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DeLong updates ambulance status in Milton-Freewater
MILTON-FREEWATER – Umatilla County Emergency Manager Sage Delong is holding meetings with those involved in the walk-out of nine employees at the Milton-Freewater Valley Ambulance District. The action was taken yesterday morning. DeLong said that by Monday evening he had determined that there is one ambulance operating in Milton-Freewater....
Oregon 4-H Foundation agrees to sell Salem camp if nonprofit buyer can pay the bill
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon 4-H Foundation has agreed to sell a camp property in Salem to a new owner- if the would-be buyers can come up with the money in time. Oregon State University has managed the camps for more than 10 years (out of the 56 years the site has been open), and they announced last year that they no longer want to manage 4-H programming at the site. The Oregon 4-H Foundation then decided to seek out a buyer who would maintain operations, or else close down.
Marble-sized hail predicted with thunderstorms to hit Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon Thursday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 2:13 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 2:45 p.m. for Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon. The storms are anticipated to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches). "At 2:12 p.m., Doppler radar...
Southern Oregon floating offshore wind clears one bureaucratic hurdle in a long process
Oregon’s coast is inching closer to generating renewable electricity using floating offshore wind turbines, though any construction is still years away. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, announced it has finalized 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.
OHSU-designed metric aims to improve social-emotional health services for young children
A new metric developed by the Oregon Health & Science University Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, or OPIP, will measure and incentivize young children’s social-emotional health treatments from clinicians contracted with Coordinated Care Organizations. This effort aims to improve the health care system for patients from birth to 5 years old, for both immediate development benefits and long-term health outcomes.
State reverses decision, OK’s money for Clackamas County’s drug program
State officials have reversed course and voted to fully fund a Clackamas County initiative meant to offer people drug treatment, outside the criminal justice system. Less than two weeks ago, the same Oregon grant committee rejected the county’s $1 million program over concerns it too closely resembled a process for someone charged with a crime. The decision […]
RFK Jr. is likely to appear on Oregon ballots this fall
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to appearing on ballots across Oregon this November. All it took was a brand-new political party. On Monday, the Oregon Secretary of State’s office verified that backers of the independent presidential candidate had gathered enough valid signatures to create a new minor statewide party. Dubbed the “We […]
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