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Meet the Winners! Best of Central Oregon 2025

Read about the winners in the biggest isue of the year!

by The Source Staff August 22, 2025November 20, 2025

“The King of all Wild Things” Mischievous Max on his wild adventure has landed on the island of winners for this year’s Best of Central Oregon. The Wild Things led him to the kings and queens of food, drinks, services, people, places, shopping and nonprofit events in Bend, Redmond, Sisters and Sunriver. “He sailed back […]

A group of adults stands outside in the high desert to discuss plans for a building.

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State Invests $10M in Disaster-Ready CORE3 Facility

Multi-agency training center planned for Redmond

by Sarah Isak-Goode August 21, 2025August 25, 2025

The state has approved nearly $10 million in funding for a major emergency response and training facility near the Redmond airport. “The CORE3 facilities are designated for first responder training and for providing a multi-agency emergency operations center in support of large-scale emergencies,” said Deschutes County Commissioner Chair Tony DeBone in a news release. “We […]

News

Tragedy at Lake Billy Chinook

A Prineville man succumbed to a cardiac event while swimming to save friend in drifting boat on Aug. 18

by Peter Madsen August 21, 2025September 15, 2025

A fishing trip on Lake Billy Chinook turned tragic Aug. 18, when a man experienced a cardiac event as he swam to retrieve his friend from their fishing boat as it drifted away into the lake. Vaughn Alan Waugaman and a friend had spent the evening fishing on a small aluminum boat in Lake Billy […]

Regional/National

Franklin Avenue Temporary One-way Closure Begins September 2

by Nic Moye August 21, 2025November 20, 2025

Franklin Avenue in Bend will be reduced to one lane temporarily starting Tuesday, Sept. 2 to widen sidewalks and improve crosswalks and bike lanes between NE 4th and 8th Streets east of 3rd Street. Work crews will install a landscape barrier between the bike lane and vehicle traffic. It’s part of the Bend Bikeway Project […]

Local News

A Foundation for Success

Heart of Oregon Corps moves closer to campus completion

by Sarah Isak-Goode August 20, 2025August 19, 2025

After 25 years of operating from borrowed and rented spaces, Heart of Oregon Corps is finally building a home of its own. It will break ground Sept. 10 on what will become Central Oregon’s first dedicated youth workforce development campus, says a recent press release. This will mark a major milestone for the organization’s 25-year […]

Local News

At a Crossroads for Care

New legislation expands treatment options and funding for mental health services in Oregon

by Sarah Isak-Goode August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

“K,” a local resident, shares something in common with one in four Oregonians: they are among those who have a mental health condition. They’re also currently homeless and residing at the Lighthouse Navigation Center. Under Oregon’s existing system, these circumstances make them more likely to end up in jail than in treatment. This year, state […]

Business News

NAR Settlement Update

by James Keane, Broker Windermere Central Oregon August 19, 2025August 18, 2025

Many expected the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement to be a seismic event for the real estate industry, but a year after the rule changes went into effect, the market has remained remarkably stable. Contrary to predictions of widespread disruption, the core mechanics of buying and selling homes have largely gone on as before. […]

Local News

Displaced China Hat campers reeling as their belongings become U.S. property

While the U.S. Forest Service touts efforts as ‘success,’ a growing number of campers say their phone calls and emails have been ignored.

by David Dudley ForJournalism Lab August 19, 2025November 20, 2025

Several campers who were displaced from the China Hat area in May allege that the U.S. Forest Service has failed to facilitate the return of personal belongings ranging from RVs to an urn containing the cremains of one man’s wife. The 90-day grace period to retrieve personal belongings expired on Aug. 1. Many of the […]

Local News

Changes Planned at Reed Mkt.-SE 15th St. Roundabout

Construction expected to begin in Spring 2027

by The Source Staff August 18, 2025August 18, 2025

The City of Bend invites community members to attend an Open House for the Reed Market Road & 15th Street Roundabout Improvements Project on Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Larkspur Community Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Rd, Bend, OR 97702. The city plans to enlarge the roundabout from a single lane to double lane. […]

A stand of fresh food in brown boxes is under a bold sign that reads "Fight Hunger Feed Hope."

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The Great Re-Pack

The Giving Plate celebrates relaunch of Kid’s Corner Snack Packs

by Sarah Isak-Goode August 18, 2025August 15, 2025

The Kid’s Corner Snack Packs program relaunches with the start of the new school year in September, said Ranae Staley, Executive Director at The Giving Plate. Formerly known as Backpacks for Bend, this core Giving Plate program provides food to children that will last them through the weekend. From backpacks to Snack Packs Previously known […]

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