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St. Helens Safeway included on list of stores to be sold, Clatskanie Safeway not included
St. Helens’ Safeway location was included on a list of 579 stores across the nation and 62 across Oregon proposed for sale as part of a planned merger between parent company Albertsons Company and Kroger. Stores would be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC, a New Hampshire-based company that operates an extensive grocery supply operation, as well as grocery stores in the Midwest, South, and Northeast. For the time being, Clatskanie's Safeway does not appear to be involved in any of the transactions. ...
Chandler and Benoit to perform at FUUF on Sunday, Jul 21
Poet and storyteller Chris Chandler and guitarist Paul Benoit return to Florence and will be performing at the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (FUUF) on Sunday, July 21, 2024. The concert is a benefit for Florence’s non-commercial community radio KXCR, 90.7FM. Poet and storyteller Chris Chandler has joined forces with...
Cougar spotted in east Medford driveway
MEDFORD, Ore. – The City of Medford is alerting the community about a cougar sighting in an east Medford neighborhood Thursday night. According to a Facebook post, surveillance video shows the animal walking through a driveway on the 3500 block of Arizona Drive. The sighting was reported to the...
15 residences evacuate Thursday night as fire burns on McKenzie View Dr.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — 15 residences were evacuated Thursday evening as Lane County Sheriff's deputies responded to a fire at milepost 5 of McKenzie View Drive. A level 3 evacuation notice was issued and later lifted that night. LCSO assisted firefighters, transporting them closer to the flames and flying a...
Evacuation notice for High Prairie Fire downgraded
OAKRIDGE, Ore. – Fire officials have downgraded an evacuation order for a fire north of Oakridge, and are now urging residents to merely stay aware of the danger posed by the fire rather than prepare to evacuate at a moment’s notice. According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office,...
Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: Lane County sets up livestock evacuation center; Eugene government moving into new City Hall
As a wildfire burns north of Oakridge, Lane County officials have set up a site where folks can bring their livestock. Also, the Eugene city government is moving into a new city hall building. Chief Meteorologist Holden LeCroy has the weather.
Oregon under a heat advisory until Saturday night
On Saturday at 2:55 a.m. a heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Saturday between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. for Inner Portland Metro, East Portland Metro, East Central Willamette Valley, Linn County Lowlands, Lane County Lowlands, West Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor, Upper Hood River Valley and Central Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor.
OHA announcing mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus spotted in Oregon
MEDFORD, Ore.- The Oregon Health Authority announces mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have been identified in Oregon for this first time this year. OHA says three mosquito pools have tested positive for the virus in Malheur County. The virus is most commonly spread to people through the bite of an...
Another big Oregon school district’s labor negotiations are heating up. Can it avoid a strike?
Oregon’s largest and second largest school districts both went through contentious negotiations with their teacher unions in the 2023-2024 school year. Now it’s the third largest district’s turn. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive...
Action needed to close equity gaps with Oregon’s suicide rate
The Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan (YSIPP) annual report shows the risk of youth suicide continues to be a concern in Oregon, particularly for youth of color. The report contains new analysis of 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) death by suicide data. By the numbers In 2022,...
Oregon’s measles outbreak, biggest in five years, expands to six people
After only one measles case in Oregon last year, it now has six and could very well have more in the next few weeks. The outbreak comes amid others also involving a preventable disease – pertussis or whooping cough – which has infected more than 350 people in just over a dozen counties this year. […] The post Oregon’s measles outbreak, biggest in five years, expands to six people appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
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