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In One Ear: A 'general unpleasantness'
The Daily Morning Astorian, after being asked to write about the “conditions of the sewers,” held forth on Aug. 22, 1888: “ ... There are no sewers in Astoria. There are a few troughs, surface drains, boxes nailed together and laid at the edge of the sidewalks. But there are no sewers. “These surface drains are no good except to stink. The people that build them sometimes let the end toward ...
South jetty repair work ahead of schedule
Contractors from Trade West working on the repair of the south jetty at the entrance to Tillamook Bay are making substantial progress putting the project several months ahead of schedule. Project Superintendent Dan Bryner said that they had completed half of the work on the trunk section of the jetty and expected to complete the section soon before spending the rest of the year stockpiling stones for next year’s work. ...
Gauntlet runners: Portland State football ready for 2024 season
The start of the 2024 Portland State football season is looming, with a trip to Washington State just a little over a week away for the Vikings. "We're in the grind period, we need to play somebody," Portland State head coach Bruce Barnum said, seemingly licking his chops at the idea of finally getting out on the field. Playing up a tier of football is business as usual for FCS...
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, […]
RMEF Support May Lead to New Oregon Wildlife Crossings
Help may be on the way for elk and other wildlife trying to cross a busy highway in central Oregon. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation joined several other partners in supplying funding for a feasibility study to pinpoint locations along US Highway 20 between Bend and Suttle Lake for possible wildlife crossings.
Tourist in Oregon claims he only drove drunk to get away from gun-toting landowner
A Washington man who was charged with drunken driving while on an Oregon road trip offered a highly unusual defense during trial: He only got behind the wheel to flee from an angry, gun-toting Oregonian who wanted the man off his rural property. Michael Robert Ray Jackson, then 60, testified...
System Off Oregon Coast Brings Chance of Showers and Thunderstorms
Tonight, an upper low off the coast of Oregon will continue to move south. Most areas will stay dry, but there’s a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the Cascade east slopes and nearby valleys. Winds are picking up in the eastern mountains and Wallowas, otherwise increasing clouds and lows in the 50s.
Help Solve Two Oregon Elk Poaching Cases
Below are two news releases from the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division (OSP). One was posted on August 22, 2024, and the other on August 16. For 2024-2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase the visibility of poaching incidents in an effort to reduce poaching.
Exclusive: Paid Leave prohibits processing of claims while on calls with claimants
Portland, Ore — An email obtained exclusively by KATU sheds light on an internal Paid Leave Oregon policy prohibiting staff from processing claims when the claimant is on the phone. The email was obtained through a records request. "Starting immediately, when you take a phone call from the claimant...
Local union rescinds endorsement of Kroger-Albertsons merger
EUGENE, Ore -- Initially, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555 was very supportive of the possibility of a merger between Fred Meyer and Albertsons. However, new questions in regards to workers wages and welfare have come up. The union has officially rescinded its endorsement of the merger. Their...
Drought in the West has cost hydropower industry billions in losses, analysis finds
Persistent drought in the West over the last two decades has limited the amount of electricity that hydropower dams can generate, costing the industry and the region billions of dollars in revenue. ...
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