A public meeting of the Oakridge School District 76 will be held June 10, 2024 at 5:45 pm via Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86005466209?pwd=UXowZ0lScnRkZ3lNdFQrajU0T3RSQT09 Listen by phone: +1 346 248 7799 Webinar ID: 860 0546 6209 Passcode: 342861 and in person at 47997 W 1st Street, Oakridge, OR 97463. The purpose of[Read More…]
Month: May 2024
Oakridge Booster Club: A letter of thanks
Dear Community Members, The Oakridge Booster Club would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your incredible support of our first Annual Restaurant Activity Night! Thanks to your generosity, we were able to raise an impressive $3,256.56! This success would not have been possible without the support of all the[Read More…]
Questions regarding employee/volunteer pay and hiring procedures spurs Oakridge council work session tomorrow 5/30 at 6 p.m.
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor/The Herald — What is being paid out to Oakridge city employees and paid volunteers versus what the city’s employee handbook and wage scales establish has some at the city scratching their heads. A public records request revealed possible discrepancies which, in turn, caused the city administrator to[Read More…]
Harbick wins Republican House race
Rainbow businessman defeats incumbent in District 12 primary election By KEN ENGLEMAN/McKenzie River Reflections — Republican voters in the McKenzie Valley, Oakridge, Junction City, Cottage Grove, and other parts of East Lane and Linn Counties overwhelmingly marked their ballots for newcomer Darin Harbick over current Representative Charlie Conrad. Preliminary results[Read More…]
Oregon’s 2nd free fishing days this weekend June 1-2
By ROB DEHARPPORT/for The Herald — The second free fishing weekend of the year is June 1 and 2, the weekend after Memorial Day weekend. That means on Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, fishing is free in Oregon. Fishing, crabbing, and clamming is free to all residents and[Read More…]