My Timberland boots crunched against the highway gravel as I marched to the Riverhouse Lodge bus stop, my breath visible. I checked my watch: 15 minutes early. I was up an hour earlier in efforts to get a jump on the North Bend route 4 bus — my veritable ghost ship. I’d missed it almost as many times as I’d caught it, and to my horror I saw it barreling down the highway, moments from passing […]
The Realities of Being a Full-Time Bus Rider in Central Oregon
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Galveston Corridor Safety Project Update
This project is all about making the Galveston corridor safer for everyone who uses it. As we get closer to construction, we want to keep you in the loop about what’s happening and what’s guiding the project decisions. You may recall, there were substantial public involvement efforts during the early development of this project. And […]
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Happy Girls Sisters Run 2026 Returns October 24 with Trail Views, Sisterhood and Small-Town Charm
Runners of all ages and abilities are invited to experience one of Central Oregon’s most scenic and inspiring race weekends as the Happy Girls Sisters Run returns Saturday, October 24, 2026, in beautiful Sisters. Featuring a Half Marathon, 10K and 5K, the event combines fitness, friendship and mountain-town magic in a welcoming atmosphere designed to […]
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OSU-Cascades Advances Innovation District Goals with Launch of Energy Innovation Center
Oregon State University – Cascades has launched the Energy Innovation Center to accelerate research and development in energy technologies in Central Oregon and beyond. The center will focus in areas such as energy storage, carbon capture and abatement, and power generation and controls. It is also designed to help advance the work of entrepreneurs and […]
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3 Sisters Equine Refuge Launches Orphan Foal Fund After Critically Ill Foal “Rocky Balboa” Survives Against the Odds
3 Sisters Equine Refuge has launched its 2026 Orphan Foal Fund after rescuing a critically ill newborn colt—now named Rocky Balboa—who has been fighting for his life at Bend Equine Medical Center since May 13. Rocky arrived severely malnourished, dehydrated, resulting in a medical crisis that has already exceeded $10,000 in veterinary costs. To help cover Rocky’s […]
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COCC’s Deer Ridge Prison College Program to Confer First-ever Associate Degrees
Central Oregon Community College’s education program at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution is conferring its first-ever degree awards from its recently established associate degree program. Nine students will receive their college degree. The degrees will be presented at the annual graduation ceremony from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at the facility in Madras, 3920 E. […]
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Art Meets Wine in Sunriver Returns for Fun and Purpose
Celebrate Oregon Wine Month and explore the richness of the state’s wine country without leaving Sunriver. Art Meets Wine in Sunriver returns 3-7 p.m., Saturday, May 30, to Sunriver SHARC for an eighth year. The event is about more than what’s in the glass. Hosted by the Sunriver Women’s Club, it is one of the […]
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Affordable Housing Applications Opening for New La Pine Community
The Foundation for Affordable Housing is proud to announce that applications for Wickiup Station Apartments, the new affordable housing community in La Pine, are available in person and on-line beginning on May 28, 2026, marking a major milestone for the highly anticipated development in the Wickiup Junction area. A community lease-up event will also be […]
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Bend Residents Will Get a Say About More AI Surveillance Cameras
Because of pronounced “public interest,” Bend City Manager Eric King will bring the decision to install stationary automated license plate readers to a City Council vote, allowing the public to offer input beforehand. During the May 20 City Council business meeting, Mayor Melanie Kebler, in response to a public comment made by a privacy advocate who mentioned the Source’s reporting on the matter, said the public would be able to give […]
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What Actually Causes Mortgage Rates to Move?
If you’ve followed the housing market over the last few years (or even the last few weeks), you’ve probably heard some version of this sentence: “Mortgage rates went up because of the economy.” While technically true, that explanation doesn’t tell the full story. Mortgage rates are influenced by several moving parts at once, and many […]
