EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was submitted by ODOT, the Oregon Department of Transportation. Starting Oct. 2 through Oct. 9, crews working for ODOT will be beginning essential repairs on the Old Barnard Bridge, which spans the Willamette River on Highway 58 just west of Oakridge. You should expect both single lane and complete bridge closures […]
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OSU researchers receive NSF grant to develop robot swarm that can explore under ice shelves
By Michelle Klampe, 541-737-0784, [email protected] Source: Jessica Garwood, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/TrQ CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers will lead a team of scientists and engineers on a three-year, $1.5 million project to develop and test a team of robots that could travel under ice shelves and collect critical measurements about the extent […]
Read more...Entertainment Roundup: Jimmy Buffett might be gone but his legend lingers on behind the mic in Oakridge
By BEN OLSON/For The Herald — Last week, when the word got out that I was doing a Jimmy Buffett show, the request line was opened up. I knew “Margaritaville,” “A Pirate Looks at 40” and a handful of other tunes penned by Mr. Buffett. Fortunately, the oracle proved to be extremely useful in finding […]
Read more...Is Instagram making the great outdoors more crowded? Not as much as you might suspect
By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, [email protected] Sources: Ashley Lowe Mackenzie, 541-257-8648, [email protected]; Steven J. Dundas, 541-737-1402, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/TaY Photos: https://beav.es/TYP CORVALLIS, Ore. – Except for modest visitor increases at a small percentage of iconic places, Instagram content is not resulting in more tourist traffic on public lands, according to a study by researchers at Oregon […]
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The following incidents and service calls have been reported by the Oakridge Police Department. Although there may be exceptions, The Herald does not routinely disclose the names, addresses or phone numbers of victims or complainants whose personal information appears on the daily log at the police department. Information identifying individuals who have been arrested, charged, […]
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