Illa passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. She was 84 years old. Illa was Born February 19, 1940, in Naches, Washington, to Clinton and Laveta Dimmick (Bailey). A 1958 graduate of Westfir High School in Westfir, Oregon, Illa married Jack L. Fine in July of the[Read More…]
Amy Kelley
Bicycle rolling-stop laws don’t lead to unsafe behavior by riders or motorists, research shows
By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, [email protected] Source: David Hurwitz, 541-737-9242, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/p7y Photos: https://flic.kr/p/2qac3Rj, https://flic.kr/p/2qa9HfL Visit the lab: Journalists interested in seeing the bicycle and motor vehicle simulators used in this study can contact Hurwitz to arrange a visit. CORVALLIS, Ore. – Laws that let bicyclists treat stop signs as[Read More…]
Willamette Complex South Update for Monday, August 26, 2024
Willamette Complex South Update Chalk, Coffeepot, McKinley, Moss Mountain, Tire Mountain, 208, and 217 Fires Online: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/orwif-willamette-complex-fires-south Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillametteComplexFires/ Email: [email protected] Monday, August 26, 2024 Total Willamette Complex South Personnel: 613 Total Willamette Complex South Acres: 13,064 Resources*: 1 Type 1 Hotshot Crew, 8 Type 2 Crews, 1 Type 2[Read More…]
Oakridge Library Book Sale
HUGE BOOK SALE We have the library’s major fundraiser coming up on September 7, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm On the City of Oakridge, City Hall’s Lawn. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Adult & Children’s Books for sale. We will also have DVD’s for sale. AMAZING PRICES! This book sale[Read More…]
OSU researchers complete electrical mapping project critical to protecting the U.S. power grid
By Michelle Klampe, 541-737-0784, [email protected] Source: Adam Schultz, 541-737-9832, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/phQ Photos and graphic: https://flic.kr/p/2q4yFbJ; https://flic.kr/p/2iLikt4; https://flic.kr/p/2iLikvU; https://flic.kr/p/2iLm9rg CORVALLIS, Ore. – A nearly 20-year effort to map the electrical properties of Earth’s crust and mantle across the contiguous United States, viewed as critical to protecting the electrical grid during extreme solar storms and[Read More…]