News Release from Lane Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: March 19th, 2024 7:38 AM On Friday, March 15th, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies executed two search warrants related to a large-scale illegal marijuana grow operation. The illegal grow was located in the 37000 block of Highway 58, Pleasant Hill, and the owner lived in the 5100 […]
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News Release: Emergency response team shares soil-burn severity map and research from Lookout Fire
Springfield, Ore. – Oct. 5, 2023 — Today, an Emergency Response Team of resource specialists released their findings on the Lookout Fire, Horse Creek, and Pothole fires burned areas, following field surveys and assessments. The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team is an Emergency Response program aimed at managing imminent, unacceptable risks to human life, safety and […]
Read more...Correction: Entertainment Roundup: Nothing like ukulele tunes and plaid shirts to cure a bad case of writer’s block
** Correction- Steve Goodbar will be performing at the 3 Legged Crane on Saturday night, Oct. 7, rather than tonight. By BEN OLSON/For The Herald — In the old movies, a writer’s block was depicted by a view of a writer, head in hands, staring at his typewriter, loaded with a blank sheet of paper. […]
Read more...Karaoke remains alive and well (and popular) in the Upper Willamette
By BEN OLSON/For The Herald — I’ve been enjoying this last blast of summer. We get six hours of 90 degrees with temperatures dropping back to comfortable as soon as the sun dips below the horizon. The mornings are brisk as the dog takes me for my walk. Watching the days get shorter is always […]
Read more...Entertainment roudup: Back in the saddle again in God’s Country
By BEN OLSON/For The Herald — As my alert readers may have noticed, I haven’t submitted an entertainment column since early June. My excuse is that I returned to my boyhood hometown to see some old friends and get some steady work playing my guitar. Since I last played in Oakridge, I’ve set up and […]
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