By DOUG BATES/Editor/The Herald -- The little building has housed a candy shop, a photo studio, a beauty salon and many other businesses since 1947. Now it is the new home...
Highway 58 Herald ARCHIVES
Month: May 2021
Three killed in Highway 58 no-passing-zone collision; police release identities of victims
By DOUG BATES/Editor/The Herald -- Oregon State Police say an Oakridge motorist, attempting to pass in a no-passing zone, apparently triggered a deadly three-vehicle accident about eight miles northwest of Oakridge on Highway 58 Sunday morning. Three people, all from...
The Life of a Student Athlete: Tickets, tickets, tickets
By LYDIA PLAHN/For The Herald -- Most high school events these days are capped at a certain amount of spectators. Whether 50, 200 or any number in between, a spectator often needs a ticket or name on a list to watch a sporting event. While I see the need for these...
There’s nothing quite like a sunny holiday weekend after a year of masks, isolation and needle jabs
SUNBATHERS, BOATERS AND PICKNICKERS enjoy a sunny day at the Lowell Recreation Site on the bank of Dexter Lake a mile west of Lowell on Saturday. The temperature at the marina was 68 degrees at 3 p.m. and is expected to reach the lower 80s on Sunday. Picnic tables,...
Belknap Bridge survived Labor Day weekend Holiday Farm Fire
A feature story on the Aufderheide Scenic Byway, published in The Herald on May 22, reported incorrectly that the Belknap Bridge, a historic covered structure over the McKenzie River near Rainbow, had been destroyed in the Holiday Farm wildfire that ravaged the...
What was that strange object hovering over us?
I was wondering if anyone reported seeing a strange object thing in the sky yesterday (Thursday, May 27) about 5 p.m. It was gray to black and it was hovering over Western Oregon. I live in Oakridge and I have never seen anything like it. Linda Walling, Oakridge
When in need of a ‘mugshot’
Jerry Valencia caught me with an over-the-hill cell phone. This Lowell contractor was en route to Eugene to bid on a University of Oregon project, and I needed what we call in the trade a “mugshot” of this Lowell School Board candidate prior to the May 18 special...
In observance of Memorial Day, Post 64 honors past veterans by placing flags at Forestvale Cemetery
By GEORGE CUSTER/The Herald -- A field of waving red, white and blue can be seen stretching across our local cemetery this weekend in observance of Memorial Day on Monday. Members of The American Legion Post 64, Oakridge Chapter, donned coats and rain slickers last...
Update: Deschutes Forest opens more campgrounds
EDITOR'S NOTE: Highway 58 Herald strives to bring you the most recent and accurate news and reports. Columnist Rob DeHarpport has provided the following timely update to his weekly Outdoor Report (posted below). The Deschutes National Forest released the update late...
Rob DeHarpport’s outdoor report: Cascade Lakes Scenic Highway reopens for the holiday weekend
By ROB DeHARPPORT/For The Herald -- Just in time to welcome great weather and the three-day holiday weekend! As of 8 o'clock this morning, May 26, the entire Cascade Lakes Scenic Highway is open. The 70-mile scenic route from the Crescent/Gilchrist cutoff road to Bend...
High-speed, fiber-optic internet service being made available to Lowell by Roseburg company
By DEAN REA/Correspondent/The Herald — A Roseburg company soon will begin offering high-speed fiber internet service to Lowell residents. Douglas Fast Network is making arrangements to string fiber on power poles now that the city has passed an ordinance authorizing...
Commentary: Oakridge public safety fee advances while basic ethics get trampled in the process
By DOUG BATES/Editor/The Herald -- Years ago, Oakridge had an elected city official who was known around town for enjoying free drinks after work every night at a local watering hole. There was nothing illegal about it at the time, but accepting the freebies was...
Music and art will take center stage during Sunday night’s second production of ‘Spotlight Project’
By DOUG BATES/Editor/The Herald -- World-class musician Scott Hitchings of Oakridge will be the featured performer Sunday night, May 30, when the curtain goes up on the second production of the community's ambitious Spotlight Project. Hitchings lived and worked...
Bar, restaurant reopen Thursday at Crescent Lake Resort; managers urgently seek more hired help
By DIANE KAHLER/Correspondent/The Herald -- Much to the relief of local residents and tourists alike, Crescent Lake Resort's bar and restaurant are set to reopen Thursday, May 27. Closed since March 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions, the lodge and resort are owned...