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Traffic going south on Interstate 5 to Woodburn Exit 271 came to a near standstill and backed up more than 7 miles by 1 p.m. on Nov. 28. According to Tripcheck.com, traffic going south toward the Woodburn Premium Outlets had backed up to Donald-Aurora Exit 278. The area is a frequent choke point due to Black Friday...

Highway 551 reopened just after 9:30 p.m. Nov. 28 west of Aurora after a crash, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. The closure was at the intersection with Keil Road, just south of the Aurora State Airport. The crash was reported at 4:37 p.m., according to Pulsepoint. The Aurora Fire District had...

The city of Woodburn is hosting a Holiday Game Night from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. The evening event will feature multiple games hosted at three different downtown establishments. Loteria will be hosted at the Bungalow Theatre, 455 N. Front St. Festive crafts will take place at Cafe La Onda,...

Dealing with the reality of having to leave your family for extended periods due to work or study commitments can be a challenging experience. This situation is particularly relevant for individuals from countries like Lebanon, where the job market may not provide adequate financial security. For instance, those in...

Nonprofit alerts affected individuals in October of data breach. A county organization announced this week that the personal information of some of its members had inadvertently been released publicly last summer. Yamhill Community Care, a nonprofit which manages health care for Medicaid recipients in Yamhill and...

CORVALLIS — Snipping cuttings from the garden this time of year can set you up with a private nursery of plants by spring. Whether you plant the results of your “snip and stick” project or share them, propagating by cuttings is a rewarding process. Although some sources...

In a warehouse just south of Salem the week before Thanksgiving, about a dozen state employees passed 1,500 boxes down a line, each dropping cans of beans, rice, canned fruit and other non-perishable food items inside. The boxes will get distributed to Oregon Department of Human Services offices throughout the...

Phenomenon: Sharp rise in energy use Thanksgiving morning. Region: Pacific Northwest (Columbia River Basin) Total Capacity: 14,680 MW (powers ~11.6 million homes) Key Benefit: Rapid dispatchability to stabilize grid. This Thursday, people across the Pacific Northwest will use ovens to bake turkeys, air fryers to...

You have probably seen the new vehicles the Albany Post Office has started using to deliver the mail. I grabbed a couple of photos the first chance I got this week. Albany received 12 of these vehicles, one of the drivers told me on Wednesday, and expects to get 15 or 16 more.

This year’s Sherwood Holiday Festival — complete with local parade and tree lighting — is set for Saturday, Dec. 6. The annual event, sponsored by the Robin Hood Festival Association, kicks off at 4 p.m. with a family-friendly parade featuring floats, the Sherwood High School Marching Band and the Maid Marian Court....