Bend swelters through hottest July on record; Prineville s was second-hottest ktvz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Redmond Airport receives $6 million in American Rescue Plan relief funding
Prineville Airport receives $32,000
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that airports in Redmond and Prineville have earned a combined $6.1 million from the American Rescue Plan Act for operations, concessions, personnel and sanitation.
“Rural airports serve as critical connectors for every nook and cranny of Oregon, and ARPA dollars will serve to benefit the local economy as more and more people travel to experience Central Oregon’s world-class recreation,” Wyden said in a news release. “I’m gratified that Redmond and Prineville have secured this federal support to combat the pandemic-induced decreases in revenue, so that we can continue to support these airports as essential resources to the region.”
Bend had its second-warmest June on record, thanks to record-breaking temperatures ktvz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
May gets off to a wet start across Central Oregon after a warm, dry April
National Weather Service
Bend, Prineville are well below average precipitation for the year
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Much of Central Oregon awakened to steady rainfall as the calendar turned to May on Saturday – in fact, more of it fell in Bend in just a few hours than in all of a warm, dry April, the National Weather Service reported.
By 8:30 a.m. Saturday, weather spotters around Central Oregon reported rainfall amounts including up to .28 of an inch in Bend, .41 of an inch in Madras and .12 of an inch in the Redmond area.