Redmond Airport loses $2 million from big air travel drop due to COVID-19
Finding parking at an airport can often be a challenge, in normal times. But in the last few months at Redmond Municipal Airport, it’s been as easy as ever.
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Hospice of Redmond revamps Festival of Trees amid COVID-19
Hospice of Redmond’s annual fundraising event, Festival of Trees, is being transformed into a COVID-friendly event for the first time in 36 years.
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Consumer Cellular hiring 150 in Redmond, offering home-work hybrid, bonus
Cellphone provider Consumer Cellular said Tuesday it’s looking to hire 150 people for positions at its Redmond call center, offering flexible schedules, including a home-office hybrid, and a bonus intended to lure workers amid the COVID-19 uncertainty.
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Redmond woman reunited with her biological father, with help from community
A Redmond woman who has devoted her life to helping others in the Central Oregon community was on the receiving end this time, as she reconnected with her biological father after searching for many years.
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Redmond awards $67K in small-business grants; $250K still available region-wide
(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As part of continued pandemic relief efforts, the City of Redmond and the Redmond Chamber of Commerce have partnered to award $67,667 in small business grants to Redmond businesses. A total of 22 Redmond businesses were awarded grants, with the grants ranging from $2,500 to $7,500. All of the businesses
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More than 400 sign petition to reopen Redmond schools this fall
A Redmond woman has started a petition asking the Redmond School District to allow students and teachers to go back to their classrooms for in-person learning this fall.
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Redmond man arraigned on murder charge in woman’s stabbing death
A 61-year-old Redmond man was arraigned Monday afternoon on a second-degree murder charge in last month’s stabbing death of a 54-year-old woman he previously had dated.
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Redmond schools send $27.5 million ‘no rate hike’ bond measure to Nov. ballot
The Redmond School Board voted unanimously this week to place a $27.5 million bond measure on the ballot this November that the district says won’t raise its property tax rate but will fund needed school upgrades and technology.
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Redmond’s Spirit Foundation launches community survey
“These are unprecedented times with new challenges and possibly new needs emerging in our community,” said Jennifer Stephens, Redmond’s Spirit Foundation executive director. “COVID-19 has impacted our entire community one way or another.”
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Lawmakers preserve funds for future COCC-Redmond building expansion
The Oregon Legislature has preserved $8 million in matching funds for a COCC Redmond campus expansion; list of funding also includes work on the aging Warm Springs water system.
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More downtown parking for Redmond on old City Hall site
The Redmond Urban Renewal Agency moved forward Tuesday with a project to add much-needed free parking to the downtown at the site of the former City Hall building, 716 SW Evergreen Avenue.
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Redmond planned road closures and delays update: August 9-15
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays update for August 9-15: NOTE: As 2020 road construction activities are completed and seasonal street preservation projects conclude, weekly updates will be transitioning back to monthly or project-specific advisories effective August 16. City of Redmond road closures can be viewed on the Redmond
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Four human-caused brush fires doused in SE Redmond
Four human-caused brush fires were spotted and extinguished within minutes of each other in an area of southeast Redmond Saturday evening, fire officials said.
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Redmond High begins new ‘Legacy Wall’ graduating tradition
Redmond High School is starting a new tradition – a ‘Legacy Wall,’ made up of tiles personalized by each graduating senior.
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Wheeler County fire grows to 310 acres; lightning map technology assists C.O. fight
Wednesday night’s lightning storm sparked dozens of fires across Central Oregon that have been caught small — and one to the east, in Wheeler County, that has topped 300 acres.
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2 Madras residents killed in Hwy. 97 crash at O’Neil Junction north of Redmond
Two Madras residents were killed Saturday afternoon in the collision of their mini-van with a semi-truck at the O’Neil Junction of Highway 97 and the O’Neil Highway north of Redmond, Oregon State Police reported Sunday.
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Deschutes County Youth Livestock Auction goes on, despite pandemic
No pigs? No problem.
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Birds’ nest atop outdoor light ignites $35,000 duplex fire west of Redmond
A birds’ nest atop an outdoor light apparently ignited a fire early Thursday morning that caused $35,000 damage to a duplex in the Eagle Crest area west of Redmond, fire officials said.
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Redmond WWII veteran, ‘death march’ survivor ‘Cal’ Graham dies at 100
Redmond centenarian and World War II veteran Clarence (Cal) Graham passed away on Wednesday, a few months after his 100th birthday, his family announced.
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Some C.O. parents say it’s best to keep teaching kids at home, but others face issues
After Gov. Kate Brown released new COVID-19 metrics on Tuesday, Bend-La Pine Schools officials said students likely will not return to the classroom in the fall. Some parents say that’s the best approach for their children, but others are struggling to determine what to do amid work schedules and other issues.
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