Jordan Williams, Author at KTVZ

Powell Butte nonprofit boosts beef donations to C.O churches and food banks

April 1, 2020 6:09 pm Jordan Williams

The Powell Butte non-profit “The 1017 Project” is increasing its beef donations to area churches and food pantries, which are facing increased…

Bend financial planner suggests now is the time to invest

March 31, 2020 8:27 pm Jordan Williams

Your money is safe in a federally insured bank – but a Bend financial planner says it’s actually a great time to…

Hikers continue to hike Pilot Butte despite closure

March 28, 2020 6:24 pm Jordan Williams

Oregon State Parks closed all of its parks on March 23 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.…

Crook County school buses still busy, delivering meals to kids

March 27, 2020 7:53 pm Jordan Williams

When Oregon schools closed March 16 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it wasn’t only the opportunity to learn that students lost. Many students who…

Busy C.O. truckers facing impacts of COVID-19 outbreak

March 26, 2020 9:11 pm Jordan Williams

A Redmond-based trucking company that works nationwide has had relatively few impacts from COVID-19 so far, though rest stop closures are starting to…

Coronavirus prompts new therapy challenges, shift to video

March 25, 2020 7:20 pm Jordan Williams

For many people, getting outside is important for mental health. But with the governor’s new stay-at-home order, self-isolation is now the top…

Suicide prevention hotlines across U.S. seeing rise in calls

March 25, 2020 5:38 pm Jordan Williams

Lines for Life call counselors are now working from…

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office sees decrease in calls

March 20, 2020 9:07 pm Jordan Williams

The sheriff’s office says it has received 13 fewer calls than last…

1,000s in C.O. sign petition to freeze rent, mortgage payments

March 19, 2020 8:25 pm Jordan Williams

Amid fast-rising joblessness and uncertainty, a petition started in Bend to freeze rent and mortgage payments has taken…

C.O. grocery stores see business boom, offer special ‘senior shopping hours’

March 18, 2020 7:10 pm Jordan Williams

Many Central Oregonians are doing the right thing, officials say, by staying home — and are able to do so because they have stocked their food…

Some C.O. gyms voluntarily close, while others stay open

March 17, 2020 7:14 pm Jordan Williams

Despite California and Washington mandating all fitness gyms to close for now, Oregon has not done so. It’s up to gyms to decide whether or not…

Seinfeld character ‘Soup Nazi’ helps open new Bend restaurant

March 14, 2020 10:57 pm Jordan Williams

Larry Thomas, the actor who played the ‘Soup Nazi’ on ‘Seinfeld,’ was in Bend on Saturday to help a new restaurant, Chomp Chomp, celebrate its grand…

Bend man talks of life under virus quarantine in Italy

March 14, 2020 7:06 pm Jordan Williams

Henry Mensing of Bend is one of millions of people living under quarantine in Italy due to the COVID-19 outbreak.…

Coronavirus worries keep Giving Plate volunteers away

March 14, 2020 6:53 pm Jordan Williams

Nearly all of The Giving Plate’s volunteers on weekdays are senior citizens. If the nonprofit Bend food bank runs out of volunteers, it could turn to…