Redmond residents to get new trash pickup option
The Redmond City Council unanimously passed a city ordinance this week that will give residents the cost-saving option to have their trash picked up every other week.
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C.O. Realtors come to aid of cash-strapped Redmond Senior Center
The Central Oregon Association of Realtors is providing $10,000 to the Redmond Senior Center, 2/3 of the funds it says it needs this week to keep Meals on Wheels, other programs operating.
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Family, friends mourn Redmond man killed in land kiteboarding crash
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Redmond man fatally injured Sunday morning when he fell nearly 30 feet while practicing land kiteboarding on the parking lot of the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond.
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Redmond FFA brings agricultural literacy project to Tom McCall Elementary
Redmond FFA members energized students at Tom McCall Elementary School this week, kicking off Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom’s annual Agricultural Literacy project
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Redmond Fire & Rescue to seek first local option levy in May
Redmond Fire & Rescue’s Board of Directors said Wednesday they have unanimously agreed to place a five-year local option levy of 27¢ per $1,000 of assessed value on the May 19 ballot.
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Power outage closes Redmond’s Obsidian MS
Obsidian Middle School in Redmond was closed Wednesday due to a power outage but is expected to reopen Thursday, officials said.
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FAA grants $3 million for new Redmond Airport operations building
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a $3 million grant toward a new operations and snow removal equipment building at Redmond Airport.
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Redmond PD report Jan. speed, seat belt enforcement results
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — During the month of January, the Redmond Police Department conducted grant-funded speed and seat belt enforcement patrols. Redmond patrol officers working these shifts made a total of 35 enforcement contacts with 23 of these being speed-related, in addition to officers working regular patrol shifts. Enhanced patrols included the area of the Yew
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Shot fired in NE Bend apartment; suspect arrested in Redmond
A man who fired a gunshot in a northeast Bend apartment Friday night was spotted a short time later in Redmond, leading to a guns-drawn traffic stop, but refused to come out of his pickup until a police negotiator convinced him to surrender, officers said.
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Redmond School District seeks superintendent finalist community panelists
The Redmond School District Board of Directors invites members of the community to help in the final stages of choosing the district’s next superintendent by applying for the Community Stakeholder Panel.
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Redmond HS students help NE Oregon flood victims
Redmond High School’s Future Farmers of America are helping raise funds and collect donated household necessities for those hit by flooding in northeast Oregon’s Umatilla County.
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Redmond police save drug overdose victim, arrest alleged dealer
Redmond police administered Narcan to save the life of an 18-year-old who overdosed at a southwest Redmond home late Wednesday night, later raiding the home and arresting an 18-year-old alleged drug dealer.
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As Bend home prices surge, more C.O. homebuyers look elsewhere in region
According to the Central Oregon Association of Realtors, Bend home sales prices averaged about $450,000 at the end of 2019.
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Redmond schools making big changes to cut K-5 class sizes
The Redmond School District has announced major school and boundary changes to take effect in the 2020-2021 school year, in preparation for class size reductions with the added state funding from the new Student Success Act.
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Redmond City Council sets goals for upcoming year
The city of Redmond is once again looking to the future of the city.
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Impaired CRR man arrested after Redmond Fred Meyer incident
An apparently drug-impaired Crooked River Ranch man was arrested Tuesday evening after allegedly stripping to his underwear and running around in the Redmond Fred Meyer store and parking lot, speaking gibberish and scaring numerous people, police said.
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Redmond Proficiency Academy sets open enrollment
Redmond Proficiency Academy announced Monday that enrollment for the 2020-21 school year opens on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8 a.m. and is scheduled to close on Sunday, March 1 at 5 p.m.
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Caregiver respite program seeks sustaining memberships
Thelma’s Place is a nonprofit community serving those with Alzheimer’s or another dementia and their families and caregivers, by providing the only day respite program in Central Oregon.
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Proposed rules could make flying with service animals more difficult
The Department of Transportation is proposing stricter regulations around service animals on flights. Specifically, the DOT is proposing amendments to its Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) regulations on the transportation of service animals by air.
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Community invited to Redmond 2040 vision update
Last summer, the City of Redmond launched Redmond 2040, a city-wide community engagement process to update its Comprehensive Plan. On Thursday, Feb. 6 from 6:00-7:30 p.m., the city invites residents to a community input meeting at City Hall, 411 SW 9th St.
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