The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced earlier this week that Veterans disability compensation rates for 2024 will increase. Veterans can review 2024 Veterans disability compensation rates by visiting www.va.gov/disability/compensation-rates/veteran-rates/....
Highway 58 Herald ARCHIVES
Month: December 2023
Eugene Weekly discovers embezzlement of funds days before Christmas: employees come to the rescue
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor -- The recent embezzlement of funds that has crippled the Eugene Weekly newspaper has swept through the local news like flash floods hit gullies in the desert. The newspaper that let you know what's happening at all the area venues took a...
Performing DIY Projects in Oregon
For many people, DIY projects are a part of home ownership. DIY projects help save money when you're on a tight budget, and can also give you a sense of satisfaction. It feels good to take care of your own home. Successful home improvement projects take effort and...
Seeking Community Input on Landscape Wildfire Resilience Strategy: “East Oakridge Strategy”
The Middle Fork Ranger District is starting an important plan known as the "East Oakridge Strategy." The main goal of this initiative is landscape wildfire resilience. This plan covers an area of about 28,000 acres (that's about 44 square miles!) Within this area,...
Are You a Medicare Rookie? Pros Can Help You Find Right Plan
StatePoint -- Roughly 4.4 million Americans will reach the age of 65 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. While age is just a number in some respects, this particular birthday marks the time when Americans become eligible for the federal Medicare health...
Many new consumer protection laws go into effect Jan. 1, 2024
Dec. 27, 2023 Salem – When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, 2024, many new laws immediately take effect. The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR), part of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) – the state's largest consumer...
Western Cascades landscapes in Oregon historically burned more often than previously thought
By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, [email protected] Source: James Johnston, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/q8V Photos available here. CORVALLIS, Ore. – Forests on the west slope of Oregon's Cascade...
Letter to the Editor
On 1 Oct 2023, I was served from the City of Lowell's attorney, demanding I pay them $10,000 within 30 days or they were going to file suit against me. As history, in Jan 2018 I considered buying a vacant lot in Lowell. As the buyer is supposed to do, I received...
Letter to the Editor
On 1 Oct 2023, I was served from the City of Lowell's attorney, demanding I pay them $10,000 within 30 days or they were going to file suit against me. As history, in Jan 2018 I considered buying a vacant lot in Lowell. As the buyer is supposed to do, I received...
Thelma (Sally) Stephens; June 2, 1925 – December 19, 2023
Thelma (Sally) Stephens passed away on Dec. 19,2023, at the age of 98. Sally was born in Haines, Oregon on June 2, 1925. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frederick R. Coles and Mable M. Roseberry; her husband Richard (Dick) Stephens, and her son Lawrence...
Giving Tuesday: End your year with a donation to the Highway 58 Herald
I want to remind those who haven't had time to donate to our rural news site here in Oakridge, Oregon that there's still time. Through the end of the year (only 5 more days!), your one-time donation or your 12-month subscription will be matched one-to-one up to $1,500...
Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Awards Nearly $1 Million to Local Veteran Service Providers Across the State
NEWS RELEASE 12/20/2023 MEDIA CONTACT Tyler Francke, 971-239-6640 Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs Awards Nearly $1 Million to Local Veteran Service Providers Across the State The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (ODVA) is pleased to announce the award of...
Choose to move: 5 ways to manage osteoarthritis
(StatePoint) Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects over 32.5 million U.S. adults. OA is a degenerative joint disease that causes pain and stiffness and can lead to limited function. OA of the knee is the most common type, affecting more...
Entertainment report for week ending 12/31: You can start ringing in the New Year early
By BEN OLSON/for The Herald -- Another year has flown by. If the adage is correct, then I must have been having fun. There was a time in my life when it was inconceivable to not be working on New Years Eve. Beginning at the age of 18, I would be bartending. Once I...
