds, and voters chose representatives on school boards, parks districts and more
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Results are in for the 2023 May elections. Over 45,000 Central Oregonians, about 30% of voters, cast their ballots for candidates on local school boards, park districts, library districts and bonds. Results are preliminary and the county will still be counting mail-in ballots in the following weeks. We’ll update the story as more votes are […]

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Farewell Cracker Barrel

Down home country corporate mega-breakfast joint leaves Bend
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In honor of this year’s Restaurant Guide issue, we mourn the loss of Bend’s only Cracker Barrel, a corporate approximation of an old country store serving microwaved approximations of old country dishes. Bend’s Cracker Barrel closed its doors on March 20, along with its locations in Beaverton and Tualatin, its departure devastating the local market […]

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Senate GOP-led Walkout Gridlock Deepens

Talks between the two sides have stalled, with Republican leaders accusing Democrats of lacking good faith
by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle

The state Senate impasse deepened on Monday with no Republicans showing up and three senators who’ve participated in the GOP-led walkout now banned from serving new terms. With the walkout hitting the 10th day, two Republicans – Sens. Daniel Bonham of The Dalles and Dennis Linthicum of Klamath Falls – and Independent Sen. Brian Boquist […]

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The First E-Bus in Bend

The first electric bus in Bend is greener, quieter and could be cheaper for the district — but it’ll likely be the only one for a while
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In March Bend La-Pine Schools‘ first electric school bus began running routes. The emission-free, $385,000, 16-ton Lion C school bus can fit up to 71 passengers and travels up to 155 miles on a single charge. The school district subsidized its purchase of the bus with a $157,500 grant from Pacific Power. The district is […]

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