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Deschutes County offering free COVID-19 testing event Wednesday at Fairgrounds
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No symptoms or ID required; online registration requested
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with the Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center.
This testing event is open to anyone. No symptoms or ID are required to be tested. Participants are asked to wear a mask and register online at https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/Redmond OR 4369.html.
Staff will be onsite to register those who are unable to preregister. Individuals will receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and test results will be available in two to three days.
Deschutes County elected officials to be sworn in on Monday
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Elected Deschutes County officials will be sworn into office at 8:30 a.m. on Monday at the First Interstate Bank Center at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond.
Three elected officeholders are scheduled to attend the ceremony and take the oath of office, which will be administered by the Honorable Wells Ashby, Presiding Judge for the Deschutes County Circuit Court.
Those scheduled to be formally sworn in are:
• County Commissioner Phil Chang
• County Treasurer Greg Munn
Capacity at the ceremony will be limited. Face coverings will be required and attendees will need to follow physical distancing guidelines. The governor’s executive orders exclude the courts, which are operating under COVID restrictions established by the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.
Officials believe an early-morning fire Tuesday at a hotel under construction in Redmond was likely the result of mechanical failure.
Around 1:40 a.m., Deschutes County emergency dispatch began receiving reports that flames were shooting from the roof of the Hampton Inn off U.S. Highway 97 near the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. Several people said an explosion was heard first.
Crews with Redmond Fire & Rescue arrived to find an active fire near the top of the four-story building. Because no people were reported to be inside the building, firefighters took a defensive approach, directing water guns from the apparatuses, according to Jeff Puller, Redmond deputy chief .