Valley Braces For Heat Wave
We are closely watching a significant warming trend developing across the Willamette Valley. Today will be warmer than yesterday, with highs in the upper 70s. Tomorrow, Friday, will bring sunny skies and highs near 80. The heat intensifies significantly into the weekend and early next week. Saturday will see mostly...
BAM! Knocked down on the Dave Clark Path
My neck hurts and there are bruises in various places, but I don’t want to waste a minute complaining before warning everybody of a potentially deadly hazard on Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path. I learned of this dangerous place about 5:30 Wednesday evening. I was sailing along on...
Oregon State Pitcher Trey Morris Named Freshman All-American
Trey Morris, a 6'2" freshman lefty, has been named to the NCBWA's Freshman All-American Team.
Bike lanes, crosswalks get upgrades in Corvallis this summer
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Summer road construction is underway in Corvallis, with crews set to resurface five different locations around the city. According to the city, work starts this month on portions of Highland Drive, Grant Avenue, Walnut Boulevard, 11th Street and 13th Street. The projects will include asphalt grinding
Three hospitalized after single-vehicle crash on Berlin Road in Lebanon
LEBANON, Ore. — Three people were hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on Berlin Road that left one occupant trapped and prompted a large emergency response, officials said. The crash was reported at 11:21 a.m. in the 32000 block of Berlin Road, according to the Lebanon Fire District....
Woodburn School District declared ‘premature’ impasse in contract negotiations, teachers’ union says
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Woodburn School District Board declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the teachers’ union Tuesday night, in a move the union has called “premature.” This comes after more than 15 months of bargaining and multiple mediation sessions with the union, the Woodburn Education Associatio
PCS Gleaners program on 3-month hiatus after coordinators step down
The Philomath Community Gleaners program has entered a three-month hiatus as the group works to find new leadership after its two co-coordinators stepped down for family and health reasons, PCS Executive Director Sharon Thornberry said. The pause — which took effect following the program’s final distributions on May 29
Snapchat Sting Wilsonville Man Busted In Alleged Teen Lure
A Wilsonville man is behind bars after Linn County investigators say an eight-month sex-abuse case led them to uncover a pattern of explicit Snapchat messages to a 17-year-old girl and possibly other teens. Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan said in a press release via Linn County Sheriff's Office that detectives...
Oregon State’s beloved delivery robots are leaving campus
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The small delivery robots that have been rolling around Oregon State University since the pandemic are leaving campus. Starship Technologies, the company behind the robots, recently announced it's ending operations on U.S. campuses, including Oregon State. The company is shifting its focus to retail g
Linn County commissioners approve $2.44M Cox Creek Bridge contract in Millersburg
ALBANY, Ore. — At their June 9 meeting, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved a contract for $2,441,679.20 with Legacy Contracting of Stayton for the Cox Creek (Waverly) Drive Bridge Project in Millersburg. The project will be administered by the Linn County Road Department.
