BEAM, a Bend-based nonprofit helping children with disabilities and complex behavioral needs build emotional and academic skills, is calling on the community to rally behind its mission. The organization is just $10,000 away from unlocking a matching grant that will keep its life-changing program in operation. What began as a small after-school initiative has grown […]
BEAM is Asking for Help to Secure an $8,000 Matching Grant
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Leadership Changes at Community Solutions of Central Oregon
Community Solutions of Central Oregon is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyra Coke Duffy as its new Executive Director. This leadership transition marks an important milestone in the organization’s continued commitment to providing accessible, high-quality mediation and conflict resolution services throughout Central Oregon. Kyra follows Katharine (Kat) Dalton, who led the organization with dedication […]
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St. Charles Community Pharmacy in Prineville now open
St. Charles’ new Community Pharmacy in Prineville is now open and serving customers, helping to preserve access to local pharmacy services in Crook County. The pharmacy transitioned from Clinic Pharmacy to St. Charles officially today. “Today is an exciting day for St. Charles and our community, as we can now offer seamless pharmacy services to […]
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Leadbetter Band Out With New Album: ‘Spell’
More than two years since the release of “Cake,” the Leadbetter Band has announced the release of the highly anticipated fourth album, “Spell,” alongside an animated video made with other local artists to showcase the album. The Bend-based band’s new 12-track compilation will be the second album that includes bassist and vocalist Aaron Moore and […]
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Redmond Municipal Airport Prepares for Busy 2025 Holiday Travel Season
Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) is preparing for another busy holiday travel season as seasonal passenger volumes continue to grow and construction begins on the airport’s terminal expansion project, set to enhance capacity and improve the traveler experience. With work now underway, travelers are encouraged to plan ahead and allow extra time for parking, check-in, and […]
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OHA Finds Five Organizations Did Not Meet Acceptable Cost Growth Standards in 2023
This post has been updated to include a response from St. Charles Health System which can be found at the end. In support of its efforts to make care more affordable, a detailed review of statewide health care spending data led Oregon Health Authority to determine most of the state’s health care organizations had acceptable […]
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It’s Alive!
Guillermo del Toro loves his monsters. He’s built an Oscar-winning and critically lauded career on telling stories about the darkness at the center of the world and the creatures born from it. Because there’s no one that del Toro empathizes with more than the underdog, the misunderstood beast at the end of the book that […]
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Oregon Arts Commission Awards 355 Grants Totaling $1,759,580
Grant awards totaling $ 1,759,580 will be distributed to 355 Oregon arts organizations through the Oregon Arts Commission’s Sustaining Arts Program for fiscal year 2026. In 2025, the Arts Commission reimagined this grant program to provide a more equitable distribution of funds to arts organizations. Awards are determined based on a newly updated funding formula […]
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Letters to the Editor, Week of Nov. 20
Natural Gas causes health hazards Natural gas releases carbon emissions, causes health hazards within homes and wreaks intense environmental destruction through fracking. Geoff Reynolds’ letter to the Source claimed that in 2023, households using electricity contributed 63% of residential carbon emissions while only 29% came from gas. The link he cited, at the U.S. Energy […]
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For the Love of Craft Beer
It’s that time of year when we are perhaps a little more reflective about what we are thankful for in this wildly beautiful life. Here, in Central Oregon, I think that we are generally pretty grateful for such an exciting and generous craft beer scene. This year we asked folks from different breweries: Why are […]