On September 19, the Oakridge City Council held a meeting in which they discussed concerns about Floodplain ordinance updates, the approval of the Oakridge Finance Director’s employment contract, an awarded grant for the Willamette Activity Center (WAC) and more. At the beginning of the meeting, City Administrator James Cleavenger and[Read More…]
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All about Oakridge’s new Finance Director, Melody Cornelius
On September 9, a committee organized by Oakridge City Administrator James Cleavenger announced the appointment of the city’s new Finance Director, Melody Cornelius. On September 19, Cornelius’ employment contract was officially approved by the City Council. Cornelius will be replacing the former FD who quit in June. The resignation left[Read More…]
Major Blunders Chess Meetings to Begin October 6th, Oakridge Library
Additional meals available to school kids for weekends
WIN -Weekend Increased Nutrition, is a community-based organization to ensure our children can eat during their days off from school. We are a food challenged community and 100% of our students qualify for free breakfast and lunch. Since we operate on a four-day school week, that leaves three days that[Read More…]
9/9 Oakridge School Board meeting discusses combatting absences, future building projects, new resource for special ed students
By ANDREW GRIFFIN/for The Herald — On September 9, the Oakridge School Board held a meeting in which they discussed a future building project, plans to curb absenteeism and a new resource available to special ed students. Early in the meeting, the council passed a resolution to approve Superintendent Dave[Read More…]