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Various Reedsport streets to close during paving operations
REEDSPORT, Ore. — A City of Reedsport contractor will be doing miscellaneous paving around Reedsport in the coming weeks that will involve grinding, paving, and road closures. On Wednesday, July 31, they will be in the 11th and Hawthorne (76 Station) area. On Friday, August 9, they will be...
Middle school students from Japan tour Douglas County as part of longstanding cultural exchange program
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Since July 22, 14 middle school students from the Japanese city of Kuki have been on a 10-day trip exploring various activities around Douglas County. The organization “Roseburg Sister Cities” is coordinating the trip, with volunteers taking the students around and local businesses and groups offering free events for the students to enjoy.
Oregon school districts to receive back pay from state after funding mistake
The mistake has to do with the Secure Rural Schools Act, a program operated by the Forest Service that provides financial support for rural county services like schools. The problem was the federal act conflicted with Oregon state statutes. As a result, many school districts in Oregon received less overall state funding than they should have.
Siuslaw Awards Results; Hepatitis Day; Gas Prices
Last night’s Siuslaw Awards at the Florence Event Center was attended by a full house of chamber member businesses. Awards were presented in several categories with the Stu Johnston business of the Year Award as the final award of the evening. The award this year went to 1285 Restobar. Owner Kurt Hargens accepted the award on behalf of the staff that he said was dedicated to making customers feel welcome. The Florence First Citizen Award went to Former Siuslaw Publisher Jenna Bartlett for her work with charities and support for the community. Other winners included Oregon Pacific Bank for excellence in customer service, Innovation is everything went to The Playhouse. Heart on their sleeve award to Florence Shipping Solutions. Profound Difference award went to the Boys and Girls Club and director Vanessa Buss also received the Life Preserver Award. Bold New Business went to the Human Bean. The Audience was also officially introduced to recent Siuslaw High School Graduate Cate Waggoner as Florence’s Future First Citizen. Cate will be heading to Oregon State University in the fall to study medicine.
Oregon State Fire Marshal Leads Efforts To Protect Communities From Wildfires
The wildfires in Oregon have created significant challenges due to hot temperatures and strong winds. The Oregon State Fire Marshal, Mariana Ruiz-Temple, has emphasized the importance of public awareness and preventive measures to avoid sparking new fires. The eastern part of the state is particularly vulnerable, with expectations of abundant lightning, gusty winds up to 60 miles per hour, and high temperatures.
Some of the HSJI’s participants may be part of our next generation of journalists
The world will always need journalists. Communities across the globe will always need reporters to hold those in power accountable and to be a voice for the afflicted. Even as the journalism industry continues to evolve, one thing we have known with certainty, is that we will always need journalists.
NewsChannel 21 to host Janelle Bynum-Lori Chavez-DeRemer debate, in one of the hottest House races in the US
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After weeks of negotiations with the campaigns on a date and format, the two candidates in Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District, Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum, have agreed to a debate this fall on NewsChannel 21, the station announced Friday. The hour-long debate is scheduled to take place The post NewsChannel 21 to host Janelle Bynum-Lori Chavez-DeRemer debate, in one of the hottest House races in the US appeared first on KTVZ.
A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread
Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, as a fast-moving blaze sparked by lightning sent people fleeing on fire-ringed roads in rural Idaho and a human-caused inferno forced evacuations in northern California.
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