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City Mechanics to Move to Swan Island
After fixing vehicles for more than 50 years in the cramped, sloping and degrading Kerby Garage in North Portland, the city’s 40 mechanics who repair 2,300 of the city’s vehicles are finally getting a new home. On July 1, the city signed a 20-year lease for a sprawling...
Western Oregon Resource Advisory Council to host meeting, south coast field tour, July 10
The Bureau of Land Management’s Western Oregon Resource Advisory Council will participate in a meeting at the Coos Bay District Office on July 10, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pacific Time and field tour to the Loon Lake Recreation Site and other public lands in the Coos Bay Area, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT. “We are excited to tour through the coastal forest and visit one of our most popular recreation sites with our advisory council members,” said Heather Whitman, Roseburg...
Tribal leaders on the coast call for action to return sea otters to Oregon
Leaders of two federally recognized Oregon coastal Indian tribes have called upon U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to “take all appropriate actions” to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to return sea otters — known to tribal ancestors as Xulh-t’ush, Giye’we, or Ela-ke’ — to the Oregon coast within the next five years. The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) have sent letters to Haaland. In the letters, Bradley...
State revokes funding for Christian group fighting gang violence due to hiring practices
(The Center Square) – Whether faith-based groups are allowed to solely hire people that agree with their faith is a question again before the courts. A ministry in Oregon that works with at-risk youth was stripped of its state funding because it requires employees and volunteers at the organization to sign a statement of faith document. Now the issue is before the courts and could set precedent for which faith groups are allowed to hire people who agree with their mission. ...
Portland Adopts Early Garbage Pickup Schedule to Protect Sanitation Workers from Extreme Heat
As temperatures in Portland soar, the city is adjusting its waste collection schedule to mitigate health risks to sanitation workers. Announced through the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, the early garbage pickup protocol will now be in effect on days when the mercury is expected to hit 95 degrees or higher, according to the City of Portland, Oregon.
'Kind of surreal': Barbecue fire in Northeast Portland damages family's home on Fourth of July
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland family was displaced from their home on Northeast 81st and Oregon streets Thursday night after a barbecue fire jumped to the building, spreading through the apartment and into the adjoining units in the triplex. After wrapping up on a large pallet fire less than...
OSAA hires Brownrigg as assistant executive director
The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) has hired Lauren Brownrigg as an assistant executive director. Brownrigg has served as associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. since 2012. She was named senior associate athletic director in 2020. Brownrigg replaces Monica Maxwell, who recently accepted a position with the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) in Indianapolis, Ind. ...
Izzy D’Aquila’s first regular season goal at home lifts Portland Thorns over San Diego Wave
Members of the Portland Thorns have spent time over the course of the last few weeks watching the Olympic gymnastics trials. Inspired by the athletic feats, a group of players fashioned a special celebration to be pulled out if, and when, one of their teammates found the back of the net at Providence Park against the visiting San Diego Wave on Friday night.
Here she is, Miss Oregon: Abigail Hoppe celebrates, and looks forward to Miss America
A night after being crowned Miss Oregon, Abigail Hoppe “finally got some sleep.” The next day, “it feels real,” she told the Portland Tribune. Being Miss Oregon will take some getting used to, but Hoppe will try her best as she prepares for the Miss America contest. “The whole week I had overwhelming feeling of...
Oregon Skies Thunder with Patriotism as Military Jets Salute July 4th Across the State
As the nation wrapped up its Independence Day celebrations, military jets from the 142nd Wing out of the Portland Air National Guard Base and the 173rd Fighter Wing out of Kingsley Field, roared across the skies of Oregon in a series of flyovers, honoring the July 4th events with precision and pride. OregonLive reported that F-15 Eagle fighter jets were scheduled to commence their aerial salutes at 10 a.m. Thursday, with passes over locations including Corbett and Ridgefield, rounding out their majestic journey in Warrenton by 10:47 a.m.
Grant program funded by federal gas tax makes more than $300,000 investment in Southwest Oregon Trail Projects
Oregon State Parks’ Recreational Trails Program is investing over $300,000 in southwest Oregon’s trail networks via three nonprofit trail organizations, the Siskiyou Uplands Trails Association, Rogue Valley Mountain Biking Association, and Siskiyou Mountain Club. SUTA will be completing a five-mile section of new trail on their Jack-Ash trail project. The funding will also cover costs of signs, including an interpretive sign with information on local indigenous cultures. The multi-phase project will ultimately connect the Ashland watershed trail system to Jacksonville’s Forest Park. The group was...
Crystal Springs Creek in Southeast Portland Becomes First Urban 'Salmon Sanctuary'
Portland's urban stream, the Crystal Springs Creek, has achieved a notable distinction as the first to be designated a Salmon Sanctuary in the Portland area, marking an important milestone in the city's environmental efforts. Originating near Reed College and meandering through Southeast Portland, the creek plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystems for a variety of species, ranging from coho and Chinook salmon to beavers and river otters. As reported on Portland.gov yesterday, these waters are a bastion of biodiversity and a haven for threatened salmon and steelhead trout.
Oregon voters will face few ballot measures this fall
Oregonians will likely decide just four or possibly five ballot measures this fall as only a pair of citizen-led initiatives appear to have garnered enough signatures by Friday’s deadline. Proponents of an effort to give every state resident roughly $750 annually from increased corporate taxes submitted 168,854 unverified signatures...
Portland Trail Blazers Announce Vegas Summer League Roster
The Portland Trail Blazers released their roster for 2024 Vegas Summer League via their social media account. The roster features some of Portland’s regular season roster members, back in Vegas for a little more seasoning. But the Blazers also will bring in prospects trying to find their way onto an NBA roster.
STIMSON UPGRADING FOREST GROVE MILL
Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Or., will invest $50 million adding a new high-speed sawmill line at its Forest Grove, Or., facility. The investment at the 95-year-old sawmill marks a significant upgrade and commitment to future operations at the facility and increased potential for private timber owners seeking new market opportunities for smaller-dimension timber, Miller says.
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