(Salem, OR) – The application deadline for the new Summer EBT program has been extended to Sept. 30, 2024. The program offers $120 per child to help cover grocery costs when school food programs are not as easy to access. Eligible families should act now. Thousands of families may be unaware that[Read More…]
News Briefs
9/7/24 – LCSO CASE #24-4844, #24-4845 – MAN ARRESTED FOR ARSON AFTER LIGHTING FIRES ALONG I-5
News Release from Lane Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: September 7th, 2024 4:09 PM On September 7th at about 1 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a report of a male starting fires along I-5 in the area of Goshen. Deputies and Oregon State Police troopers responded and quickly arrested the suspect,[Read More…]
September 5 Oakridge City Council Meeting discusses consolidating local fire departments, appointing a new Finance Director and more
By ANDREW GRIFFIN/for The Herald — During the Oakridge City Council meeting held on September 5, 2024, the Council discussed upcoming planning for a potential consolidation of the Oakridge and Hazeldell fire departments, the upcoming appointment of a new Finance Director and more. One key decision made during the meeting[Read More…]
9/3/24 – LCSO CASE #24-4738 – DEPUTIES INVESTIGATING HOUSE FIRE ON E. RIVER DRIVE
News Release from Lane Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: September 3rd, 2024 12:22 PM This morning at about 7:20 a.m., deputies responded to a residence in the 33800 block of E. River Drive, Creswell, after South Lane Fire & Rescue advised it was fully engulfed in flames. A car belonging[Read More…]
LANE COUNTY JAIL PARTNERS WITH EMERGENCE TO CONNECT PEOPLE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY WITH RESOURCES
News Release from Lane Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: August 21st, 2024 6:00 AM Last year, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office began partnering with Emergence, a local non-profit focused on addiction counseling. The partnership aims to provide resources to people released from custody before they even leave the Lane[Read More…]