Ice Storm Cleanup Scheduled for Hwy 36 Work on the cleanup following a severe ice storm in January is still going on.  Efforts on Highway 36 between Mapleton and Junction City have been making headway, but over the next two weeks travelers in the Deadwood area should expect delays and […]

Latest Covid With the decrease in COVID-19 cases since the end of the pandemic the virus has not gotten the attention it did when everyone was paying attention to it.  Cases over the months have decreased with spikes coming at various times.  A spike in September and one in December […]

Food Backpacks for Kids As we slowly move towards summer we are reminded of the struggles some families have keeping their children fed when school is out, but many children struggle throughout the school year too.  Food Backpacks for Kids is a program that provides students prepackaged meals that they […]

Remove Those Studded Tires With spring officially here it is time to replace those winter tires on your vehicle.  If you are one of the ones that seasonally change your tires to studded tires during the winter months, the Oregon Department of Transportation says you have until Easter Sunday to […]

Sparky Award A statewide program to recognize local individuals engaged in fire prevention and public safety education is nearing its deadline.  The Oregon State Fire Marshall is calling on Oregonians and local fire agencies to submit nominations for the Golden and Silver Sparky Awards.  The awards are presented to a […]

Daily Flights From North Bend Daily flights between San Francisco and North Bend resume this weekend. Stephanie Kilmer with the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport says it’s a sign that usage of the facility is on the rise. “We are getting a lot more people that are flying commercially.  And it’s […]

Mapleton School Board Meeting February’s  Mapleton School Board Meeting opened to a packed house of community members concerned over a recently updated policy of inclusiveness that outlined how students should be treated in various situations including race, sexual preference and gender identification.  According to Mapleton School Superintendent Sue Wilson who […]

Confusion Erupts Over Fitness Paper A lot of “buzz” has been circulating on social media the past several days in the Mapleton area.  Some online are claiming teachers in Mapleton schools have been asking kids, as young as third graders, about their sexual preferences.  Sue Wilson, the Superintendent of the […]