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Mid-Willamette soccer players to watch in 2024
With the return of the fall season, there's plenty of athletes that will take to the pitch and showcase their talents. There's sure to be surprises, as lesser-known players emerge and establish themselves among the best in their league or classification. Others will return, not missing a beat from last year's efforts, potentially reaching new heights individually while leading their respective team. Time will tell how it shakes out, but these are the handful of Mid-Willamette soccer players we will be paying extra attention to...
Oregon Libertarians will appear on ballot despite Republican efforts to disqualify them
Libertarian candidates will appear on Oregon ballots in November, despite efforts from the state Republican party to disqualify Libertarians it feared would take votes from GOP candidates. State election officials have confirmed that seven Libertarian candidates for Congress and legislative races are qualified to run, despite correspondence the Secretary of...
Oregon Researchers Paint Wind Turbines Partly Black to Reduce Bird Deaths
A simple coat of black paint on the white blade of a wind turbine could save countless birds from flying into the machines and to their deaths each year. It’s working in Norway, and now researchers from Oregon State University are trying it in the West. With $400,000 allocated by the state Legislature, Christian Hagen, an associate professor in the university’s Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, is leading a team that’s painting turbines at a PacifiCorp wind farm in Wyoming. A doctoral student and officials with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Department of Energy are collaborating on the project.
FIDO-Friday's Oregon Dog Rescue Featured Shelter Dog-SKITTLES
Fido Friday Featured Shelter Dog From Oregon Dog Rescue. IMPORTANT INFO: Adoption appointments for Oregon Dog Rescue are now booked online through our website (please do NOT submit a pet finder inquiry)! We offer 1 hour appointments to view up to 2 of our available dogs. If you find the one that's the perfect match you will fill out our adoption contract and take the dog home with you that day!
Senior-dominated Bulldogs look for big season
Culver football enters a new special district this season, and it includes the defending 2A state champion Lowell and 1A state champion Lost River. But the most talented team in the 2A Special District 5 may be the Culver Bulldogs. Culver comes into the season with a group of players who have been lighting it up offensively since their sophomore seasons, while playing in the deep Tri-River Conference. Quarterback Houston...
Federal Emergency Management holds webinar on floodplain ordinance updates
Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency led a webinar on floodplain ordinance updates they will require of governments participating in their flood insurance program on August 13. In the webinar, John Graves, branch chief for flood plain management and insurance in the northwest region, led the webinar and provided background on the required updates and a more detailed timeline for ordinance updates. Originally triggered by a 2009 Audubon Society...
Oregon nurse, 75, found guilty of neglecting assisted living resident who died
An Oregon nurse who neglected an assisted living home resident who subsequently died has pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal mistreatment, the Oregon Department of Justice said Friday. Phyllis Dodds, 75, was working at Pacifica Senior Living in Klamath Falls when allegations surfaced that she had failed to provide nursing care...
Warm Springs Acting and Filmmaking workshop encourages Indigenous representation in media
The four-day camp is led by local filmmaker LaRonn Katchia and actress Cara Jade Myers. Myers starred beside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon.'. Warm Springs film camp gets star power from ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ actress. A four-day...
‘It’s pretty cool’: Art in the High Desert in Bend showcases a variety of artists’ work , connects them with patrons
Artists from far and wide and art lovers from across the High Desert are coming together at Bend's Riverbend Park on Sunday for the last day of this year's Art in the High Desert. The post ‘It’s pretty cool’: Art in the High Desert in Bend showcases a variety of artists’ work , connects them with patrons appeared first on KTVZ.
Annual back-to-school event held at Westside Church
Westside Church and Community Center held a Back-to-School Celebration on Saturday. Free backpacks and school supplies were provided for 300 hundred students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Annual back-to-school event held at Westside Church. Westside Church and Community Center held a Back-to-School Celebration on Saturday. Free backpacks and school supplies...
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