By GARY CARL/for The Herald — The Oakridge City Council held its last official meeting that was open to the public on Thursday, December 29th, 2022. The Council worked its way through all the remaining agenda items and finished business with each counselor offering outgoing Mayor Hollett their personal appreciation[Read More…]
Month: December 2022
Dexter Sanitary District Board meeting Jan 8
2022-12-30 19:58 By FEGUS MCLEAN/for The Herald — Dexter Sanitary District (DSD) Board of Directors monthly meeting will Monday, January 8.The meeting will be held at the Dexter Library across Lost Creek Road from the Lake Club in uptown Dexter. The DSD Board is chronically short of members, and all[Read More…]
Oakridge designated as rural city opening avenue for federal funds
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor — Oakridge is the lone city in Lane County that has been redesignated from an urban area to a rural area under a new definition by the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 census. Over a dozen cities, towns, and unincorporated areas in Oregon are affected by[Read More…]
Visitors from the north: Snow geese set up camp on Oakridge athletic field
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor — If you’ve happened to drive by or live by the DeHarpport Field just west of the Oakridge High School, you have probably noticed a flock of snow geese that are probably about mid-point in their journey south to warmer clime. Yes, they make a lot of[Read More…]
Oregon Court of Appeals deals setback to Hazeldell Quarry LLC.
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor — The 183-acre parcel of land that sits atop TV Butte is safe, for now at least, from being turned into a rock quarry. The Court of Appeals overturned an earlier Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision from earlier this month. The Hazeldell project had been[Read More…]