PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County School Board meets Monday night to discuss two recent board resignations and the next steps to fill the open board seats. The meeting is being live-streamed, click here to watch. Just weeks after Crook County superintendent Dr. Melissa Skinner resigned, board member Cheyenne Edgerly also resigned. Edgerly told
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Oregon’s Cascade Range mountains might not hold gold, but they store another precious resource in abundance: water.
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PowerSchool, the student information system used by Jefferson County School District 509J, was hit by a recent cyberattack in which personal files may have been accessed, officials said.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The large 40,000-square-foot space of the new Redmond Library is all but ready to open later this month. The new open design has tons of seating, on top of that there’s a lounge and a massive community hall that can be checked out by the public for a variety of events. The
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BEND, Ore., (KTVZ) – Ask elementary school kids what they love about school, and you’ll likely hear a number of them enthusiastically shout, “Recess!” But even with a much-welcomed break from the rigors of class, sometimes recess and playground experiences aren’t all fun and games. Playgrounds can be breeding grounds for problematic behaviors, according to
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Honor an outstanding educator in your life – Nominations for Oregon Teacher of the Year are open now through February 6. The Oregon Teacher of the Year serves as the face and voice of educators across the state. As a representative of the profession, this teacher leader will engage and inspire other teachers
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An initiative to encourage student diversity in science programs at Central Oregon Community College and to promote broader representation in scientific fields in general has gained new momentum, thanks to grant awards from the Bloomfield Family Foundation, the Randall Charitable Trust and the Central Oregon Health Council. Support comes from a $10,000
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Redmond High School is honoring the life and legacy of beloved agricultural teacher and Future Farmers of America advisor Lance Hill, who passed away from cancer on the day after Christmas.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following the recent announcement that the Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors has selected three finalists for the role of president, the college is holding a series of meet-and-greets across the district, Jan. 22 to Feb. 7, to welcome finalists Angela Tos, Greg Pereira and Steve Erickson, and provide a
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(update: Cheyenne Edgerly issues statement ) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) –Crook County School Board member Cheyenne Edgerly, who voted against moving forward with negotiations for embattled Superintendent Melissa Skinner’s departure , issued a statement Tuesday. Here it is, in full: “We all enjoy the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fiber optic line that Bend-La Pine Schools’ five schools in southern Deschutes County rely on for phone and internet service has been severely damaged, causing outages several times over the past few months. Monday’s outage was caused by logging equipment along US Highway 97 south of Bend, Bend-La Pine Director of
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Tensions are running high in Prineville Monday evening as the Crook County School Board holds a special meeting about the employment status of embattled Superintendent Melissa Skinner. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at Barnes Butte Elementary, held there to accommodate another large crowd. You can watch the meeting live at
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On Monday, December 9th, the Crook County School Board met for what local publication the Prineville Review is saying was an illegal executive session.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County School Superintendent Dr. Melissa Skinner spoke out Thursday for the first time since she became the focus of intense controversy this week amid reports that she intended to reassign popular Athletic Director Rob Bonner. She did not delve deeply into the specifics but vowed to address “the matters within
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Makerspace Lab at Caldera High School in Bend is one of three statewide recipients of SELCO Community Credit Union’s regional Classroom Makeover program. The three winners—one each from Central and Eastern Oregon, Northwestern Oregon, and Southwestern Oregon—will receive as much as $15,000 apiece to transform their learning spaces. Selected from
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Redmond High School’s Sparrow Club is organizing a fundraiser for their 2024-2025 Sparrow, Greyson.
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Crook County School District board members are sharing their thoughts on Superintendent Dr. Melissa Skinner, as turmoil continues in the community.
Continue Reading PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The trouble continues for Crook County Superintendent Melissa Skinner as a group looking to oust her from her role has gathered over 700 signatures and comes after a raucous student protest and packed board meeting. The group accuses her of suspect hiring practices, including the hiring of her family members. Crook
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — An award of $250,000 from the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund to Central Oregon Community College’s “Growing Together” fundraising campaign, with an additional $50,000 set in matching funds, is a major investment in the 24,000-square-foot educational facility and community resource taking shape at the Madras campus. The project, to open in the winter of
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On Monday evening, members of the Crook County School Board voted 4-0 at a packed meeting to not move forward with hearing a compliant filed against Athletic Director Rob Bonner and to request that Superintendent Dr. Melissa Skinner retain Bonner as the school district’s athletic director.
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