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Amy Kelley
LCOG Meetings: January 29-February 2, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Meetings at LCOG January 29-February 2, 2024 Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024 Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Online Contact: Paul Thompson, 541-682-4405, [email protected] Agenda: -Election of MPC...
OSU-Cascades computer scientist receives $628,000 award to increase Oregon K-12 student participation in computer science
By Christine Coffin, 541-322-3152 or 541-788-3438 (m), [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/qzk BEND, Ore. – An Oregon State University - Cascades professor has been assigned a $623,000 award from the Oregon...
LCOG Meetings: January 22-26, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Meetings at LCOG January 22-26, 2024 LCOG Board of Directors Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024 Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Location: Online Contact: Brenda Wilson, 541-682-4395, [email protected] Agenda: Executive Members for 2024 – Ratify and Elect;...
Oregon State Board of Trustees approves presidential compensation adjustment, elects board officers
By Sean Nealon, 541-737-0787, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/qDi Photos: https://flic.kr/p/2pt2XBe (Maria Chávez-Haroldson) and https://flic.kr/p/2psZQP5 (Román Hernández) CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State...
Jerry Snyder; 1939 – December 20, 2023
Jerry Snyder 84, of Oakridge passed away on December 20, 2023, after a short battle with lung cancer. Jerry, born in 1939 in Maquoketa, Iowa. A 1957 graduate of Lost Nation High School and 1961 graduate of Upper Iowa University with a degree in Physical Education and...
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...
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...
Beverly Joyce Haynes; October 1932 – December 13th, 2023
Beverly Joyce Haynes passed away on December 13th, 2023 at the age of 91. She was born in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Mabel and Clarence Cockerill. The family moved to Cottage Grove, Oregon where she started grade school at Latham Elementary. Later they settled in...
Talk by Keeanga-Yamahatta Taylor highlights Oregon State’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration
By Sean Nealon, 541-737-0787, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/q73 Photo: https://flic.kr/p/2pnpMrS CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University's 42nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration will take place next...
Some coral species might be more resilient to climate change than previously thought
By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, [email protected] Sources: Alex Vompe, [email protected]; Rebecca Vega Thurber, 541-737-1851, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/qnL...
Scientists collect aardvark poop to understand how the species is impacted by climate in Africa
By Sean Nealon, 541-737-0787, [email protected] Source: Clint Epps, [email protected]; Rachel Crowhurst, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/qhd Photos and...
Monday, December 4 through Sunday, December 10
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...
Monday, November 27 through Sunday, December 3
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...
Monday, November 20 through Sunday, November 26
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...
Monday, November 13 through Sunday, November 19
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...
Monday, November 6 through Sunday, November 12
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...
Monday, October 30 through Sunday, November 5
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...
Monday, October 23 through Sunday, October 29
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...
Monday, October 16 through Sunday, October 22
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...
News Release: Middle Fork designates areas near Oakridge for day use
Oakridge, OR, Nov. 30, 2023 – The Willamette National Forest issued a Forest Order for the Middle Fork Ranger District that designates some areas near Oakridge for day use only by enacting restrictions that prohibit overnight camping and parking. Developed campgrounds...
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...
Wanda Lee Hall; May 2, 1943 – October 21, 2023
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Wanda Lee Hall (Coakley) at the age of 80 on October 21st. Wanda was born to Sheldon and Josephine Coakley on May 2, 1943, in Billings, Montana. The family moved to Newport, Oregon in her junior year where she...