4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (377+ words) Oregon State University " Cascades has launched the Energy Innovation Center to accelerate research and development in energy technologies in Central Oregon and beyond." The center will focus in areas such as energy storage, carbon capture and abatement, and power generation…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (279+ words) COCC's Deer Ridge Prison College Program to Confer First-ever Associate Degrees The Source - Bend, Oregon Central Oregon Community College's education program at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution is conferring its first-ever degree awards from its recently established associate degree program. Nine…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (331+ words) Oregon State University " Cascades has opened a new studio to help students in its outdoor products and engineering programs design and prototype innovative gear and equipment." Located in Edward J. Ray Hall, the 1, 500-square-foot OP: EN studio'named to reflect"outdoor products…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (211+ words) The exhibition celebrates the people, wildlife, landscapes, cultures and history of the region that stretches from the eastern slope of the Cascades and the Sierra to the Rockies." The entire 2026 collection will be on exhibit at the High Desert Museum…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (349+ words) St. Charles Health System announced today Community Benefit grants of more than $240, 000 to 45 local organizations in Central Oregon. The grants were awarded to provide basic needs, sponsor local events and as part of St. Charles" two Priority Grant focus areas:…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (288+ words) The Source - Bend, Oregon Central Oregon Community College's five-day, college-exposure summer symposiums, set for June 21-25, are designed " and offered free " for regional high school Latinx, Native American, Afrocentric and 2 SLGBTQIA+ students and their allies, with applications being accepted until May…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (359+ words) Excerpts from the Q&A with Alli Jorgensen (quotes have been abridged for print version): Adriana Mari'o: How have Bend Parks & Rec's programs evolved with the growing population of Bend? Alli Jorgensen: We just try and keep our finger on…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1656+ words) A few years into her dream job as an elementary schoolteacher in her tiny hometown of North Powder (pop. 563), Ronda Fritz found herself disheartened. Not by the low pay or lack of resources at her tiny school. Rather, Fritz blamed…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (263+ words) COCC faculty have reached day 119 of good-faith bargaining'with'their employer'and only have 26 more to go before they reach the minimum days'required'to exchange a proposal. During this time, some faculty have been outspoken about the financial challenges they face, and the uncertainty…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (168+ words) Interview with Owner, Chance Caruso With so many kids" programs and day camps in Bend, what sets R. A. D. Camps apart from the rest? What are some of the advantages for kids who spend their summers with R. A. D. Camps? Kids build confidence, independence…...