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Top Docs: Maya Heck, MD

Local psychiatrist commits time on and off the clock to supporting the community’s mental health
by Phoebe Young

Dr. Maya Heck is a hospital-based psychiatrist at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. She works primarily with adults experiencing acute mental health challenges who are hospitalized, but also evaluates youth who come to the emergency department in crisis. “My training is in adult, child and adolescent psychiatry, which has shaped how I think about […]

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Top Docs: Nancy Heavilin, MD

Central Oregon pediatrician works to prevent child abuse while providing quality care to medically complex patients
by Jada Olson

Dr. Nancy Heavilin believes health care is a right, not a privilege, and refuses to think of her patients as customers. She’s a pediatrician who doesn’t shy away from the reality of the “hellscape of American health care,” yet still views her work caring for the children of Central Oregon as an honor and a […]

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Top Docs: Steven Knapp, MD

From a small family practice to serving patients at a volunteer clinic
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Bendites who’ve been around a while may very well remember Dr. Steven Knapp and his wife Susan, a nurse practitioner, from their small family medical business. For decades, the couple offered locals a small-town doctor’s office experience, welcoming new babies and taking care of kids and families from their practice, Wall Street Family Practice, on […]

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Top Docs: Sarah Benrath, PNP-BC, MPH, MSN

Supporting kids through their development, and offering rare resources for those with eating disorders
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Sarah Benrath, PNP-BC, MPH, MSN has a long list of letters behind her name, signifying that she’s a pediatric nurse practitioner with master’s degrees in public health and nursing — bona fides she brings to her work with youth at Mosaic Community Health in Central Oregon. In addition to its main clinic in Bend, Mosaic […]

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Top Docs of Central Oregon

Going above and beyond to offer outstanding care
by The Source Staff

This year marks our second annual “Top Docs” feature, in which we highlight some of the amazing work our local health care providers are doing both inside and outside the exam room. The people featured here are well-respected in their fields, but they are also known to go “above and beyond” the call of duty […]

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Some Central Oregon Candidates Take “Pledge” to Help Build More Housing. Others are Skeptical.

Redmond City Council candidates collectively refused to pledge to make decisions through a “pro-housing” lens
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A series of local election forums in Deschutes County this year have all ended the same way: with a pledge.   During the housing-focused forums hosted by a development advocacy group, candidates for city or county offices respond to questions on how they plan to reduce obstacles to construction and lower the cost of housing.   Then, a […]

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Developers Push to Rezone Rural Land in Deschutes County Ahead of County Commission Change

The County could grant requests for hundreds of acres to move from agricultural zone to rural residential in the next few months
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Property owners are seeking to remove agricultural zoning protections from hundreds of acres of land in rural Deschutes County to allow for low-density or luxury housing in the next few months, before a new slate of county commissioners takes office.  Incoming candidates who will make up the future majority on the Deschutes County Board of […]

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Some Deschutes County Voters’ Pamphlets Missing Pages

The omitted pages include arguments for and against the controversial county districting proposal
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No matter how you intend to vote, the midterm election on Nov. 3 already had plenty riding on it. Now, at least three voters who received printed voter pamphlets from Deschutes County have more unknowns to contend with: 24 missing pages in the booklet intended to share perspectives about the election. Deschutes County Clerk Steve […]

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New ERA Festival Supports Regenerative Action, Community and Creativity  

First fundraiser for brand-new non-profit will feature live music, raffles and a market
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A brand-new Central Oregon non-profit will celebrate creativity, community and regenerative action with its first fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Century Center in Bend.   The New ERA Festival will feature live music from several local acts across four stages, silent and live auctions, and a market filled with goods from growers, makers and […]

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Bend, ODOT to Unveil Final Hawthorne Footbridge Design

The $33 million project will span U.S. Highway 97
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The City of Bend and the Oregon Department of Transportation are putting the finishing touches on designs for the Hawthorne Overcrossing, a planned $33 million bicycle and pedestrian bridge to span U.S. Highway 97 in the middle of town at Hawthorne Avenue.  The agencies plan to share new details about the bridge landing space, nearby […]

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