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Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation gives $857k to charities
CANYONVILLE, Ore. – The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation is awarding 82 charities more than $850,000 for its spring round of giving. The foundation presentation took place this afternoon in Canyonville at Seven Feathers Convention Center. The nonprofits receiving awards are located in Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath,...
Staffing shortage impacting Klamath County Jail
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – A staffing shortage is leading to the reduction in the number of adults in custody at the Klamath County Detention Center. The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office says the staffing level reached critical numbers earlier this month. The average daily population has been around 120 adults in custody per day.
KCC confers 200 degrees, certificates at 28th annual commencement ceremonies
Nearly 200 students walked across the stage to receive their diplomas and certificates Friday night at Klamath Community College’s 28th annual commencement ceremonies, with about 800 friends and family looking on. Several students were recognized for their hard work, and ability to overcome roadblocks to success. Two professors also were honored by the college; one who is retiring and the other who was chosen by her students as an outstanding instructor. ...
County sets annual budget
The Klamath County Board of Commissioners adopted its yearly budget Tuesday of $237,043,701 for fiscal year 2024-2025. According to Klamath County documents, the budget is created from expectations the county has to receive revenue from federal and state funding, property taxes, fines, grant funding, and user charges such as utility fees, transit operations, and parks and recreation fees as well as from fines. Expenditures — appropriated funds — from the...
ODF’s Klamath-Lake District makes fire season reminder
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Multiple human-caused fires prompt the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Klamath-Lake District to remind the community of fire season. According to the ODF district, people are still burning and causing fires. Fire season in the Klamath-Lake District began June 7. All outdoor burning is...
Freeze warning for Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and Eastern Lake County for Tuesday
On Monday at 10:39 a.m. a freeze warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Tuesday between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. for Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and Eastern Lake County. The weather service adds, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low...
Klamath County resident killed in single-vehicle crash on Hwy 58
Lane County, Ore. – On Saturday, June 15, 2024, at 3:08 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Hwy 58, near milepost 46, in Lane County. The preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound Ford F-350, operated by Will Ed Bryson Jr. (77) of Klamath Falls, left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree.
COW CREEK UMPQUA INDIAN FOUNDATION AWARDS NEARLY $858,000
On Tuesday the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation awarded eighty-two charities a total of $857,975 in its spring round of giving. The awards presentation took place at the Seven Feathers Convention Center in Canyonville. The non-profits receiving awards are located in Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lane counties. Grants are awarded semi-annually in June and January.
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