Leaders from around Malheur County formally committed to support the establishment of a career technical education program to provide students opportunities for good local jobs. A formal ceremonial signing of a Declaration of Cooperation document was held Wednesday morning at the Four Rivers Cultural Center…
The recent annual Oregon Business Plan Summit brought business and community leaders, the governor, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley together in support of the three primary goals of the 2014 plan: job creation, raising Oregon’s personal income level and reducing Oregon’s poverty rate from 17 percent to 10 percent. A significant focus was … Read moreHow collaboration is helping fire-prone forests: Guest opinion
Earlier this month, residents of Milton-Freewater watched as flames destroyed paper, maps and photos. The town had gathered at the Lazy MF BBQ for a bonfire — a flood insurance paper-burning bonfire. Three years ago the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared virtually all of the city a flood zone. That designation was repealed in May … Read moreMilton-Freewater celebrates removal of flood zone designation
SWEET HOME — Three representatives from The Conservation Fund and the Federal Highway Administration will arrive in Sweet Home Sunday to begin a three-day look at the community’s strengths and weaknesses as a gateway community to public lands. In September, Sweet Home was named one of four communities in the United States — one in … Read moreSweet Home to begin 2-year livability initiative
The South Santiam Community Forest Corridor Oregon Solutions Team is ready to call it quits – in a manner of speaking – after holding its final planning meeting Monday evening, Dec. 16, at the Sweet Home Community Center. What that actually means is that although the Solutions Team’s days are numbered – specifically by a target … Read moreSolutions Team’s role in community forest coming to end
ONTARIO — The Malheur County Prosperity Impact Pilot Project was launched Thursday during a meeting at the Four Rivers Cultural Center, with a focus on supporting the creation of a career technical education program for local high school students. The event drew business, education and non-profit representatives as well as county and state agency representatives…
The tiny Multnomah County Drainage District is going to get some help figuring out how to strengthen the Portland area’s levee system, which keeps the area south of the Columbia River from being deluged by the river. The 14-employee drainage district faces a federal mandate to recertify the levee system’s safety, under rules that got … Read moreGovernor brings in reinforcements to help shore up Columbia River levee
Treasure Valley Community College’s board of education voted unanimously Tuesday to sign a declaration of cooperation regarding plans for a new career technical education center. The agreement shows commitment from the college to continue moving forward with the project, which was recently chosen by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber as part of an Oregon Solutions Project. … Read moreCareer technical education plans advance
ONTARIO — Local residents, businesses and organizations will be asked to put their commitment to the Poverty to Prosperity initiative on the dotted line during a meeting on Nov. 21. Oregon First Lady Cylvia Hayes, who is leading the Oregon Prosperity Initiative, is scheduled to attend the meeting, which will be at 1:30 p.m. in … Read morePoverty to Prosperity advances
Ontario — Plans for a career technical education center in Ontario are moving forward, albeit slowly, according to Superintendent Nicole Albisu’s update at last week’s school board meeting. Though still looking for funding, the career technical education center project has been chosen by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber as part of an Oregon Solutions Project, Albisu … Read moreCareer education plans proceeding