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These are the Union-Recommended Applicants for Deschutes County Interim Sheriff

While these five short-listers haven’t officially applied, they’ll debate their merits at a July 7 public forum
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The short list is in.  The Deschutes County Sheriff Employee’s Association has recommended five applicants for Interim Sheriff.  Those listed are Deschutes County Undersheriff Aaron Wells; DCSO Detective and Special Services Commander Ty Rupert; DCSO Detective Lt. James McLaughlin; former DCSO Captain Deron McMaster; and COCC Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management, Cory Darling. […]

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Deena Kamm 🎧

Voice Enthusiast and Composer
by The Source Staff

This week on Bend Don’t Break, host Aaron Switzer sits down with Deena Kamm—longtime performer, vocal coach, and creative force behind Voiceless: A Musical. Deena shares her journey from the high-pressure entertainment industry in Los Angeles to building a voice-centered life and business in Bend, Oregon. They talk about the power of voice—how using it […]

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Annual Music on The Green Event Kicks Off Summer in Redmond

The long-running community festival takes place through Sept. 3 at American Legion Park
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Redmond’s annual summer concert series, Music on the Green, kicked off on June 25, with several more shows on the horizon. This year, the concert series will take place at a new venue – American Legion Park – while still offering the same family-friendly, block party atmosphere. The concerts take place on alternating Wednesday evenings, […]

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Transportation Bill Dies: Oregon Transit Association Says Cuts Are Inevitable State lawmakers adjourned the 2025 session without passing House Bill 2025, the Oregon Transportation Reinvestment Package. The Democrat-backed bill was proposed to balance the needs of transportation users across the state, including those who ride transit. The Oregon Transit Association says it’s deeply disappointed about […]

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Freedom Cities: Deregulating “The American Dream”

As policy groups push for less-regulated “Freedom Cities” on public lands, with some outside of Bend and Redmond, locals grapple with the idea of public land sales
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Revitalization. Prosperity. Innovation. These are all words some policy groups have used to describe a concept they’re calling “Freedom Cities” — an idea that proposes to create new urban districts on underutilized public lands. The idea, in concept, is that the areas would allow for accelerated and affordable housing, as well as advancements in manufacturing, […]

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Hospice of Redmond to Host Special Presentation by Project Recover: Bringing Missing Military Home

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REDMOND, OR – July 1, 2025 – Hospice of Redmond is honored to announce a special presentation featuring Project Recover, an organization dedicated to finding and bringing home military personnel missing in action (MIA). The event will take place on Thursday, July 9, 2025, from 1:30-3:00 PM at the VFW Deschutes Post 1408, located at […]

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Downtown Axe-Throwing Spot to Shut its Doors

Unofficial Logging Co. is set to have its last day on July 2
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A local axe-throwing bar, Unofficial Logging Co., announced Monday evening that it will close its downtown Bend taphouse after July 2. The taphouse, located on the corner of Greenwood Avenue and NW Harriman Street, cited a series of challenges since the pandemic. The bar opened in 2019, offering axe-throwing, 18 taps of craft beer and a […]

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Oregon Ski Resort Operations Hang in the Balance

The withdrawal of a liability insurance company leaves a single provider, MountainGuard, in charge of insuring Oregon’s ski resorts
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Oregon ski mountains, recreational companies and nonprofits, are on the verge of an operational crisis involving the difficulty of getting, and retaining, affordable liability insurance — or any at all. As of May 29, ski resorts including Mt. Hood Meadows, Timberline and Willamette Pass became uninsured, or stand to become so by sometime this summer […]

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35 Cent Minimum Wage Increase Presents Mixed Challenge

Small businesses face pressure while workers see modest relief in high-cost Central Oregon
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On July 1, the minimum wage in Deschutes County increased from $14.70 to $15.05 per hour.  An hourly increase of 35 cents could be challenging for some small businesses. With 9 out of 10 restaurants being small businesses and most paying minimum wage to food service workers, the increase can significantly impact whether the restaurant […]

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