RANDY STAPILUS NOVEMBER 30, 2023 || OREGON CAPITOL CHRONICLE In November 2020, a near-landslide of Oregon voters – 58.5% – approved Measure 110, which generally decriminalized small-scale possession of illicit drugs. That passage was a call to change the state’s...
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Month: November 2023
ODFW Recreation Report
Recreation Report 11/30/2023 08:49 AM PST Follow the #25DaysOfFishmas: Shellfish Edition ODFW uses this hashtag each December to highlight unique species of Oregon fish. This year's we're hitting the beach with a special Shellfish Edition. Starting Dec. 1, look for...
Oregon Statewide Report Card Released
NEWS RELEASE November 30, 2023 Media Contact: Marc Siegel The Oregon Statewide Report Card puts previously released and new data in one place for ease of access and transparency. (Salem, OR) – The 2022-23 edition of the Oregon Statewide Report Card is now available...
New Private Forest Accord grant helps with conservation and recovery of Oregon’s most sensitive fish and amphibians
SALEM, Ore--The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has been implementing many changes to the Forest Practices Act brought about by the landmark Private Forest Accord (PFA) to better protect aquatic wildlife and provide regulatory certainty for forest landowners. A...
Oakridge City Council Meeting November 16, 2023: No-show councilors, fee waivers and short-term rental fees discussed
By JOY KINGSBURY/for The Herald -- Mayor Cutchen is traveling and was not able to attend this meeting. Dawn Kinyon, Council President, conducted the meeting in his place. John Crowder, an Oakridge resident for eight years, told Council he was “warmed” to hear the...
The Avy App
Download the app here: Apple | Android In late November 2023 NWAC launched a purpose built mobile app, Avy, that allows users to access weather and avalanche information for the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) and the Sawtooth Avalanche Center (SAC). The app’s purpose is to provide a streamlined user experience for your core trip planning tools, including avalanche […]
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ODFW Recreation Report
Recreation Report 11/30/2023 08:49 AM PST Follow the #25DaysOfFishmas: Shellfish Edition ODFW uses this hashtag each December to highlight unique species of Oregon fish. This year's we're hitting the beach with a special Shellfish Edition. Starting Dec. 1, look for...
Oregon State researchers lead $4.2 million USDA grant to study disease plaguing honey bees
By Molly Rosbach, [email protected] Source: Ramesh Sagili, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/qdG Photos of honey bees: https://flic.kr/p/2piqbpm, https://flic.kr/p/nSGPrc, https://flic.kr/p/F4u4wg...
Senior Meals Program Reopening Florence Café 60 Location for Dine-in Meals
Florence, Ore. -- The Senior Meals Program is excited to announce the reopening of its Café 60 location in Florence, Oregon. The dine-in program, part of Lane Council of Governments (LCOG)’s Senior & Disability Services division, was on hiatus for the past three...
Kotek also wants lawmakers to approve more funding for child care, road maintenance and summer learning
BY: JULIA SHUMWAY - NOVEMBER 28, 2023 6:20 PM OREGON CAPITOL CHRONICLE Gov. Tina Kotek, pictured talking about housing in July 2023, plans to ask the Legislature to approve hundreds of millions in new spending for housing, homelessness, child care and summer...
ODOT: 370 new Level 2 EV chargers coming in 2024
Rebate program funds 370 new EV charging ports throughout Oregon Nov. 29, 2023 For more information, contact Matt Noble 503-779-9868 Electric vehicle drivers should see about 370 new public "Level 2" EV charging ports in communities across the state in 2024 thanks to...
Fundraising season at midpoint for The Herald: help keep rural journalism alive
November is almost behind us and December will be roaring in. Here at The Herald, that means that we are nearing the halfway point of our fundraising season. As newspapers shutter their doors, rural communities are hit hardest by the decline in journalism. Most areas...
LANE COUNTY’S DEEDS AND RECORDS OFFICE MOVES NEXT WEEK
News Release from Lane Co. Government Posted on FlashAlert: November 29th, 2023 8:00 AM The Lane County Deeds & Records Office is relocating from the County’s Public Service Building at 8th and Oak in downtown Eugene to the Elections Office at 10th and Lincoln in...
Schools spent little of $19 million from state on substitute teacher training
Many substitute teachers across Oregon claim districts owe them for the time they spent taking mandatory training BY: ALEX BAUMHARDT - NOVEMBER 27, 2023 OREGON CAPITOL CHRONICLE When Debbie Fery started hearing this year from substitute teachers who had not been...