Even those who don’t know ‘Woodstock’ lyrics are invited to the Headwaters Harvest Festival seasonal spruce-up at the Oakridge public garden next Saturday
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Friday Night Lights: Pleasant Hill varsity football team wins at Sisters, Lowell loses opener at home
Pleasant Hill’s varsity football team traveled Friday to Sisters and came away with a 20-6 victory over the Outlaws. Lowell hosted Monroe on Friday and lost 26-12. The Billies’ defense played outstanding with a couple of takeaways and only allowed the Outlaws one trip into the red zone late in[Read More…]
Brown orders public schools to reopen by mid-April
It’s been almost a year since Gov. Kate Brown ordered Oregon schools to close because of COVID-19. Now, she’s ordering them to open back up again. KLCC has the story.
4 Hotels Fined for Price Gouging During Wildfires
Four Oregon hotels, including one in Florence, have been fined a total of $105,600 for price gouging during last year’s historic wildfires. In addition to settlements paid to the state, the hotels will be required to reimburse an estimated 100 customers who were overcharged for rooms. Willamette Week has the[Read More…]
Highway 30 could get new name honoring veterans
By KEVIN HARDEN / Oregon Capital Bureau — Oregon’s long stretch of U.S. Highway 30, from Astoria to the Idaho border, could become the Oregon Veterans Memorial Highway. Senate Bill 790, introduced by state Sen. Tim Knopp, a Bend Republican, would rename Oregon’s 477-mile section of the national highway. On Wednesday,[Read More…]