COCC extends Bend Patrol Services contract amid security staffing shortages
The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors agreed Wednesday evening to continue an emergency month-to-month contract with Bend Patrol…
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C.O. students’ behavioral issues and social anxiety increasing during pandemic
A few months into the first fully in-person school year since 2019, Central Oregon schools are facing a…
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Redmond Kiwanis continues See’s Candy sales
Saturday, Dec. 11, is the last opportunity to buy See’s Candy at the Redmond Chamber’s Village Market in Centennial Park. Kiwanians will be…
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Redmond DJ’s stolen trailer recovered — but more than $25,000 worth of gear is gone
Isai Escobar walked out of his apartment off Odem Medo Road in Redmond Sunday morning to find his trailer, filled with more than $25,000 worth of…
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Redmond Proficiency Academy HS class looks to grant money to area nonprofits
The student-led Community 101 Class at Redmond Proficiency Academy High School has received $5,000 from the the Oregon Community Foundation to grant…
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Redmond councilor urges preparation for marijuana dispensaries, runs into opposition
If you live In Redmond and you’re looking to buy legal marijuana, you’ll have to head to Bend or another city to do so.…
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Two Redmond councilors urge city to prepare for federally legal marijuana dispensaries
One Redmond city councilor is urging the council to get ready for allowing marijuana dispensaries in the city, if or when federal law changes, and he…
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Redmond’s holiday Northern Lights Display returns
Redmond City Hall will be the spot to view the 2nd annual Redmond Northern Lights display, every Friday and Saturday evening from 6-9 p.m., from now…
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Colorful new mural on display in downtown Redmond
Downtown Redmond has a colorful new mural in the 500 block of SW Evergreen, the work of two artists and funded by a grant from Visit Central…
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Santa’s Mailbox is back in downtown Redmond
The east side of the archway in downtown Redmond again features Santa’s Mailbox, where the Redmond Chamber of Commerce gathers kids’ mail featuring…
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Bethlehem Inn set to open Redmond shelter
The Bethlehem Inn is ready to open the first rooms of its new Redmond shelter, a former motel converted with a state Project Turnkey…
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Redmond pedestrian struck, killed crossing Highway 97
A Redmond woman was struck and killed as she tried to cross Highway 97 on foot Saturday night, Oregon State Police said…
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Redmond Turkey Trot kicks off people’s Thanksgiving holiday, with big turnout
The Redmond Turkey Trot had a big turnout Thanksgiving morning, with more than 1,000 pumped-up runners and walkers at Sam Johnson Park. This was the…
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Redmond Airport holiday travelers glad to be flying again
Normal is even a word up for debate now, but we talked to a few Redmond Airport travelers on Thanksgiving Eve about how it’s…
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Santa’s reindeer return to Coastal in Redmond
Coastal teamed up with Purina to bring Santa’s reindeer back to Redmond Tuesday…
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Pedestrian struck, seriously injured while walking in NW Redmond street
A pedestrian walking in a northwest Redmond street was struck and seriously injured by a vehicle early Sunday morning, police…
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BasX founder says company’s new owners are committed to Redmond ‘long-term’
BasX Solutions new owners, AAON of Tulsa, Oklahoma, plans to continue growing the company in Redmond, the founder of BasX said Friday.…
Continue ReadingState Rep. Jack Zika, R-Redmond, won’t seek reelection, cites ‘family illness, personal health’
State Rep. Jack Zika, R-Redmond, announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection next year “due to family illness and personal health…
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Redmond Police Department names Lt. Aaron Wells as next captain
The Redmond Police Department proudly announces Aaron Wells as the next Police Captain. Lt. Wells has been a member of RPD since 2007, and for the…
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Fire destroys SW Redmond duplex unit; neighbor spared, but 2 families displaced
One of two southwest Redmond duplex units was destroyed by a fire that spread from the garage Tuesday afternoon, while the adjacent unit was…
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