1933 technology for wildfire prevention? A platform built 70 feet up a tree and "strong field glasses." That and more in this week's edition of Dispatches from History.
Public Coast Farm opened for the season earlier this month, the third year the brewery-adjacent farm in Buxton has welcomed visitors to their farmstand. Open until August 20 every Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., live music will play on those days from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Oregon workers can apply for benefits through the state’s new paid leave program starting Aug. 14. The program, Paid Leave Oregon, covers family leave, medical leave and safe leave for Oregonians with jobs.
Following the resignation of Banks City Councilor Jeff Thompson, who ended his time on the council due to health concerns, the city is looking for a new council member to fill his the remainder of his term.
Publishing a photo of heavy equipment atop the cracked roadway near the S-curves on Timber Road, the county reiterated that the evaluation is expected to be finished in September.
Firefighters from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and several other agencies joined a task force to fight the Golden Fire burning in Oregon's Klamath County Sunday.
The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning—the second such warning in four days—for much of the Willamette Valley beginning Tuesday at 2 p.m.
State ethics watchdogs have launched a full investigation into former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s conduct while in office, including her $10,000-per-month consulting gig for marijuana entrepreneurs and whether she accurately reported her income and expenses to the state.
A residential fire that has spread into adjoining wildland near Highway 26 and 47 in Manning has prompted a Level 1 evacuation for a one mile area south and east of the fire at the Highway 26 Highway 47 Banks turnoff, the Banks Fire District said.
A residential fire broke out near Manning Saturday morning, the Banks Fire District said, with crews responding to reports that a structure was burning near the Highway 26 and 47 interchange.
