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Preserve the Will of the Majority. Vote Claridge, Hossick for Deschutes Library Board. ▶ [With Video]

Surprisingly, this library board election really matters. Read our take on two key races that will decide whether voters’ support for a Central Library is upheld.
by The Source Editorial Board

Video interviews with the candidates appear below. Library board elections have not been a high priority for us in the past — but this time around, there’s a good reason for all of us to be paying closer attention. Our Editorial board remains disappointed in the process surrounding the demise of the Robal Road location […]

Posted inNews

Leave No Man Behind ▶ [With Video]

A national organization with Bend leadership recovered a World War II veteran’s remains after more than 80 years at sea
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

On Sept. 12, 1944, the combined United States Pacific Fleet and Third Fleet started bombarding the Imperial Japanese Army on the tiny island of Peleliu, one of the 300 islands that make up the Republic of Palau about 1,000 miles east of the Philippines. U.S. Navy Aviation Ordinanceman First Class Anthony Di Petta, 24, was […]

Posted inNews

Child Careless ▶ [With Video]

Central Oregon, like most of the country, is a child care desert. COVID-era funds supported early learning, but what happens next?
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

For every five children in Deschutes County, there’s only one available spot in an accredited child care business, according to a 2020 study from Oregon State University. For infants younger than two, there’s just one per 10. A county is considered to be a child care desert when fewer than 33% of children have access […]

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

Cocktails and Mocktails Guide 2023 [With Video ▶]

Central Oregon’s places to imbibe, relax and dig the vibe
by The Source Staff

However you say “Cheers,” we’re giving you plenty to toast inside this Cocktails and Mocktails guide, powered by the Source Weekly.   In addition to browsing the listings for a host of local haunts, inside this guide you’ll find a focus on the boozy and not-so-boozy side of imbibing in Central Oregon. In our “Zero […]

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Bend Funds Project Turnkey Shelter ▶ [With Video]

The Stepping Stone Shelter is opening up in February, allowing Shepherd’s House to use the Rainbow Inn for temporary sheltering
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

On Jan. 18 the Bend City Council approved an agreement with NeighborImpact, an antipoverty nonprofit in Central Oregon, to fund the Stepping Stone Shelter. The City will pay the nonprofit $2.6 million to operate the shelter for three years with funds received through the American Rescue Plan Act. The shelter is one of 19 motels […]

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