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Carbon Monoxide Causes Trouble for Health Services Building

The original heating system is probably to blame and County officials want to replace it with an upgrade
Chris Miller

The main Deschutes County Health Services building on Northeast Courtney Drive shuttered its doors on April 29 after air quality tests discovered carbon monoxide in the building. The 22-year-old building reopened May 13. According to a release from DCHS, the amount of detected carbon monoxide was “very low levels” and happened in “limited areas of […]

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Making River Stewardship Habit

In its second year, Enjoy Protect Respect aims to spread the word of protecting the Deschutes River
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

On the heels of local writer Katy Bryce’s 2016 blog post, “Bend Is Being Loved to Death – And It’s My Fault,” many more Bendites woke up to the notion that the region is seeing negative impacts from tourism—and also from abundant activity by locals. The Enjoy Protect Respect river stewardship committee mobilized, aiming to […]

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‘Student Success Act’ on its way to Gov. Brown’s Desk

HB 3427 passed along party lines after the Senate Republicans came back to the floor Monday
Chris Miller

On May 13, the Oregon Senate passed House Bill 3427—the multibillion-dollar education funding plan—along party lines 18-11 with Jackie Winters (R-Salem) excused. The “No” votes included Sen. Tim Knopp (R-Bend). If Gov. Kate Brown signs the bill into law, it’s estimated to bring in about $1 billion per year in additional revenue for schools from […]

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Regional Roundup

Oregon headlines, found this week in Cascade Reader
The Source Staff

Fire Season Off to An Early Start About 3:30pm on May 8, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office gave people in the Lazy River subdivision north of La Pine a Level 3 (go now) evacuation notice, due to a quick-moving brush fire that started from a backyard debris burn. The fire burned about 12 acres and […]

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Fire Season off to an Early Start

The Bridge Drive Fire in La Pine burned nearly 12 acres due in part to unseasonably dry and warm conditions
Chris Miller

About 3:30pm on May 8, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office gave people in the Lazy River subdivision north of La Pine a Level 3 (go now) evacuation notice, due to a quick-moving brush fire that started from a backyard debris burn. The fire burned about 12 acres and destroyed one home, but no people were […]

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March for Students

2,000 people gather in downtown Bend in support of fully funding schools
Chris Miller

About 2,000 students, parents and teachers marched from Bend public schools and ended up at the Education Center on Wall Street Wednesday, during a rally to support funding for public education in Oregon. Similar rallies took place across the state. According to the Oregon Education Association, over 25,000 supporters gathered in Portland; Salem’s rally drew […]

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Alley Cats

Tin Pan Theater and BendFilm combine
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

The first time I walked into Tin Pan Theater, I knew I wanted to make it my life. I was hosting trivia at Goodlife Brewing and was looking for prizes to give away. Tin Pan had been open for two weeks, and after Google Maps incorrectly led me to Gasoline Alley, I found my way […]

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Smoke is in the Air

Bend-Prineville air quality ranked No. 22 for the most polluted cities for short-term particle pollution
Chris Miller

Even though Central Oregon got hit by a late snowstorm this winter, information from the National Interagency Fire Center says normal significant wildfire potential is expected during this year’s fire season, which typically runs from May to August. According to the NIFC, outlooks through spring and summer continue to indicate warmer-than-average conditions for the region. […]

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