By Sean Nealon, 541-737-0787, [email protected] Source: Steve Clark, 541-737-3808, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/Sqg Photos of Corvallis campus: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAdwfb CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet virtually from 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 7 to consider the vice chair position and potential candidates to recommend for appointment by Gov. Tina Kotek for anticipated […]
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Lawmakers unveil $200 million plan aimed at homelessness
By PETER WONG Oregon Capital Bureau Lawmakers have proposed spending more than $200 million to pay for Gov. Tina Kotek’s plans to help unhoused people and avert further homelessness. In addition to the $130 million Kotek specified in a Jan. 26 request, their plan adds $27 million for communities outside Oregon’s five urban areas that […]
Read more...Expect icy roads across Oregon by Wednesday morning
Feb. 28, 2023 With freezing temperatures forecast statewide Tuesday night, even in the valleys, cities and on the coast, you may wish to avoid travel Wednesday morning – and prepare for the unexpected through the weekend. Public transportation like buses or trains could be options in your area, but sometimes the safest choice is to […]
Read more...The Highway 58 Herald turns 2-years old
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor — The Herald turns two years old today. A lot has happened since we published our first stories about news along the Highway 58 corridor on February 28, 2021. In the beginning In that first week of publication, The Herald broke stories about a stolen car being recovered by the sheriff’s department, […]
Read more...Blue whale foraging and reproduction are related to environmental conditions, study shows
By Michelle Klampe, 541-737-0784, [email protected] Sources: Dawn Barlow, [email protected]; Leigh Torres, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/Sqc Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskxfJUfX NEWPORT, Ore. – A new study of New Zealand blue whales’ vocalizations indicates the whales are present year-round in the South Taranaki Bight and their behavior is influenced by environmental conditions in the region. The findings are a significant advancement in […]
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