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A Look at COVID’s Fallout, in Numbers

The other social and mental effects may linger much longer and will be costly
by The Source Staff

This week, people in Deschutes County got word that the county would move from the Extreme Risk category to the High Risk one—allowing for more relaxed restrictions and once again allowing restaurants to serve indoors in a limited capacity. This is welcome news, and with rapidly declining COVID-19 case numbers statewide, it puts Oregon on […]

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Vote Scott Schaier for Deschutes County Sheriff

As Central Oregon grows and changes, we believe it’s time for new leadership at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s office
by The Source Staff

More attention has been placed on law enforcement agencies in recent months, and with that comes a more informed conversation around the impact that its leaders can have on an organization. As Central Oregon grows and changes, we believe it’s time for new leadership at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s office. While L. Shane Nelson has […]

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Inside Our Endorsement Interviews

The Source’s “My View” video series interviews local political candidates one-on-one, ahead of the 2020 election. Below are excerpts from our conversations.
by The Source Staff

The following excerpts have been edited lightly for clarity. Shane Nelson, running for Deschutes County Sheriff, incumbent Source Weekly: What’s your take on the notion of defunding the police—which really has evolved into a more detailed conversation around a reallocation of resources? Shane Nelson: Let me start by saying there’s a lot of fine women […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast 6/17/20

C.O. Pride goes virtual, investigating a knee-on-neck incident in Deschutes County and more in this week’s podcast
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

In this week’s podcast: Investigating a knee-on-neck incident in Deschutes County, Central Oregon Pride goes virtual and zero cases of COVID-19 found in the OSU TRACES study. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 6/17/20

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Deschutes County Sheriffs Investigating Knee-on-Neck Incident

Sheriff launching investigation after image surfaces on social media of deputies using force on woman near Bend
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s office announced Monday that it is investigating an incident that may have involved sheriff’s deputies placing a knee “on or near a woman’s neck” as they were arresting her. The incident looks like it happened last year, DCSO stated. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, an image is “circulating on […]

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The Journey Back Om

Statistics show that programs such as Deschutes County’s inmate yoga program can reduce the risk of reoffending
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

Jails and corrections systems throughout the U.S. are referred to as “the new asylums.” A 2018 report conducted by the Oregon Health Authority found that 50% of the state’s prison population had a diagnosable mental illness and was in need of professional treatment. Sgt. William Bailey, administrative sergeant and public information officer for the Deschutes […]

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Dog Walker Finds Body Near Bend

Investigators expect more information from autopsy
Hilary Corrigan

A dog-walker found human remains just north of Bend on Sunday morning. The person found the decomposed body of an adult man on private property near the intersection of Robal Road and Highway 20—between the highway and O.B. Riley Road, according  Sgt. William Bailey of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. The state Medical Examiner’s Office will begin an […]

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Police Identify Body

Cops are still looking for more information from the public
Hilary Corrigan

A body found early this week west of Sunriver is that of 48-year-old Curtis Fredrick Pagel, according to a news release from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. A camper walking a dog reported the decomposed body on Sunday. Authorities suspect foul play in the case. Lt. Chad Davis with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Friday […]

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Tokin’ Times

The latest in cannabis news
Jeremy Dickman

The overproduction myth What do Iowa corn, Idaho potatoes and Kentucky tobacco have in common with Oregon marijuana? All are home-grown natural resources that the residents of the states from which the crops originate could not possibly consume all by their lonesome. Yet, here in Oregon, where our crop arguably has as much or more […]

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