Southern Oregon town named to HGTV's list for most charming US small towns
"There's something special about small towns. Whether it's the simplicity, the character or the people, they are a ...
Multnomah County grew for the first time in years — barely. Here’s how other Oregon counties fared
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Multnomah County’s population increased by 0.2%. Oregon’s most populous county added just ...
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Two Injured in Oregon County Crash
Two people were taken to Ozarks Healthcare by Oregon County Ambulance after a traffic crash on U.S. Highway 160, twelve miles east of West Plains. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that a vehicle ...
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2 dead after avalanche buries skiers in Oregon mountains
BEND, Ore. – Authorities in Central Oregon announced Tuesday the discovery of two missing skiers believed to have been buried by an avalanche in the Cascade Mountains. According to the Deschutes ...
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Gov. Kotek, Legislature want to pause action on wildfire hazard map to quell public frustration
Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action on the state’s new Wildfire Hazard Map until the Legislature decides what to do with it. Kotek on Monday directed the Oregon Department of ...
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Oregon House and Senate Republicans want to do away with statewide wildfire risk map
Oregon's statewide wildfire risk assessment map has been a source of contention ... This would be done through county classification committees made up of members from the state fire marshal ...
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Oregon wildfire hazard map up for repeal, changes in state legislature
The latest version of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map is raising concerns from homeowners all across the state, especially in rural areas. The problem is that many claim the map is inconsistent.
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New data confirms contaminated wells in Crook County, but doesn’t point to source
Knife River VP of its South Central Division Chris Doan and Technical Services Manager Matt Ropp tour the Woodward site in Crook County, Oregon on April 12, 2023. Emily Cureton Cook / OPB The ...
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Gov. Kotek halts wildfire map appeals, prioritizes legislative action for transparency
to continue to accept all appeals of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map up to the Mar. 10 deadline but to pause sending the appeals to the Office of Administrative Hearings until after the legislative ...
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Why lawmakers are seeking to kill Oregon wildfire risk map for second time
For the second time in two years, Oregon lawmakers want to kill a map meant to identify areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfires but that has become a lightning rod for anger from rural ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek pauses referrals for appealing wildfire hazard map as state lawmakers call for repeal
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek ...
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Guest column: The implications of state fire maps for homeowners
On Jan. 7, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) issued wildfire hazard maps covering the entire state. These maps, divide the state into three wildfire hazard classes, low, moderate ...