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In Central Oregon, spring is the blurred season that happens somewhere between those bluebird, powder-filled days and the lazy Cascade lake afternoons. Although it’s tempting to blaze right through May toward summertime, let’s not overlook planning something remarkable for the leading lady in our lives on Mother’s Day. If she’s a Bendite, chances are she’ll […]

Oregon became the first state to legalize psilocybin therapy when voters approved Measure 109 in 2020. The state did so under strict parameters about the use of the drug, and people are only allowed to take the drug under the supervision of facilitators who have undergone a 300-hour course. In a recent episode of our […]

In June 2022, the State of Oregon released a wildfire risk map that charted the levels of wildfire risk for every property in Oregon. Along with it came a notice to property owners in the wildland-urban interface, a zone of transition between wilderness and developed land, informing them that their property had been identified as […]

Property owners adjacent to the Bull Springs Fire that ignited on March 28, 2021, are suing James Verheyden, the owner of the land the fire originated on, for $2.4 million, according to court documents filed on March 24. The fire burned 211 acres, destroyed two outbuildings and caused nearly 200 residents to evacuate their homes […]