A new bus service, “Columbia Gorge Express,” will link Portland to Multnomah Falls and Rooster Rock State Park this summer. The first bus rolls out Friday, May 27, during Memorial Day Weekend. A pilot program by Oregon Department of Transportation and partner groups, the Gorge Express will run on weekends and take passengers from Gateway … Read more
An estimated 1,400 households in Springfield are at a strong risk of displacement. Now, a collaborative effort is in effect to keep those people housed. Springfield Mayor Lundberg says there’s a lot to look forward to in 2016. One announcement in her State of the City Address was about the Oregon Solutions Project. The project … Read more
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners, who work in tandem with doctors to provide primary care to patients, are key to making health care reform work in Oregon. But there aren’t enough of them in Lane County, and the shortage is projected to worsen by 2020, according to an Oregon Health Authority report. In 2012, Lane … Read more
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has selected Rep. Mark Johnson (R-Hood River) to share leadership in a newly forged Oregon Solutions program, Columbia River Highway Collaborative, which will tackle safety and congestion issues in the Gorge. The team, convened by Johnson and Multnomah County Commissioner Diane McKeel, will be made up of public, private and civic … Read more
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – A local flood reduction and fish and wildlife habitat restoration project is closer to realization now that Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are reviewing public comments and other materials related to the proposed Tillamook Southern Flow Corridor project…
Oregon 52nd District State Representative Mark Johnson has been appointed by Governor Kate Brown to serve as co-convener of the Historic Columbia River Highway Collaborative Oregon Solutions project. Johnson, along with co-convener Multnomah County Commissioner Diane McKeel and a team of public, private and civic leaders, are tasked with developing practical and sustainable solutions to … Read more
Just shy of a year after breaking ground, Boardman’s new Tuscany subdivision celebrated the completion of its first two houses Friday on South Main Street and Wilson Lane. The development marks a major step forward for a city in dire need of housing to accommodate a rapidly growing workforce…
Let’s set aside the contentious public issues we face for the moment, and discuss how we deal with these. This is an issue in itself in Maine today, as we retreat from historic traditions of sensible deliberation about tough problems with Yankee restraint and a measure of graciousness…
LAKEVIEW — Saylor Antle is 16 and in her second year of taking college courses at Klamath Community College. She’s done it without leaving her hometown of Lakeview. The farthest she has to go is a three-minute walk from Lakeview High School to the Innovation and Learning Center around the corner….
LAKEVIEW — Most students are celebrating the end of their school year, but people behind Lake County’s Innovation and Learning Center will celebrate ongoing efforts to expand advanced learning opportunities Thursday. The ceremonial grand opening for the Innovation & Learning Center, set for 4 p.m. Thursday at south wing auditorium at Daly Middle School in … Read more