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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.
Spirit of Community: Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Thanks to the help of the Oregon Community Foundation, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is back and better than ever, gearing up for an exciting 90th year. We’ll take you behind the scenes with Artistic Director Tim Bond and Interim Executive Director Tyler Hokama to discover the magic of OSF’s thrilling season.
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...
Sunnier today, thunderstorms possible Saturday P.M.
Good morning! We’re kicking off our Friday with mostly cloudy skies along & west of the Cascades. Low clouds should gradually clear out to sunshine between the late morning and afternoon, giving us a slightly warmer day than yesterday. Expect highs to reach the low 80s from Portland to Salem. The coast will experience afternoon temperatures in the 60s and low 70s.
SFISH awarding over $5M to 20 projects addressing fish passage
MEDFORD, Ore.- A new ODF program known as SFISH, or the Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat, is awarding over $5 million to grant projects throughout Oregon. According to SFISH Program Coordinator Josh Hanson, all the projects are addressing fish passage. He says these projects will either replace an existing...
Skiers, snowboarders: Forecasting Oregon's winter sports season
PORTLAND, Ore. — It's mid-August, which means everyone's thinking about skiing, naturally. Well, perhaps not everyone is thinking about skiing, but KGW Chief Meteorologist Matt Zaffino certainly is — particularly in terms of what the 2024-25 ski season is going to look like. So, let's dig into the...
Oregon youth prison worker resigned while under investigation. She’s now working for state’s child welfare agency
A group coordinator who resigned from the Oregon Youth Authority in March 2021 while under internal investigation for allegedly bringing contraband into the state’s youth prison was hired months later by Oregon’s child welfare agency, records show. Amira Andrade, 29, also was named this week as a defendant...
Oregon National Guard preparing for deployment to the Balkans
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon National Guard 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) began preparing to ship out to Fort Cavazos, Texas, and then the Balkans. A mobilization ceremony will be held at the Salem Armory Auditorium at 10 a.m. Friday, available for the public to watch here. The...
Special Report: ‘Really stressful’: C.O. parents of children with special needs say new state aid program falls far short
Parents with children who have special medical needs are burdened with financial stress as lack of caregivers force them to be 24/7 care providers to their children, limiting their means to work a job. A new state program is trying to help, but has limitations. The post Special Report: ‘Really stressful’: C.O. parents of children with special needs say new state aid program falls far short appeared first on KTVZ.
Leaders plan large inpatient mental health, addiction treatment center in the Columbia Gorge
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...
GSD#3 prepares for the first day of school, Aug. 26th
JOHN DAY – Grant School District #3 will begin school on August 26th. Grant Union Jr./Sr. High School Principal Justin Lieuallen was on Coffee time, and said before the first day, a fun event is planned at Grant Union:. “Prior to the start of the schoolyear, this August 21st,...
Oregon State Police seek anglers accused of illegally harvesting giant sturgeon
Oregon State Police officials on Friday said they were seeking information about anglers who are accused of illegally harvesting an oversized sturgeon in a protected area of the Columbia River and uploading their video to social media. Police received a tip that an oversized sturgeon was unlawfully taken at night in the Columbia...
Primus returns to Buckaroos V-Ball
PENDLETON – Jodi (Justus) Primus is returning as the head volleyball coach at Pendleton high School. Primus served as the head volleyball coach from 2010 to 2013 and stepped up in 2012 to serve as a single-season junior varsity coach to fill a last-minute need. One of her highlights...
Dorran addresses rural Milton-Freewater ambulance service area
RURAL MILTON-FREEWATER – Umatilla County Commissioner Dan Dorran says that the issue involving the resignation of nine employees from the rural ambulance service area is complicated, but all hands are working to ensure coverage remains constant. One of the Milton-Freewater ASA ambulances is still operating. If there’s a backlog, other agencies will cover.
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