T he City of Prineville has earned the League of Oregon Cities’ Award of Excellence for 2017, for its innovative wastewater project and wetlands project. Source columnist Jim Anderson, in an Aug. 23 Natural World column, described the project: “He (City Engineer Eric Klann) and his 19-man crew replaced the original 1940 wooden freshwater pipeline […]
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Oregon Delegation Works Toward More Wildfire Support
T he federal Office of Management and Budget has included $576.5 million in wildfire funding in its supplemental budget request to Congress, recommending that “active forest management and forestry reform” be included as a way to stop the practice of “borrowing” money from fire prevention work in order to fight wildfires, according to a release […]
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State Park Campground Fees Going Up
T he Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is raising fees at state park camp sites. As of Nov. 1, the rates at campsites run by OPRD will go up $2 for some campsites—but not tent sites. Full hookup sites at popular campgrounds will rise to $30 per night, with basic yurt prices going to $42. […]
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Verizon Decides Against Cell Tower at Trinity Episcopal
A new tower was placed at Bend’s City Hall
Cell phone provider Verizon has decided against placing a cell tower atop Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Bend. As reported by the Source in June, a group of parents at Amity Creek Magnet School, as well as neighbors adjacent to Trinity Episcopal, had opposed the placement of the tower, due to concerns about potential exposure […]
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Funds for DACA Renewals Announced
Central Oregon’s Latino Community Association has announced a funding opportunity for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, commonly known as DACA. The program allows children of undocumented migrants who entered the U.S. before age 16 to obtain a work permit and other legal status. People who already have DACA and a work […]
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City Councilor Announces Run for House
Bend City Councilor, Dr. Nathan Boddie, has announced his bid for the House District 54 seat in the Oregon State Legislature. The House seat representing Bend, currently held by another physician, Dr. Knute Buehler (R-Bend), will be vacant during the 2018 election, due to Buehler’s run for governor of Oregon. Boddie is a primary care […]
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Sisters Folk Festival Offers Partial Refunds
On the heels of its last-minute festival cancellation, organizers at the Sisters Folk Festival are offering people who bought passes several refund options. Festival organizers canceled the entire festival on Sept. 6, following weeks of poor and hazardous air quality conditions in the region due to fire. The festival was set to take place Sept. […]
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As Fires Subside, Some Closures Lifted
A s of Sept. 19, some local areas that have been closed due to fire are back open. The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District lifted the closures for the South Sister Climber, Moraine Lakes Trail East of the South Sister Climber Trail, Soda Creek and Green Lakes Trails, as the Nash Fire—while still active—shrinks. Areas south of the […]
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City Trims $30,000 in Electricity Costs
I t’s been one year since the Bend City Council adopted its Climate Action Resolution, aimed at improving energy efficiency in the city. Some of the biggest sources of energy usage: electricity and natural gas. An update issued Sept. 19 reported that over the “past few years,” the City of Bend achieved a savings of […]
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Local News Roundup: Wildfires Burn, A Suspect Arrested and a Beheaded Buck?!
Wildfires Continue to Rage in Oregon, Suspect Arrested for Arson W ith over 10 major wildfires reported across Oregon, Washington and Idaho, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group has dubbed this the “worst wildfire seasons the western U.S. has ever seen.” As of Sept. 12, the Eagle Creek Fire located in the Columbia Gorge east of […]