C.O businesses doing whatever they can to help evacuees
Donations have been pouring in across the region to help those who have had to evacuate their homes due to Oregon’s destructive wildfires.
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Bend-La Pine, Redmond schools aim to bring K-3 students back in ‘hybrid’ model Oct. 5
Bend-La Pine Schools plan to bring kindergarten through third-grade students back to in-person learning, part-time, through a “hybrid-balanced” model that could begin Oct. 5, if current COVID-19 metrics hold, interim superintendent Lora Nordquist said Tuesday night.
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American Red Cross, NewsChannel 21 partner to raise funds for wildfire relief
NewsChannel 21 has teamed up with the American Red Cross to host an Oregon Wildfires Relief Campaign.
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Smoke, poor air quality cause dozens of RDM flight cancellations, delays
Many travelers flying into or out of the Redmond Municipal Airport have experienced flight cancellations or delays in recent days, due to the poor air quality conditions across the region.
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Unhealthy air prompts Redmond to cancel annual bicycle-pedestrian count
Due to the forecast unhealthy air quality conditions, the City of Redmond’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee has canceled their annual bicycle and pedestrian count.
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Rescued Holiday Farm Fire animals in C.O.; some treated for burns, smoke inhalation
In addition to human evacuees, animals now are arriving and being cared for at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond after being rescued from fires around Oregon.
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Bend, Redmond get share of federal COVID-19 housing aid to avoid evictions
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Monday communities across Oregon will receive $22.4 million to help households facing higher risk of eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Redmond’s Jericho Road receives $10,000 grant for food, emergency supplies
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond Rebekah Lodge has awarded Jericho Road $10,000 to help with the provision of food and emergency supplies in the Redmond area. “These funds are critical in supporting our food and outreach programs especially during the COVID and fire disasters in our region. Those suffering loss and displacement need essential
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Some evacuees worry they can’t afford to rebuild lost homes under modern codes
At the Super 8 Motel in Redmond on Sunday, smoke and worry filled the air, as anxious evacuees heard from the town of Detroit’s mayor while they wait to learn if a wildfire destroyed their homes.
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Donations pour in for fire evacuees and their pets; C.O drop-off locations arise
Wildfire evacuees are still arriving at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds from various fire-stricken areas around Oregon, and many Central Oregonians are stepping up to help them, as well as businesses and other organizations.
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Busy pit crew: Redmond Air Center tankers battling fires across the Northwest
With wildfires raging all over the West Coast, much of the air support to help ground crews tackle those blazes comes from or through the air tanker base at the Redmond Air Center, by the Redmond Airport.
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Redmond wildland firefighting contractor sees sharp rise in job-seekers
While state and federal firefighters are usually the first line of defense against wildfires, sometimes those agencies rely on private contractors to supply needed crews — ones like a busy Redmond business.
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C. Oregonians seek to help evacuees; Red Cross deals with COVID-19 health risks
With many Central Oregonians looking for ways to help by donating items to wildfire evacuees arriving in Deschutes County, the American Red Cross said it also must address health risks due to COVID-19.
Continue ReadingFire Alert: Bend, Redmond ban recreational fires; other government notices
The Bend and Redmond fire departments joined other agencies Wednesday in banning all recreational fires. We have that and other fire-related notices from agencies issued Wednesday:
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Santiam Canyon pummeled by wildfire; Mill City homes, businesses lost, mayor says
Imagine driving through blood orange skies, as you evacuate a home you may never return to.
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Beachie Creek Fire estimated at 130,000 acres; evacuees flee to C.O. amid devastation
High winds Monday night fanned the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires, prompting Level 3 evacuations and closure of state Highway 22 through the Santiam Canyon — and now, as images of destruction circulate, many evacuated residents fear they may no longer have homes to return to.
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2 Redmond teens riding on outside of car thrown, seriously hurt in sudden stop
Two Redmond teens riding on the outside of a car driven by their older sister were seriously injured Thursday night when she suddenly stopped and they were thrown to the ground, police said.
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Redmond art panel announces Homestead Bike Pump Track mural contest
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond Committee for Art in Public Places has announced Homestead Bike Pump Track as the next location for a student art project — in this case, a mural contest The committee invites youth artists who reside within the Redmond School District boundary to submit concepts for a mural(s) in the
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Redmond Senior Center receives $23K grant from St. Charles Health System
The Redmond Senior Center has received a $23,000 grant from St. Charles Health System to help ensure the area’s most vulnerable seniors have basic needs crucial for their overall health and well-being, such as essential food services and access to local support and resources.
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Fire destroys travel trailer, car off Hwy. 126 east of Redmond
A small travel trailer, car and two debris piles burned Sunday afternoon in a fire off Highway 126 east of Redmond, but a passing wildfire crew spotted the blaze and began building a line around it to keep it from spreading, officials said.
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