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Letters to the Editor, Week of Sept. 10, 2026

Advocacy for Redmond, a plea against rodenticide, props to the outgoing owners of Silver Moon and more in this week’s Letters
by The Source Staff

Live/Work Program U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schulz has recently spoken about a planned Operations Service Center for Central Oregon. This is actually an amazing potential project for those in need of work to help assist for a noble cause. To aid with the conservation of our National Monument Lands. From a place of subsistence […]

Posted inOpinion

The Redmond Managed Camp Cleared a Funding Hurdle. Can It Clear the Toughest One?

When it comes to helping the unhoused, service providers are a sticking point
by The Source Editorial Board

If you were in Central Oregon before the pandemic, you would have seen a very different landscape as it pertains to the people living unsheltered. People camped in the junipers and overstayed their allotted time on public lands. Tent encampments were still visible. But what did not exist as it does now: The breadth of […]

Posted inLocal News

Plans for Managed Camp in Redmond Move Forward

City of Redmond, County Commission vote in favor of increased construction costs
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Plans for a managed camp for the unhoused in Redmond moved forward this week, when the Redmond City Council, as well as the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners, voted to allocate additional dollars to the effort. A plan to offer a sanctioned camping area for the town’s unhoused population has been in the works […]

Posted inChow

It’s All About the Birria

Three carts, three Redmond versions of the beloved taco
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Redmond has an abundance of food carts — and food cart pods — these days. Not long ago, Wild Ride was the epicenter of cart culture. But in the past several years, we’ve seen an explosion of places where people can grab a bite, have a seat and, in most places, also have a beer. […]

Posted inLocal News

Plans for Managed Camp Could Be Delayed

Vote at City, delayed vote at County threaten construction timeline
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

A plan to have a managed camp in Redmond open by this winter hit a snag this week. A split vote of the Redmond City Council and a delayed vote at the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners mean the construction schedule will likely get pushed back for the camp planned on Redmond’s east side. […]

Posted inLocal News

Redmond Library Gets Nod for ‘Superior Sustainability’

Hub City’s new public facility recognized in national and regional awards 
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

The new Redmond Library, opened in January, cuts an imposing figure: Two stories of glass, wood and steel comprise a 40,000-square-foot facility that generates all its own energy, conserves water and has a lower carbon footprint compared to other buildings of its size. And for all that, the new downtown facility on SW Deschutes Avenue […]

Posted inNews

LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Palestinian, Jewish friends navigate global events 🎧

Two Redmond friends share how they came together in the midst of the conflict in Israel and Gaza
by The Source Staff

Following the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, two friends in Redmond began to explore a different side of their friendship.  Karim Bouris is of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, and his friend Jordan Schiff is of Jewish descent. In this podcast, these two Central Oregonians talk about the challenges and opportunities that the most recent conflict […]

Posted inNews

Chivaz Socks

Chivaz Wear makes socks that rock
Chris Miller

Chivaz Wear founder Matthew Gilman said he got started in the biz because back in 2006, no one was making quality tall socks that lasted a long time and didn’t fall down around your ankles. Chivaz shipped its first pair of socks in 2012. He named the business after having a run-in with a goat […]

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