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Redmond Airport Gets Final Costs Approved, Construction to Begin Soon

The Redmond Airport prepares for its expansion project, starting June 18
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On May 27, the Redmond City Council approved final cost estimates for the Redmond Municipal Airport expansion in the amount of $98,059,847, as well as other approvals on designs and inspection costs. The final approvals come ahead of the upcoming expansion, which is set to begin on June 18. With a rapidly growing region, and […]

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Mountain View Safe Parking Breaks Ground on Playground

The nonprofit operating the Safe Parking program in Redmond is building a playground for kids experiencing homelessness
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The first Safe Parking site in Redmond is adding a playground for children experiencing homelessness. The nonprofit operating the Safe Parking program, Mountain View Community Development, held a groundbreaking on June 1, inviting community members to the parking lot of Mountain View Fellowship to see the site. “The vision here was, you know, while families […]

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The Dust is Settling on a More-Supportive Juniper Ridge

A partial closure and designated Temporary Safe Stay Area in ‘Dirt World,’ an unhoused encampment north of Bend, is now in effect
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Tim Cheney took a morning walk where he lives in Juniper Ridge on June 2. Neighbors took a break from home-improvement projects to greet him and chat. Dogs, some fenced and others loose, barked and played while their owners swapped notes about the area’s influx of new residents.  Monday morning, Juniper Ridge, better known as […]

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Have You Been Following The Embezzlement Scandal At The ‘Eugene Weekly’ — As Reported By The ‘Eugene Weekly’?

Days after Gov. Tina Kotek revived the extradition of the alt-weekly’s bookkeeper, ‘Eugene Weekly’ Editor Camilla Mortensen dishes on writing about an embezzlement stranger than fiction
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If we tracked watercooler topics here in the Source newsroom, the story of the “Eugene Weekly” embezzlement would certainly be topping the chart.  A certain reporter — when informed by an editor that the “Eugene Weekly” bookkeeper accused of embezzling more than $100,000 (closer to $300,000, considering unpaid debts) was released from an Ohio jail […]

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Bend Chamber CEO Takes Job with the City of Bend

Chamber CEO Katy Brooks transitions to new Economic Development Officer position
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The Bend Chamber of Commerce announced on May 28 that its CEO, Katy Brooks, will step into a new role with the City of Bend on June 30. Having seen significant growth in Bend’s economy since she joined the Chamber in 2016, Brooks hopes to bring her expertise in growth and community opportunity to her […]

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break with Amber Thacher 🎧

Interim Executive Director of City Club of Central Oregon
by The Source Staff

In this episode of Bend Don’t Break, Aaron Switzer sits down with Amber Thacher, Interim Executive Director of City Club of Central Oregon. Amber shares her inspiring journey from Boston to Bend—reflecting on her time as Senior Director of Executive Education at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she developed programs on economic development, policy […]

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Bias In Our Backyard

Reported stats on bias crimes in Central Oregon are still fresh. Here’s what we know so far.
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He was an Immigration & Customs Enforcement agent. Or that’s at least what the uniformed man said when he boarded a Cascade East Transit bus at the Hawthorne Station in Bend on April 28. He walked down the aisle, asked passengers their immigration status and rummaged through one passenger’s bag. Then he left. An hour […]

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Deschutes County Fairgrounds Announces Summer Concert Lineup

The free summer concert series at the Fairgrounds announces artists from a variety of genres headlining the event
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As summer approaches, the Deschutes County Fairgrounds is gearing up for a busy summer full of festivals and musical acts, including its 2025 Kendall Toyota of Bend Free Summer Concert Series. On May 22, the Fairgrounds announced its lineup for its annual concert series, taking place from July 30 through Aug. 3, offering big names […]

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Family Sues After Heat-Related Death at Bend Senior Care Facility

Staff left a heavily dressed woman outside on a blazing August day.
by Nigel Jaquiss, Oregon Journalism Project

The estate of Celia Lenore Hess, who died after being left out in the sun at a Bend memory care facility on a blazing hot day last August, has filed a wrongful death suit against the facility’s owner, Dallas-based Frontier Senior Living. The Kafoury & McDougal firm filed the lawsuit in Multnomah County Circuit Court […]

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East Side Intersection to Close for Roundabout Construction

Work will be done in two phases
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Construction is scheduled to begin on a new roundabout which will close an intersection in northeast Bend starting June 2. The work will be done at the intersection of Bear Creek Road, Pettigrew Road and Purcell Boulevard. Drivers should expect delays and detours. The city of Bend says the project will also provide safer connections […]

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