Articles from the April 6, 2023 edition
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Central Cascade Wilderness Overnight Permits open for reservations
The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests remind people that overnight permit reservations have begun to be accepted for the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit System. The permits are required for...
Candidates fail to file
The Special District Election scheduled for Tuesday, May 16th, will call for a bit of creativity for some voters. A number of the smaller units of government drew no interest from people willing to serve on them. Without a check box to mark, voters...
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Up to 300,000 could lose health insurance
The Oregon Health Authority starts a months-long review of the state’s 1.5 million Medicaid members this week to determine who still qualifies for the health insurance. Normally, states review the...
$120 million for student literacy
A $120 million initiative to boost literacy would be one of the single largest investments of its type in Oregon history if it passes. But during a public hearing for the proposal at the House Committ...
Woodpecker that likes burned forest
A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully in the unburned parts of fire-prone landscapes too, according to a study by Oregon State...
In Oregon, April is Arbor Month
State Forester Calvin Mukumoto has proclaimed all of April as Oregon Arbor Month, allowing lots of time for commemorative plantings and other tree-related activities. “Trees play an essential role i...
Guest Opinion
This year marks a half-century since Oregon Gov. Tom McCall signed into law Senate Bill 100 requiring comprehensive planning, which warned: “uncoordinated use of lands in this state threaten the...
McKenzie Sports Report - April 4
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week There are no McKenzie Varsity Sports competitions scheduled this week. The Eagles travel to Mapleton on April 11 to participate in the Mapleton 1 Meet. Levi Lockart And Solomon Acevedo Pace Eagles At...
Offbeat Oregon History
If you ask most Oregonians who the first woman governor in state history was, they’ll have an immediate answer … but they’ll be wrong. Conventional wisdom holds that the first woman to take the...
7 benefits of raised bed gardening
There are worthwhile reasons to grow your own foods in a raised bed garden No matter how often we resolve to eat healthfully, it can be a challenge. From waking early to shop at the farmers' market...
OSP Reports - April 6
March 31: 20:21: Crash, Non-Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 37. Single vehicle rollover crash. Upon arrival by Emergency Medical Services, a white Toyota pickup was crashed on its top. No driver was on the scene and the current identity of the driver...
Sheriff's Report - April 6
March 25: 2:28 a.m: Prowler - 37200 block, Camp Creek Rd. An area resident reported that a dark colored vehicle pulled into a neighbor’s driveway. The occupants of the vehicle got out of the vehicle briefly with flashlights before departing....
McK Fire Reports - April 6
March 27: 13:21: 42000 block, Holden Creek Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 14:37: 87000 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. March 28: 9:04: 8000 blk, Thurston Rd. Medical, General. Patient...
Upper McK Fire Report - April 6
March 30: 14:47: Fall Injury - Blue Pool, Tamolitch Falls. Young male fell from cliff on trail side of the pool, has head injury. 11:13: Medical – 59000 block, N. Belknap Springs Rd. Female, conscious, breathing. March 31: 20:17: Motor Vehicle...
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