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Mid-Willamette soccer players to watch in 2024
With the return of the fall season, there's plenty of athletes that will take to the pitch and showcase their talents. There's sure to be surprises, as lesser-known players emerge and establish themselves among the best in their league or classification. Others will return, not missing a beat from last year's efforts, potentially reaching new heights individually while leading their respective team. Time will tell how it shakes out, but these are the handful of Mid-Willamette soccer players we will be paying extra attention to...
Oregon has proposed improvements to farmworker housing. Advocates say they aren’t enough.
After years of negotiations, Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division, or Oregon OSHA, released a set of proposed changes to tighten health and safety standards in farmworker housing. Some farmworker advocacy groups say the proposed changes fall short of what they were asking for. At the same time, groups representing farm owners say the rules […]
Oregon Libertarians will appear on ballot despite Republican challenges
Libertarian candidates will appear on Oregon ballots in November, despite efforts from the state Republican party to disqualify Libertarians it feared would take votes from GOP candidates. State election officials have confirmed that seven Libertarian candidates for Congress and legislative races are qualified to run, despite correspondence the Secretary of State’s Office received from an attorney for the Oregon Republican Party and a past Libertarian Party of Oregon leader urging officials to reject Libertarian nominees. ...
Northwest tribes receive millions in federal funding to build new housing
Tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington are building new tribal housing with grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “There was a total of $150 million nationwide, of which we had four awardees in the Northwest totaling about $12 million dollars,” said Tom Carney, the administrator for the HUD Northwest office of Native American programs.
ROSEBURG GETS SIGNIFICANT RAIN FRIDAY
August 24, 2024 6:00 a.m. Roseburg got a significant amount of rain on Friday. Forecasters at the National Weather Service said the rain gage at the Roseburg Regional Airport measured .85 inches of rain between 12:00 a.m. Friday and 12:00 a.m. Saturday. Most of that rain fell in the evening hours. The last time the Umpqua Valley saw about that much rain in 24 hours was on May 4th when the airport received .84 inches of precipitation.
Boys & Girls Club of Emerald Valley hosts 8th Annual Field of Dreams
EUGENE, Ore. — Businesses, and individuals from all over Eugene attended the Boys & Girls Club of Emerald Valley's 8th annual Field of Dreams, Thursday, August 22, to show their support for the services the club provides, including the hosts of the event, the Eugene Emeralds. Alongside funding after...
Lane County commissioners pass ordinance expanding private property camping
EUGENE, Ore. — An ordinance allowing camping on private property is expanding past Eugene city limits after a recent unanimous vote by Lane County Commissioners. The new ruling mimics the City of Eugene's ordinance, but clears up certain boundary confusions. The two maps explain the difference between what is...
57 Oregon authors to appear at Oregon State Fair
With 57 Oregon authors appearing at the Oregon State Fair in Salem from Friday to Sept. 2, this year there's something for everyone to read — literally. Here's a sampling of newly released books by five local authors who are new to the fair this year. Cheryl Wanner of McMinnville has written for...
From camping to a dog park: Cottage Grove evictions expose Oregon's homelessness crisis
Brett Rogers has spent two years cultivating patches of land at the Douglas Ave. camp in Cottage Grove, transforming spaces into thriving plots full of strawberries, grapes and pumpkins. A small flock of three chickens would follow him around the property as he mowed the lawn he seeded and tended to the garden. ...
Child Health Focus; City Meeting Schedule; Scam Alert; Casino Celebrates 20 Years
Oregon aims to make social and emotional health care for young children more available with a new metric. The Oregon Health Authority has adopted the Child-Level Social Emotional Health Metric, which will improve and incentivize this care for kids from birth to age five who are on the state’s Medicaid program. Oregon is the first state in the country to adopt a measure like this. Andi Walsh with the Children’s Institute in Oregon says social-emotional health is the foundation for everyone’s mental health.
Wildfires keep hitting the iconic Pacific Crest Trail, forcing closures and evacuations
Wildfires are increasingly hitting the Pacific Crest Trail — which runs the length of the West Coast — forcing closures and evacuations. This year, 26 fires have burned along the trail, leading 16 parts to close. Hikers now have to be on alert and must often arrange rides...
Siren song: Last call for Pleasant Hill Goshen Fire's historic community siren
The newly formed Pleasant Hill Goshen Rural Fire Protection District is temporarily closing its fire station in Pleasant Hill off of Highway 58 as it prepares to demolish the building and replace it with a new one. Construction on the site is scheduled to break ground in September. In celebration of the former...
Oregon sophomore edge Emar'rion Winston joins Autzen Audibles
Oregon sophomore edge defender Emar'rion Winston joins the Autzen Audibles Podcast to discuss his big year last season, the growth mindset he had this offseason, how his brothers and family members have shaped his life on and off the football field, being one of the few Oregonians on this Oregon roster, and his outlook ahead of the 2024 season.
Kids visit Arc of Lane County for 'Sirens & Safety' event
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Local kids stopped by The Arc of Lane County Friday to take part in its Sirens & Safety event. They got to learn about local police, the fire department, sheriff's deputies and more. Organizers say they hope kids who were able to interact with local first...
Cooler weather puts ‘speed bump’ on wildfire growth, but experts warn Oregon’s fire season isn’t over
The arrival of cooler weather in Oregon over the last week has slowed down the growth of many of the state’s 13 remaining uncontained large wildfires — a two-thirds decrease from the 39 large fires burning across over 1.1. million acres in Oregon on Aug. 1. “The impact...
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