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Oregon Humane Society hosting adoption promotion this weekend
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Humane Society is hosting an adoption promotion over the weekend with a reduced adoption fee of $10 to highlight pets waiting for their forever home for more than 10 days. The adoption promotion will take place at OHS’ Portland and Salem campuses and at...
Beaverton School District adopts new start times
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV) - Students in the Beaverton School District will be setting their alarms on Monday for the start of the new school year, but this year that alarm clock will ring earlier or later, depending on your grade level. The dreaded sound of an alarm clock will wake...
City of Philomath registering now for this fall’s Citizens Academy
Philomath Citizens Academy is now taking applications for those interested in participating in an eight-session series that will meet weekly on Thursday evenings from Sept. 5 to Oct. 24, the city announced. The academy welcomes participants ages 16 and older and the deadline to register has been set for Sept....
Around town: Outlining the highlights of Mount Angel’s Oktoberfest
There’s no dearth of festivities at Mount Angel’s Oktoberfest, but if you find yourself looking for a stroll, there’s plenty to take in around town Sept. 12-15. Among the numerous venues that make up the Oktoberfest experience is a variety of events and décor that harken back to the Old World. Downtown The Harvest Monument:...
GameDay Panel Tabs Georgia, Oregon Ducks for Deep Playoff Run
Broadcasting live from Dublin, Ireland the ESPN GameDay crew dissected the College Football Playoff race for 2024, and two of them picked Oregon to win the national title. Desmond Howard named the Ducks to win the first 12-team playoff, as did Ohio State grad Kirk Herbstreit. Nick Saban, ...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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. ...
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