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Columbia River Gorge planning a $50 million behavioral health campus
In the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon leaders are planning a campus to provide residential mental health care, addiction treatment services and a drop-in center for police to bring people in crisis. Their work started in 2017 when Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill gathered input from community and county leaders. Bit by bit, the money is […]
Wasco County Board of Commissioners holds public hearing for Crisis Resolution Center grant
THE DALLES — Wasco County is eligible to apply for a 2024 Community Development Block Grant from the Business Oregon. Community Development Block Grant funds come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grants can be used for public facilities and housing improvements, primarily for persons with low and moderate incomes.
Remains of U.S. POW who survived Bataan Death March identified
The remains of a missing World War II soldier from Oregon have been identified and are set to return to the state for burial, federal authorities announced Thursday.The remains of U.S. Army Private William Calkins, 20, were identified after being exhumed along with other unknown soldiers buried at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, the Department of Defense said.The department's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, tasked with recovering prisoners of war and service members missing in action, said Calkins was captured after U.S. troops in Bataan province surrendered to Japanese forces. After surviving the harrowing 65-mile Bataan Death March, he...
Oregon Republicans opposed to ranked choice voting while Idaho’s GOP is split
In November 2022, Democrat Tina Kotek was elected governor of Oregon with 47% of the vote. That was enough to win the general election, since her total was slightly higher than that of her leading opponent, Republican Christine Drazan. She was able to win with less than a majority of support because other candidates siphoned […]
Mostly cloudy today and mountain storms tomorrow
Storms and showers began Wednesday evening to our south, carried through into Thursday morning, and were scattered through the day yesterday. By the evening, storms had moved into northeast Oregon. Today, the storms and showers will pause and we’ll be mostly cloudy. Tomorrow, isolated thunderstorms and showers will begin...
Lords of the Flies: Insects Turn Food Waste Into Feed and Fertilizer in Oregon
McMINNVILLE, Ore. — What turns 100 pounds of food waste into 25 pounds of animal feed and 25 pounds of organic fertilizer and can be scaled up without limit?. The well-funded pilot project about to go big is one of several symbiotic endeavors taking place at Tainable Regenerative Agricultural Laboratory, a nonprofit think-tank located on a certified-organic, 570-acre sheep and grass farm that has been in the same family since the Civil War.
Oregon Braces for Thunderstorms: Forecast Predicts Weekend Storms Across Cascades
Portland, OR – The National Weather Service has issued a marginal risk of thunderstorms for northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington this Saturday, August 17. The NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center has highlighted a 15-30% chance of storms, particularly over the Cascade Mountains. According to the forecast, these storms are...
Multiple wildfires in Pacific Northwest likely to burn until fall rains arrive
Fire managers in the Pacific Northwest predict that many wildfires currently burning in Washington and Oregon, and potentially new ones, will persist until the region experiences significant rain or snow this fall. With widespread lightning expected this month, fire managers will be adopting a strategic approach to integrate risk management, ecosystem resilience, and community involvement on long-duration fires before typical east wind events potentially arrive around the beginning of fall. ...
Floating wind project off southern Oregon coast clears first big bureaucratic hurdle in a long process
The Oregon coast is inching closer to generating renewable electricity using floating offshore wind turbines, although any construction is still years away. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, announced it finished an environmental assessment. The assessment looked at potential impacts from issuing leases to develop floating offshore wind in the region. BOEM is the federal agency tasked with identifying, proposing and leasing the ocean areas.
Governor Kotek talks education, fires and other budget priorities during stop in Eugene
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek spoke with educators at a summit Thursday focusing on summer and after school learning opportunities. Governor Kotek talks education, fires and other budget priorities during stop in Eugene. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek spoke with educators at a summit Thursday focusing on summer and after school learning...
Red Cross can set up shelter within hours of a request, they prepare for months in the off-season
BOISE, Idaho — We've had weeks of wildfires scorching eastern Oregon and Idaho. Cities and towns have been under evacuation orders, ranchers have lost cattle, and others have lost their homes. "The paddock fire. It was threatening three different counties... wasn't just threatening... burning three different counties," Jennifer Bivert,...
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