The 2021 legislative session is rapidly drawing to a close, and our elected representatives in Salem are busily cranking out new laws. As is always the case, some of the measures making their way through the statehouse seem like solid pieces of legislation while others seem ill-advised at be…
ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation.
ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation.
We have all longed for the day when we could drop our masks and breathe freely again, and now, with widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, we’re finally getting to that point. But we’re not quite there yet, and the lack of a clear, coordinated approach by government at the state and f…
As a parent, it’s hard to imagine anything more devastating than the loss of a child. That’s what makes Sweet Home resident Rachel Maynard’s story so remarkable.
Three Philomath school board seats were up for grabs during Tuesday’s special election.
ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation.
Sunday’s newspaper brought the tragic story of Sherry Zetzman, a 43-year-old Albany woman who died from COVID-19 on April 27. Her severe asthma made her particularly vulnerable to the ravages of COVID, which attacks the respiratory system. But her family believes something else made her part…
Sunday’s newspaper brought the tragic story of Sherry Zetzman, a 43-year-old Albany woman who died from COVID-19 on April 27. Her severe asthma made her particularly vulnerable to the ravages of COVID, which attacks the respiratory system. But her family believes something else made her part…
I’m excited to tell you about some changes we’re making for the Albany Democrat-Herald and Corvallis Gazette-Times.
ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation.
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all more than a little sick of the constraints and disruptions this vile little virus imposes on our lives. Case in point: Rising infection numbers have once again prompted Gov. Kate Brown to move Linn County back into the extreme risk categ…
ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation.
Browse through recently listed homes in the Mid Valley real estate market and find your next home!
When dealing with tyrants, appeasement and clarity of intent rarely work out well for the appeaser.
Remote work "will hold women back," says CNBC. Home-based employees may be deprived career advancement available to colleagues in the company office. And women, usually tasked with child care, are more likely to choose — or feel forced — to work from home. That's why some are calling remote …
The Oregon State University Extension Small Farms Program will host the seventh annual Dry Farming Collaborative Winter Convening from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 8 via Zoom.
SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington will return to in-person learning at the end of January after starting winter quarter online because of a omicron-fueled spike in COVID-19 cases.
The hyper-contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 is sweeping across Oregon even as it sharply declines in parts of the nation hit earlier in the wave of infections.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The wrestling coach at a Vancouver, Washington, high school is out after his arrest on suspicion of felony assault involving a minor.
PORTLAND (AP) — A 67-year-old woman was killed when a driver accused of being under the influence of intoxicants crashed his vehicle into her Oregon home.
An Albany man who once was a registered nurse practiced nursing without a license in 2020 and 2021 and because of that, was denied when he tried to reactivate his license, according to the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
A Sweet Home teenager was killed in a car crash on Highway 20 just east of Foster on Wednesday, Jan. 19, according to a news release from Oregon State Police.
Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kate Brown challenging her use of clemency orders to grant nearly 1,000 commutations of prison sentences in Oregon.
A flatbed truck fire shut down Interstate 5 northbound temporarily Wednesday morning, Jan. 19, 4 miles south of Albany near milepost 230, according to a news release from the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The battle over whether the former New York Times columnist can run for governor continues.
The Benton County Republican Women are hosting Marc Thielman, candidate for governor of Oregon, at noon Jan. 25.
The Oregon Department of Transportation has temporarily postponed its decision on tolling stretches of I-205 and I-5 in the Portland area in the next five years and will consider a request from Clackamas County for extra time to hash out regional congestion-pricing plans before tolls are imp…
COVID-19, lame-duck leaders, power shifts, political bitterness, elections and a possible walkout could combine to kneecap the 2022 session of the Legislature.
Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.
