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Smokey Bear license plates will become available in Oregon August 1

Image courtesy of Keep Oregon Green OREGON - Smokey Bear’s 75th birthday is this year and Keep Oregon Green, a Salem-based nonprofit whose focus is the prevention of wildfires,

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 9 Jul 2019

Smokey Bear license plates will become available in Oregon August 1

Fire season begins for all Department of Forestry land in the state of Oregon

Image courtesy ODF OREGON - With the declaration of fire season on July 1 for the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Northwest Oregon and North Cascade protection districts, the entire

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Jul 2019

Fire season begins for all Department of Forestry land in the state of Oregon

Oregon Department of Transportation names Paul Mather to Interim Deputy Director

Photo: ODOT SALEM - The Oregon Transportation Commission named retired Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Highway Division Administrator Paul Mather as ODOT Interim Deputy Director at a special meeting of

By Daniel Pearson and Chas Hundley - Banks Post

/ 1 Jul 2019

Oregon Department of Transportation names Paul Mather to Interim Deputy Director

Nearly 1,000 acres have burned on ODF-protected lands in 2019 so far

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue responded to reports of an out-of-control burn pile in Gales Creek on May 5. It turned out to be a false alarm. Photo: Chas Hundley

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 May 2019

Nearly 1,000 acres have burned on ODF-protected lands in 2019 so far

Gov. Brown declares May 'wildfire awareness month'

A small brush fire burns near Balm Grove in 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM - Oregon Gov. Kate Brown joined the governors of nine other states in signing a proclamation

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 2 May 2019

Gov. Brown declares May 'wildfire awareness month'

Oregon Department of Forestry seeks public input in Northwest Oregon State Forests Management, Habitat Conservation Plan

Trees open up to reveal a clear cut and newer growth in the Tillamook State Forest. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM - Public input is sought on the Oregon Department of

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Apr 2019

Oregon Department of Forestry seeks public input in Northwest Oregon State Forests Management, Habitat Conservation Plan

Governor Brown appoints Bev Clarno as Secretary of State

Bev Clarno. Photo: Governor's Office SALEM - Governor Kate Brown appointed former Redmond state representative Bev Clarno to fill the rest of former Secretary of State Dennis Richardson&

By Chas Hundley

/ 29 Mar 2019

Governor Brown appoints Bev Clarno as Secretary of State

State, local officials will meet in Salem on April 5 to plan the development of the Salmonberry Trail

Members of STIA walk the first completed portion of the Salmonberry Trail while visitors pass by. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) will hold a board

By Chas Hundley

/ 27 Mar 2019

State, local officials will meet in Salem on April 5 to plan the development of the Salmonberry Trail

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson dies

Workers at Washington County Elections offices show Secretary Richardson how ballots are processed in May 2017, with Manning resident Shirley Javorsky in the purple jacket. Photo from Oregon SOS. creativecommons.

By Chas Hundley

/ 27 Feb 2019

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson dies

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson cuts hours back amid cancer treatment

Workers at Washington County Elections offices show Secretary Richardson how ballots are processed in May 2017, with Manning resident Shirley Javorsky in the purple jacket. Photo from Oregon SOS. creativecommons.

By Chas Hundley

/ 7 Feb 2019

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson cuts hours back amid cancer treatment