How would you feel if the retail cost of your 12-ounce bottle of Bud Light went up by about 21 cents? Oregon’s taxes on beer and wine haven’t been allowed to rise in decades, but they would under a House bill called the Addiction Crisis Recovery Act. Willamette Week tells[Read More…]
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Plant trees to pay tribute to Oakridge civic leader, businessman Jim Hill
The family of longtime Oakridge civic leader and businessman Jim Hill, who died recently at the age of 95, is asking that he be honored through the planting of trees rather than traditional memorial services. In his seven decades as a prominent resident of Oakridge, Hill was best known as[Read More…]
Public invited to virtual meeting on Greenwaters trail expansion
Anyone interested hiking trails near Oakridge is welcome to join a virtual (Zoom) meeting to be hosted Monday by the U.S. Forest Service and the nonprofit Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative. The Middle Fork Ranger District already provides nearly two miles of looping trails in the Willamette National Forest just across[Read More…]
Deadline approaches for Applications for Lane Electric Board Position
The term of office for one director in Lane Electric Cooperative’s Oakridge District will expire on May 24, and 1 p.m. Thursday is the deadline for applying for the three-year term. The board’s nominating committee is accepting applications from co-op members “who have an interest in their communities and feel[Read More…]
Here’s how to ‘attend’ virtual hearing on Old Hazeldell Quarry proposal
The Lane County Board of Commissioners’ remand hearing on the Old Hazeldell Quarry proposal is set for 1:30 p.m. today via webcast. To view it go online to lanecounty.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=3585881&pageId=7842434