By DOUG BATES/Editor/The Herald — What a difference five years can make. In 2016, the Oakridge City Council sent a letter to Lane County saying the city “is not for or against” a large-scale rock quarry and gravel mining operation proposed for a scenic butte on the east edge of[Read More…]
Month: April 2021
Rob DeHarpport’s outdoor report: Many Cascade high lakes have now opened for seasonal angling
By ROB DeHARPPORT/For The Herald — The much-anticipated opener arrived April 22 for many high lakes in the central Cascade region. There was the typical mixed bag of weather, accessibility and fishing success with one notable exception that I will detail on this report. Both Odell Lake Resort and Shelter[Read More…]
State sees unprecedented video lottery sales so far in 2021
Many of Oregon’s regular gaming venues were shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered over the past year. Now recent re-openings of bars and taverns across the state have generated significant spikes in video lottery sales. In March, video lottery sales surpassed $21 million, statewide. That’s a dramatic increase from[Read More…]
Lane panel working on first-ever countywide bicycle master plan
Good news for Oakridge mountain bike riders: A Lane County technical advisory committee has begun work on the county’s first-ever countywide bicycle master plan, aimed at improving the safety and comfort of cyclists on narrow county roads. Some of the suggestions include widening the shoulders of the more narrow roads[Read More…]
Pseudoephedrine prescription would not be needed
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau — Oregon would no longer require a prescription for medicines containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine under a bill that has cleared the House. House Bill 2648 went to the Senate on a 54-4 vote on Wednesday. The requirement for a prescription was written into law in[Read More…]
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