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State to reimburse some Oregon school districts for underpayments
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – The Klamath County School District (KCSD) is one of 82 districts across Oregon that will be reimbursed for underpayments made by the state department of education. According to KCSD, the reimbursements come after the education department used federal forest funds to offset State School Fund...
75 days without wetting rains; highest level of wildland fire response activated
Millions of acres of national forest lands across Oregon and Washington are continuing to see record breaking dry timber conditions on both sides of the Cascades. These critical conditions are spurring rapid wildfire growth from recent lightning storms including the July 16-17th storms which produced over 2,000 strikes in 48 hours.
Woman exits Oregon prison 21 months late after state corrections agency ‘really screwed up’
In April, Bridget McDermott was a prisoner at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and expected to spend another six months there before her release, which the corrections agency projected for Oct. 4. But the prison’s calculation was wrong. She spent an extra 21 months in Oregon’s women’s prison when she should have been free, after serving […] The post Woman exits Oregon prison 21 months late after state corrections agency ‘really screwed up’ appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
TravisMathew clothing opens first store in Oregon at Washington Square mall
TravisMathew, an upscale men’s and women’s lifestyle store from Huntington Beach, California, opened its first Oregon store in Washington Square mall on Monday, July 22. Founded in 2007, the store distinguishes itself as drawing inspiration from “laid-back living and the idea that comfort and style should always go hand in hand.” The opening marks the 54th brick-and-mortar store for the company, which offers dress-up, dress-down and active-wear styles of clothing. ...
North Bend grad drafted by Angels
North Bend graduate Bridger Holmes was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the seventh round of last week’s Major League Baseball draft, becoming the sixth player from North Bend High School to be drafted in the last 40 years and the highest ever from the school in the traditional June draft. Holmes’ selection followed a sensational junior season with Oregon State University, after which he was recognized as an All-American by four of the five national publications that cover college baseball, along with a...
Mustangs enter state tourney in must-win mode
Securing an automatic berth to the American Legion AAA state tournament simply wasn’t in the cards for the Medford Mustangs, and now it’s time to put all that behind them and focus on making the kind of postseason run that has become synonymous with Mustangs baseball. Medford has...
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