Woodburn police issue 76 citations in back-to-school traffic campaign
The numbers are in from the Woodburn Police’s traffic safety crusade. The Woodburn Police Department, with help from Oregon State Police and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, wrapped up a two-week school traffic safety campaign that ran from Aug. 25 through Sept. 5. Officers conducted 102 traffic stops...
California Wine Company Acquires Willamette Valley’s Iris Vineyards Brand
PORTLAND, Ore. – A quarter-century-old Willamette Valley wine brand has a new home. WarRoom Cellars, a California-based wine company, has officially acquired the Iris Vineyards brand, marking its first expansion into Oregon. Brand, Not Winery, Changes Hands. The deal, finalized under undisclosed terms, was not for...
Dave Parker named permanent superintendent of Newberg-Dundee school district
School board votes to remove the interim status from his contract. The maintenance staff of the Newberg-Dundee school district will soon face a small challenge: removing the word “interim” from the door of Dave Parker’s office at district headquarters. That’s because the district’s board of directors voted...
Deputies searching for 84-year-old woman last seen in SE Salem
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Marion County deputies are searching for an 84-year-old woman who was last seen in southeast Salem on Friday afternoon. The sheriff’s office says Judith Anne Giggy was last seen at 1 p.m. leaving a home on Bayonne Drive SE near Durbin Avenue SE in a red 2015 Toyota Yaris.
Boosting pedestrian and biking safety for students in Salem and Keizer
The new school year means that once again some kids are walking or biking through neighborhoods and on busy streets to get to class. Safe Routes to School is a nationwide, federally funded initiative that works to educate and encourage students to bike and walk to school safely. There are Safe Routes to School...
Why Waverly Lake now looks so green
A different kind of watery plant has covered almost all of Albany’s Waverly Lake with a greenish carpet of muck. But this is expected to be temporary, likely to disappear when it starts raining. The unsightly condition of the lake attracted attention on social media, where someone said it...
Oregon AG Rayfield talks federal lawsuits, consumer protection at Salem City Club
If someone had told then-Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield two years ago that any attorney general had filed 37 lawsuits against the federal government, he would have assumed that attorney general was “bonkers.”. But Rayfield, now eight months into his term as attorney general, has filed 37 lawsuits against...
Former fisheries commission exec sentenced for stealing $211K
The former chief financial officer of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) was sentenced to eight months in federal prison for stealing over $211,000 from the agency’s employee health benefit trust account, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. The former executive, Pamela J. Kahut, 68, of...
Woodburn Burgerville to open its doors this month
The highly anticipated Woodburn Burgerville will soon be open for business. The Oregon fast food favorite has announced that the restaurant will open its doors at 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22. The new Woodburn Burgerville is located at 105 N. Arney Road #160 near Interstate 5 and the Woodburn Premium...
CBS analyst Crawford predicts doom for the Ducks in ‘harsh reality’ forecast
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