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Benton County sends landfill permit application back to Republic Services
A conditional use permit application submitted by Republic Services to expand the Coffin Butte Landfill north of Corvallis was “deemed incomplete” by the planning division of Benton County Community Development, officials announced Friday. “The county has notified Republic Services of the necessary additional information and will continue to...
Council makes move toward ‘age-friendly community’
The Philomath City Council unanimously approved an “age-friendly community” resolution during its Aug. 12 meeting — a move intended to make the community “more livable for people of all ages, especially older adults.”. With passage of the resolution, the city’s Inclusivity Committee will oversee an application...
National pesticide program targeting grasshoppers violated environmental law, Portland federal court rules
A U.S. District Court judge in Portland has ruled federal regulators violated environmental law for failing to consider other pest management methods before spraying millions of acres of public rangelands in Oregon and other western states to manage grasshopper outbreaks. In its early August decision, the U.S District Court for...
SOUTHEAST DOUGLAS AVENUE ROAD MAINTENANCE UNDERWAY
Drivers should use caution and expect delays as road maintenance is underway on Southeast Douglas Avenue in Roseburg. A City of Roseburg release said the Roseburg Public Works Department has hired a contractor to replace six curb ramps on Douglas Avenue at Southeast Rose, Jackson and Main streets. Curb ramp replacement is being performed weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The project is expected to take about four weeks to complete.
Oregon swimmer braves a 5-mile swim across the Columbia River — and her own trauma
Your browser does not support the audio element. The distance seemed much greater from the Washington side of the river. Peyton Scott and her mother, Jada, carried their kayak to the shore early on the morning of Aug. 11. Scott was one of 15 people about to attempt to swim the five miles across the Columbia River from Knappton, Washington, to Astoria, Oregon.
Ashland's tourists seeking out outdoor recreation
The Chamber of Commerce is reporting a younger population of visitors in Ashland who are heading to the area to explore its natural offerings. Ashland Chamber of Commerce responding to changing tourist population. The Ashland Chamber of Commerce says the people visiting the city are changing – and are working...
Watch heartstopping video of blind hiker and his dog’s aerial rescue after days lost in wilderness in scorching heat
FOOTAGE of the heartstopping moment a blind hiker and his guide dog were rescued after days of surviving in the scorching heat has been released. The 55-year-old and his dog were hiking with a friend in Oregon last month when they became stranded. On July 3, the unidentified hiker and his friend took to the […]
ICYMI: Bend Writer Name Oregon Poet Laureate
BEND, OR -- The state's new Poet Laureate is a woman well-known in Central Oregon literary circles, who looks forward to sharing her voice west of the Cascades. Governor Tina Kotek named Ellen Waterston Oregon's eleventh Poet Laureate. "It is funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust and it is administered by Oregon Humanities," says Waterston, "All of which underscores this wonderful web of support of the arts in the state of Oregon, and particularly the literary arts." She'll spend the next two years attending readings and events across the state, and spreading the power of the written word, "Meet with high school students and community members and engage them in poetry. It's not so much talking at them, as really working with them."
Power restored in Ashland
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. -- Update 5:30 p.m.: Power has been restored. In Ashland, 973 residents are without power. Crews are investigating and power is expected to be restored before 7 p.m. Sunday. In Gold Hill, 2,074 residents are without power. The outage was first reported at 6:04 p.m. and power...
Southern Coos Hospital quarterly art show looking for local artists for 25th anniversary
The Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center will be celebrating their 25th anniversary in September 2024. The hospital will be displaying some photographs and documentation of their own drawn from the anniversary date of September 9, 1999, and would like to invite the Art community to join in the celebration by exhibiting a few paintings or photographs that relate in some way to Southern Coos Hospital, or the anniversary date itself. We have room for approximately ten pieces of artwork that will be shown in addition to the current quarterly show titled Best Friends. ...
Recovery efforts after storm in Phoenix
Yesterday brought winds, hail, and some destruction to the valley. With widespread storms bringing rain, high winds, hail and power outages to the region, many in the Rogue Valley are recovering from property damage the storm brought on.
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