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Drying Up?

One homeowner says Central Oregon Irrigation improvements are causing her residential well to go belly up

Six weeks ago, a local woman experienced water pressure loss at her home off Rogers Road, near the old Bend-Redmond Highway. “All of a sudden there was no water. I looked at the 1,800-gallon holding tank connected to my well, and it was empty,” she said.  The woman believes her 50-year-old well dried up as […]

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Ready to Go Beyond Bend? A Network of trails now spans the country

The longest hauls across the West, by the numbers

A network of long trails crisscrosses the West, through open deserts and wild forests. Many trails follow historic routes where people made pilgrimages or embarked on exploratory expeditions. The National Trails System, managed by the National Park Service, has officially designated some of these extensive trails, seen here. HOW IT WORKS Under the National Trails […]

Posted inOpinion

The Slipper 12/23-12/30

Reclaiming the River To say that water is the lifeblood of Central Oregon is an understatement. So it’s understandable that any threat—real or perceived—to people’s ability to use water in the ways they are accustomed to meets with resistance. But water is not an unlimited resource and, as demands on that resource increase it’s imperative […]

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