Bend La-Pine Schools cancels after school activities

3:52 p.m.: After school activities including scheduled practices and gams are canceled. 

Redmond schools cancels activities

12:55 p.m.: Redmond School District canceled after-school activities Thursday due to inclement weather.

Redmond Airport closed

Redmond Airport shut down early Thursday afternoon after freezing rain made runway conditions unsafe for planes to land. Read the story here.

COCC and OSU-Cascades close early Thursday

Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University-Cascades planned to close early Thursday due to bad roads.

OSU_Cascades announced it would close its campus at 2 p.m. Students were advised to check Canvas for remote class delivery.

COCC cancelled all classes and events scheduled for 1 p.m. or later Thursday. The closure applies to all campuses and remote personnel.

The reason COCC gave for the closure is adverse road conditions, which have continued to affect Central Oregon for the last two weeks. Campuses were also closed Wednesday after freezing rain added to road instability throughout the region.

All further announcements regarding closures can be seen on the college’s website or interested parties can sign up for COCC’s emergency notification system.

Jefferson County Schools closed Thursday

8 a.m.: Jefferson County School District is closing all schools Thursday due to icy road conditions in some of the outlying areas of the district, according to Joseph Prechtl, district communications director.

Wednesday storm coverage

Five killed in crash on Highway 97 as freezing rain turns roads icy across Central Oregon