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Ridgeview High to close school library
Ridgeview High School in Redmond is closing its library.A notice to school employees circulated in April said the school library will be closed as of June 30 and cleared out, with the room being repurposed at a later date. The reason for the closure is to “maximize our resources in a more effective manner as we seek to live out our school purpose, to have every student be college ready, career… → Read More
Jefferson County seeks feedback for updated farm and forest regulations
The Jefferson County Community Development Department is soliciting feedback from county residents regarding potential updates to zoning codes for exclusive farm use and forest management zones.The codes are the guidelines for what uses are and aren’t allowed on those lands. The last time the county completed a comprehensive update of regulations for the two zones was in 1996, and many elements… → Read More
Crook County students use virtual reality to travel the globe
PRINEVILLE — The students in Connor Booster’s sixth-grade international studies class turned their gazes in every direction, soaking up as much detail as they could of Robben Island in South Africa. The 14 students carefully studied Nelson Mandela’s tiny prison cell and voiced their concern that the cell lacked a bathroom.“You see that red bucket?” asked Booster, and all 14 heads turned sharply… → Read More
Redmond historical group hopes for new museum
The Greater Redmond Historical Society hopes to open a new historical museum in Redmond with exhibits documenting Redmond High School graduate Gov. Tom McCall, the military and airport, tales of the early railroad, housing and life of early settlers, and the city’s famed potato story. The historical museum’s board of directors has submitted a business plan to the City Council in hopes of finding… → Read More
Redmond youth program grows, but so does need
Since the Redmond Boys and Girls Club transitioned away from the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to become a program that is known as REACH, the nonprofit youth club has been able to secure additional funding while membership in at least one program has quadrupled in just over a year.The result is an increase in membership and grants to the program, but Executive Director Jenny O’Keefe said… → Read More
Sisters airport sues ODOT over demand to repay grant
After a year of failed negotiations, the Oregon Department of Transportation demanded that the Sisters Eagle Airport repay more than $733,000 in grant money the state had deemed was misused — nearly double the amount ODOT previously wanted repaid.The airport property owners and operators responded Friday when its attorneys filed a claim against ODOT.On Monday, ODOT released a statement that said… → Read More
New Prineville bridge could prevent flooding
The city of Prineville is set to replace the Elm Street bridge over Ochoco Creek, and the state is going to reimburse most of the $2.3 million project.The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to enter an agreement with ODOT, allowing ODOT to pick up 90 percent of the tab.The timber on the bridge is in poor shape due to decay, said ODOT spokesman Peter Murphy, and it’s finally time for the Elm… → Read More
Sisters to discuss regulated marijuana commerce
The city of Sisters is considering allowing regulated marijuana commerce within city limits.The Sisters City Council will hold a series of workshops to discuss potential changes to the city’s business license and other regulations that could allow medical or recreational marijuana sales. All marijuana sales are currently prohibited in Sisters by the city’s business license requirements.“It’s the… → Read More
Reconstruction of secondary runway in Redmond begins soon
Construction on the secondary runway at Redmond Airport will begin soon, but Central Oregon travelers won’t experience any delays in their travel plans.Because of work done during reconstruction of the primary runway in 2016, specifically where both runways intersect, officials will not have to close the airport, said Zachary Bass, airport director, in a press release. “We are focused on… → Read More
Four Madras High students headed to Japan
Four students from Madras High School have been selected to travel to Japan for 10 days in June to visit Madras’ sister city, Tomi City, and experience a world away from home. The group — Osmar Rodriguez Piza, Jessica Geinger, Tyreyk Ramsay and Wynona Tewee — and their chaperone, Jefferson County School Board member Jamie Hurd, are raising money to cover travel and lodging costs associated with… → Read More
Animal shelter in Madras nearing completion
MADRAS — When Stephen Drynan and his wife, Jerilee, took over the Three Rivers Humane Society in December 2013, the need for upgrades to the facility were considered imminent.“The first thing we saw when we came out here was the dogs in kennels outside and we about died,” Stephen Drynan said.After a few construction snags, the humane society — established in October 2012 — is putting the final… → Read More
Hikers brave chilly temperatures for First Day Hike
The heights of Smith Rock were shrouded in fog, but bundled-up hikers set out on the various trails at Smith Rock State Park for a New Year’s Day hike Monday morning.Temperatures hovered just below freezing at 10 a.m. when a group of 35 hikers took to the steep hill at the trailhead. Bundled in hats, gloves and scarves, some hikers traveled into Terrebonne specifically for the Smith Rock First… → Read More
Bend memory care facility sued for $2.6 million
When Jon Valley moved his brother, Jeff, into Aspen Ridge Memory Care, he assumed he would be in good hands, he said.However, Jeff Valley — a former Special Olympian and beloved fixture at several Bend barbershops, known for his happy demeanor — lost 20 pounds and became severely depressed, his family says. He was taken to St. Charles Bend multiple times for incidents including choking, an… → Read More
Bend Boy Scouts on Christmas tree pickup duty
With a little more sunshine and a little less snow on the ground than last year, Boy Scouts from four different troops in Bend set out to collect and recycle Christmas trees for their annual fundraiser.This year is the 26th year of the fundraiser and it has a different feel than last year, said Troop 18 scoutmaster Fred Schroeder. With temperatures in the mid-40s, the scouts joked about wearing… → Read More
ODOT, Prineville to redevelop Third Street
The City of Prineville is moving forward with a plan to redevelop Third Street, its main street through town. The City has coordinated its vision of improvements to the downtown corridor with the Oregon Department of Transportation’s necessary upgrades to the signals and technology on the road, which is also U.S. Highway 26. The collaboration will now be made possible after the state passed a… → Read More
Historic Redmond Hotel deal official, renovations underway
After sitting empty for many years, the historic Redmond Hotel finally will see new life as early as summer after city officials signed off on a loan agreement for renovation.On Tuesday, Redmond’s Urban Renewal Agency Board finalized a $749,000 loan agreement with developer Alpha Wave Investors — a California-based hotel investment group — as part of a $5 million renovation project, and… → Read More
Redmond public safety fee met with skepticism
A possible safety fee in Redmond was met with skepticism at a town hall meeting Monday night at City Hall.The majority of the crowd voiced support for the police department and didn’t argue the necessity of the fee — but were leery about the process with which the fee would be established.“I have no problem with a public safety fee but by shortening the process it’s going to lose a lot of… → Read More
Jefferson County votes to extend levy for aquatic center
Jefferson County residents approved the renewal of a levy that will fund maintenance and the recreation district at the Madras Aquatic Center.After two failed efforts, the 40 cent tax was established in 2013 for four years. The renewal of the levy, now for five more years, was approved by nearly a 40 percent margin in Tuesday’s special election, according to unofficial results on the website for… → Read More
Crooked River Ranch rejects tax to fund more law enforcement
A property tax increase that would have brought two Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies to Crooked River Ranch failed to gather enough support in Tuesday’s special election. Nearly 86 percent of Jefferson County citizens living in Crooked River Ranch voted against a measure that would have established a law enforcement district. Only 270 votes received were in favor of the measure compared to… → Read More
New road provides public access for hunting, hiking east of Prineville
A key road accessing the Ochoco National Forest area east of Prineville is open for hunters, hikers and others.The $1.5 million construction of the new Teaters Road was funded by Julie Waibel — Les Schwab’s granddaughter — and her husband, Brad, as the result of a lengthy dispute over right of way that began in 2014.The road — which provides access to the North Fork Crooked Wild and Scenic River… → Read More