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When it comes to celebrating the 250th anniversary since the Declaration of Independence was signed, the City of Redmond is not holding back.   A massive extravaganza on Fourth of July weekend will feature thousands of free hot dogs and red, white and blue snow cones plus a $20,000 fireworks show in what appears to be the largest semi-quincentennial event across Central Oregon. “It is the 250th anniversary of our country going […]

Bend’s oldest high school has received a new look. As a recipient of the 2022 Bend La-Pine school improvement bond, Bend Senior High School has put its $178 million bond allocation into a complete renovation of the campus. With Phase 1 of the project coming to an end, the Source was given a first look […]

Artificial Intelligence is one of the most hot-button topics of our time. For some technology optimists, AI will be a crucial piece of a near-future resembling that of The Jetsons — our daily mundanity is outsourced to helpful robots who wear cute aprons and anticipate our every need. For pessimists, that future horizon is a […]

Over the past few days, temperatures have hit 100 degrees across Oregon—and experts predict a hotter than average summer. For most of the past century, Oregon has reached 100 degrees about one day a year on average, says state climatologist and Oregon State University professor Larry O’Neill. But over the past five years, Oregonians have […]

Advocacy groups have launched a campaign to change the way county commissioners are elected in Deschutes County by introducing a new voting system they say would increase representation and give a better chance to candidates not backed by either of the major political parties.  A coalition supporting the change announced the campaign on Monday, kicking off an effort to gather the 6,500 signatures needed to get […]

Pulling into a street parking space in downtown Bend with his family of four on a recent Tuesday afternoon, Rory Howland was pleasantly surprised to not see any parking meters.   “Our downtown is all meters, $2-and-something cents an hour,” said Howland, who was visiting from Santa Cruz, California. Unlike Howland’s town, Bend offers two hours of street parking for free. “It’s nice to see a sign that says ‘free parking,’” he said.  It’s a sight that […]

On Feb 25, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Lt. James “Mac” McLaughlin stood outside a home in Sunriver. The DCSO SWAT commander, McLaughlin was leading a team in delivering an arrest warrant to Paul Akehurst, who was wanted for allegedly making $700 in purchases with a stolen gasoline card he’d bought and eluding officers several times […]

The Redmond City Council received a first look at six art projects selected for the new Redmond Airport terminal expansion during its workshop on Monday, June 15. A nine-member selection committee spent 700 hours selecting the finalists. Their top priority was that the work represent Central Oregon. A total of 181 artists submitted proposals with […]

Ahead of the upcoming summer, Oregon public health officials won’t require adults to  accompany their children under the age of 14 at public swimming pools. The Oregon Health Authority announced that it would “revisit” a rule adopted in April 2025 that required direct adult supervision for children at that age. The rules took effect in February. […]