Regional News

ODFW release - CLACKAMAS, Ore.— Fishery managers today set an additional three days of retention fishing for white sturgeon. Sturgeon retention will be allowed on the mainstem Columbia River from the Wauna Powe...

Salem, Ore. – Coronavirus Relief Fund Cultural Support (CRFCS) grant awards totaling $25.7 million will be distributed to 621 cultural organizations across Oregon through a partnership between the Oregon Cultur...

Agriculture remains vital to Oregon’s economy. The state is home to more than 37,200 farms and ranches and with the commercial fishing industry, the state produces more than 220 commodities, generating about $5...

ODF release - SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Forestry has developed a draft Habitat Conservation Plan for western Oregon’s state forests, proposing enhanced conservation for threatened and endangered fi...

ODOT release - DRAIN -- Construction is scheduled to begin in Drain next week on a project that will improve safety for pedestrians and bring an intersection into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities...

ODFW release - SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will meet virtually on Friday, Sept. 25. The meeting will occur via Zoom ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Governing Board of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) will meet on Friday, September 25 at 8:30 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. The public portion of the meeting begins at 9...

Oregon Employment Dept. report - Portland-based Bridge Meadows will open an intergenerational housing community for adoptive families and elders in Redmond in the fall of 2021. The Burns Paiute Tribe broke grou...

ODOT release - (Old McKenzie Highway to open only on east side) - BEND — Travelers interested in accessing OR242, the Old McKenzie Highway, following its closure due to wildfire nearby will be able to do so beg...

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 539, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. Oregon Health Authority reported 382...