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Thousands without power in Grants Pass
Update, 9 p.m.: GRANTS PASS, Ore.--2,254 customers are without power in the Grants Pass area. The outages were first reported at 8:30 Friday evening. 796 customers are without power in the Merlin area. Crews are working to get the power back up, estimating an 11:30 p.m. Friday evening. Update, 5...
Summer learning: Grants provide 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. Danny, an honors student, is using the summer school opportunity to get ahead on the credits he needs to graduate. “It’s definitely worth it. I’m learning a lot of skills,” he said. ...
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 ...
Extreme heat expected in much of Oregon over holiday weekend
The National Weather Service has put most of western Oregon and Southwest Washington under an excessive heat watch from Thursday afternoon to Sunday evening. Temperatures are expected to reach triple-digits starting Friday, and could possibly reach 105-110 degrees in some locations during the peak of the heat wave on Saturday.
Update: Heat advisory for Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and Eastern Lake County until Monday night
The National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory at 9:27 a.m. on Thursday in effect until Monday 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 100 degrees with lows in the...
Cascades East Dr. Wendy Warren receives statewide award
Wendy Warren, M.D., has been recognized as the 2024 Family Physician of the Year by the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Warren is the assistant professor and associate director of strategic development in the Department of Family Medicine at the Cascades East Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Warren was recognized for her commitment to full spectrum family medicine care, advocacy for public health, and her passion for teaching and...
Klamath County Museum program to discuss 1952 Crater Lake murders
A pair of murders that occurred in Crater Lake National Park in 1952 will be discussed in a program at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at the Klamath County Museum. Monty Orrick, author of the 2023 book “The Crater Lake Murders,” will discuss his research, including study of a voluminous FBI file and his own personal interviews with several Klamath County residents. Orrick, a native of Northern California, is a...
Klamath County Commissioners urge State Legislature to end sale of flavored tobacco products
The Board of Klamath County Commissioners is tired of Big Tobacco and is encouraging the Oregon Legislature to end the sale of flavored tobacco products. During a meeting held Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the Klamath County Commission passed a resolution in support of restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products in hopes of protecting children from a lifetime of nicotine addiction. According to the resolution, read by commission chair Dave...
Klamath Falls community mourns loss of two girls taken too soon
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. —One man was arrested and an investigation is underway, after a double homicide in Klamath County. According to the Klamath Falls Police Department, it happened Saturday morning on North Hills Drive. Police say soon after arriving at a reported menacing, shots were heard. One victim died...
Communities brace for heat wave
MEDFORD, Ore. -- With record heat waves set to strike the west coast local communities are preparing for continuous days of temperatures over 100. With different temperature thresholds, communities are preparing in different ways. The City of Ashland, with a temperature threshold of 95 degrees, plans to open their cooling...
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