New comedy festival coming to General Duffy’s in Redmond next weekend
A new comedy festival is coming to General Duffy’s Waterhole in Redmond next weekend, featuring more than two dozen comics.
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Pickup with dog inside stolen at Bend Lowe’s parking lot, recovered at Redmond Lowe’s; woman arrested
Four hours after a Bend man’s pickup truck – with his dog inside – was stolen from the Bend Lowe’s Home Improvement parking lot, the truck – and dog – were found in the Redmond Lowe’s parking lot, and a Redmond woman was arrested, police said.
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Randi Viggiano named Ridgeview HS assistant principal/athletic director
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District is pleased to announce it has selected Randi Viggiano as the next Assistant Principal/Athletic Director of Ridgeview High School. Viggiano currently serves as school counselor for Ridgeview High School, a position she has held since 2017. She has also served as the head volleyball coach for Ridgeview
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs hosts ‘Redmond Quest’ to honor women of city’s history
It was a special time at Redmond’s Centennial Park Saturday afternoon as the General Federation of Women’s clubs held the “Redmond Quest,” a driving quest they could also do on foot, to link a dozen historic buildings to 12 women of Redmond’s history. The finale of the “Ladies, Legacies and Landmarks Quest” was a fundraiser for Saving
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Hundreds attend bone marrow donor registration drive to help Redmond girl Journey
DKMS hosted a blood stem cell registration drive Saturday morning to find potential lifesaving donors for Journey. Journey is a 6 year old Redmond girl who was first diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of 2. Journey underwent treatment and reached remission, but unfortunately relapsed. The family partnered with DKMS to help find her match.
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COCC’ Summer Spanish Immersion language, cultural program returns, moves to Redmond
After a two-year in-person hiatus caused by the pandemic, Central Oregon Community College’s annual Central Oregon Summer Spanish Immersion language and cultural program is returning June 21-24, and will be held for the first time at the college’s Redmond campus.
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Bone marrow registration drive set for Saturday to help Redmond girl
A bone marrow donor registration drive is set for Saturday at Journey Church in Redmond to help 6-year-old Journey Marino in her renewed battle with leukemia. Folks who are unable to attend Saturday’s event, or want more information about Journey’s story can request a free swab kit online at dkms.org/journey.
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General Duffy’s to host Latino Business Expo
General Duffy’s in Redmond will host the first Latino Business Expo on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Festival Latino planned later in the day.
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Assistance League giving books to children at Redmond HS pop-up event
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Assistance League of Bend will be providing free books to children at a pop-up event on Thursday, May 5, at Redmond High School. The book distribution will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 pm in the high school parking lot, coinciding with NeighborImpact’s free food distribution program. Each child
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Redmond VFW Post 4108 donates to Honor Flight of Central Oregon
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond VFW Post 4108 past Post Commander Jack Newcomb recently presented a check for $1,750 to Don DeLand, vice president of Honor Flight of Central Oregon, to support the veterans able to make these very special trips to the monuments in our nation’s capital. Newcomb said the VFW post obtained a
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Cyndi Ganfield named new Terrebonne Community School principal
The Redmond School District announced Wednesday it has selected Cyndi Ganfield as the next principal of Terrebonne Community School.
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Vandals cause major damage at 5 Redmond park restrooms; closed 1-2 months for costly repairs
Redmond’s city park restrooms only reopened for the season about two weeks ago – but now, ones at five parks are closed for one to two months for repairs after a vandalism spree caused at least $50,000 damage, city officials said Tuesday.
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Wild Ride Brewing in Redmond hosts Classic Car Show, draws over 400 cars
Wild Ride Brewing in Redmond hosted its Classic Car Show on Saturday, its first year back after taking a couple years off due to the Covid pandemic. The event highlighted cars from 1989 and older. The taproom manager said there were roughly 265 that pre-registered, but they and ended up with a total of 405
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‘This isn’t real struggle’: Redmond man on 100-mile, 1,000-pull-up marathon to help shelter he lived in
Brandon Stutzman began running 100 miles around the three-mile Dry Canyon Loop in Redmond on Friday, also doing 1,000 pull-ups along the way, to raise money and awareness for a cause that’s very important to him.
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Burrowing rockchucks breach COID canal near Redmond; flooding stopped, repairs begin
A 30-foot hole is what’s left after burrowing rodents — rockchucks, to be specific — caused a breach in an irrigation canal south of Redmond Wednesday night that sent floodwaters across fields, closed Young Avenue, and prompted emergency alerts and sandbagging efforts to protect some properties, officials said.
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Eco-arsonist pleads guilty to role in 1997 Redmond slaughterhouse fire, faces 7-plus years
A Pacific Northwest environmental extremist, arsonist and former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for his role in two arson conspiracies targeting commercial and government-owned animal processing facilities in Redmond, Oregon and California. A plea deal sets his expected sentence at over 7 years in prison.
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Ascend Academy: New Redmond flight program breaks barriers for aspiring pilots amid shortage
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There’s a serious pilot shortage around the country, after the pandemic prompted early retirement by thousands of pilots. But the cost to get the training to become a pilot can be anywhere from $60,000 to $100,000 — a major hurdle that can be tough to clear.
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Redmond 6-year-old fighting cancer for a second time, in need of bone marrow donor
Six-year-old Journey Marino is no ordinary Redmond girl. Sure, her favorite character is a Disney princess. But she’s also incredibly brave as she fights leukemia, again.
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Redmond Mayor Endicott talks homelessness, housing and growth in State of the City
During his 13th State of the City address on Wednesday, Redmond Mayor George Endicott tackled a number of issues, but the most eye-catching one may be the city’s population growth.
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Redmond Airport runway closes for a month of paving; city will see more air traffic
Beginning Wednesday, the main Runway 5-23 at Redmond Municipal Airport is closed for about a month for a paving project, which will increase air traffic over the city, officials said.
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