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Klamath Basin business briefs: Plans for drive-in theater in works
Coming soon to the City of Klamath Falls, from the team behind Retro Room Records and the Ross Ragland Comedy Nights, an economic and nostalgic family offering — the Retro Starlight Cinema. Harkening back to the days of old, entrepreneurs Jim and Alison Turner are planning to bring a drive-in theater to Klamath County with a tentative opening in spring 2025. “We need to bring families back together outside under...
Looking Back: This week in Klamath Basin history for July 6, 2024
100 years ago Pokegama logging camp, one of the old landmarks of Klamath County and deserted in 1912 when the Algoma lumber company ceased logging operations there, was totally destroyed by fire, Hal H. Ogle of the Klamath Forest Protective Association office reported this morning on his return. Between 12 and 13 deserted buildings went up in flames. The destructions of the old camp was caused by one of the...
Heat wave continues in Klamath Basin in coming weeks
A heat wave has the western United States simmering as temperatures exceed triple digits in multiple states. Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency Friday for all of Oregon. The Klamath Basin is expected to reach 102 degrees Saturday without much relief in the forecast ahead. Medford National Weather Service Meteorologist Misty Firmin said daytime highs won’t drop below 100 until next Thursday. ...
Croy indicted for Klamath Falls sisters' murders and father's attempted murder
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- A 20-year-old Klamath Falls man faces a criminal indictment today with two counts of murder and an attempted murder charge. A Klamath County grand jury indicted Elijah Albert Croy yesterday for the deaths of two sisters last weekend and the attempted murder of their father. Klamath...
Update: Heat advisory for Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and Eastern Lake County until Tuesday night
The National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory at 3:28 a.m. on Sunday in effect until Tuesday at 9 p.m. for Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and Eastern Lake County. "High temperatures of 95 to 102 degrees with lows in the...
Grants provide summer academic, enrichment programs for KCSD students
Mazama High School student Danny Barajas spent Tuesday and Wednesday prepping and painting the school’s softball dugouts. Last week, he and his classmates in the school’s summer enrichment manufacturing course learned how to assemble tables and cabinets, and next week welding and shed building is on the agenda.
Power restored in Grants Pass
Update 7/6 at 10:02 p.m.: GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Power has been restored to the area. JACKSON & KLAMATH COUNTIES, Ore. -- Thousands are without power in Shady Cove and parts of Klamath County, according to Pacific Power's outage map. In Shady Cove, there are currently 2,688 customers without power,...
Upcoming meetings for July 8-13, 2024
MEETINGS Klamath County government agendas, minutes — klamathcounty.org/agendacenter. Klamath County government calendar — klamathcounty.org/calendar.aspx City of Klamath Falls council agendas — boarddocs.com/or/cokf/Board.nsf/Public City of Klamath Falls calendar — klamathfalls.city/calendar.aspx ...
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