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WATCH: Deschutes County Republican primary May 2022 โ–ถ [with video]

The Source Weekly interviews Scott Stuart and Tony DeDone, candidates for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners

Scott Stuart and Tony DeBone are both running in the Deschutes County Republican primary, vying for a seat on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. In this interview, Source Publisher and Editor Nicole Vulcan talk with Stuart and DeBone about land use, their rating of the county health department’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic… and, […]

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WATCH: Oregon Congressional District 5 Republican primary interview โ–ถ [with video]

The Source Weekly interviews Republican candidates Crumpacker, Oatman for the May primary election

Jimmy Crumpacker and Madison Oatman, candidates running in the Republican primary for Oregon’s Congressional District 5, chat with the Source Weekly about their platforms ahead of the May 2022 primary election. Three other candidates in this race either declined or did not respond to our requests for an interview. See our endorsements in the May […]

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LISTEN: Jill Mahler of KPOV ๐ŸŽง

The former station manager and executive director talks retirement and the future of the station

Jill Mahler recently stepped down from her role as station manager and executive director of KPOV, Bend’s local non-profit community radio station. Mahler started her KPOV career in 2008, as part-time office manager of the then-fledgling station, with a passion for community and no media experience. Over the years she aided KPOV in growing from […]

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Listen: Bend Don’t Break – Bend Central District Challenges & Opportunities with Chris Starling ๐ŸŽง

A chat with a board member for the new Bend Central District Business Association

The Bend Central District is an area of opportunity for Bend to expand  and revitalize an urban core just outside the downtown area. But with its urban aspirations come urban issues, including growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness, increasing costs of development and more. In this Bend Don’t Break podcast, Chris Starling of the relatively […]

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Listen: Bend Don’t Break with Russ Grayson, City of Bend COO and Asst City Manager ๐ŸŽง

Talking barriers to development, staffing shortages, Oregon land use policy and more

Bend is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United Statesโ€”yet people here often wonder why certain developments take so long to get off the ground, or why a project not favored by the public got off the ground anyway. In this podcast, Russ Grayson of the City of Bend discusses Oregon’s land use policy, […]

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Listen: Sharing water with Kate Fitzpatrick of the Deschutes River Conservancy ๐ŸŽง

Details on the new water bank program for farmers in the North Unit Irrigation District

Kate Fitzpatrick, executive director of the Deschutes River Conservancy, talks with Source Publisher Aaron Switzer about the new water bank pilot project for the North Unit Irrigation District, which allows farmers to obtain water from other water rights holders. The program is aimed at easing some of the pain of ongoing drought for farmers who […]

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Listen: Kim Gammond of City Club of Central Oregon

Talking programming, challenges and the future of the City Club of Central Oregon

Kim Gammond joins the Bend Don’t Break podcast this week, talking with the Source about her vision for the City Club of Central Oregon, its mission, future topics of conversation and the challenges the organization has faced in creating programming around community conversations during a global pandemic. This conversation took place via Zoom, and there […]

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