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Local Stories Calendar The latest Support Local Journalism. Strengthen Our Community. Since 1997, The Source has been Central Oregon’s locally owned voice for news, culture, and opinion. Through the ...
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Feisty Wildfire Threatens Sisters, Grows into Pacific Northwest’s Top Priority

Whitney Tayer, public information officer with the Oregon Department of Forestry, points to a map of the Akawa Fire near Sisters on Thursday morning. Elijah and Xiomara Roy were at their grandparents’ ...
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Bulgogi Cheesesteaks, BiBim Tots and Banchan, Oh My!

To me, there are only a few touchstones of Bend left anymore when it comes to the food scene. The landscape of cuisine has always been fluid and ever-shifting, but now, more than ever, it seems like ...
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Bend into Balance: Interview with Dr. Kevin Jones of Flow Wellness

In 2010, I traveled with a small film crew to Monterey, Mexico to meet Manuel Uribe for a documentary on obesity I was ...
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Practical Magic

It’s deeply frustrating to be a film critic in the midst of an endless, exhausting culture war. The moment casting choices were announced for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey,” ...
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the Source July 23, 2026

In 2010, I traveled with a small film crew to Monterey, Mexico to meet Manuel Uribe for a documentary on obesity I was directing for National Geographic. At that time, he was 44 years old and held the ...
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Supporting Community Through the Outlaw Country Tradition

Festival organizer Joe Estrada says he was inspired to do a benefit concert after having success with a Willie Nelson tribute in Februrary. Willie Nelson was one of the main figures of the outlaw ...
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Central Oregon Public Lands Move to Stage 2 Public Use Fire Restrictions

Due to continued hot weather, extremely dry vegetation, and significant wildfire activity, the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, and Prineville ...
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Temporary Emergency Closure Implemented for Akawa Butte Fire

Effective immediately, the Deschutes National Forest is temporarily closing an area east of Forest Service Road 11 on the Sisters Ranger District for public safety due to the Akawa Butte Fire. The ...
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Unity4Inclusion honors the 10 year Anniversary of the Massacre in Sagamihara, Japan

Unity4Inclusion Founder and Board President Sam Robinson is going to host a memorial at the Central Oregon Collective in Bend ...
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First Domino’s Store in Sisters is Now Open

The first Domino’s store in Sisters, located at 620 N. Arrowleaf Trail, is officially open and celebrating throughout the week by giving away free Domino’s swag with each order, while supplies last.
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Meadow Sky Productions Presents The Play that Goes Wrong, August 7-16

The Cornley Drama Society is thrilled to be able to put on their largest and bravest production yet: The Murder at Haversham ...