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Food Insecurity Organizing to end hunger is one tool groups are using in Oregon to highlight and address the issue. Workers say advocacy is especially important in rural parts of the state, where food insecurity is higher. Eddie Melendrez is a community organizer for Oregon Food Bank, based in Ontario […]
Jaida Ross – AOTY It was announced that Oregon Duck track and field standout and holder of the collegiate shot put record was named Athlete of the year for the west region, and yesterday Jaida Ross was recognized at the 2024 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country National Women’s […]
Lane County Tops List For Healthiest Employer For the 4th year in a row Lane County has ranked at the top of the list for Healthiest Employers in the state. That information released by the Portland business Journal yesterday. The study looks at employers that have 1500 to 4999 employees […]
Beaver All-Americans Four Oregon State Beaver Baseball players have been named at All-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Infielder and slugger Travis Bazzana was a first team pick, right-handed pitcher Bridger Holmes was selected to second team and right-handed pitcher Aiden May and outfielder Gavin Turley were third team […]
Outdoor Month June is Great Outdoors Month, which also underscores the importance of outdoor recreation in Oregon. As temperatures warm up, people are enjoying nature. Five years ago, Congress designated June Great Outdoors Month to highlight the trove of outside opportunities across the nation. With a half dozen national park […]
Jackson Joins UO Basketball Broadcast The Oregon Ducks have announced that Creswell native and Oregon Duck Basketball standout Luke Jackson will be joining the broadcast team as an analyst next season. Jackson joins Joey McMurry for all of the Duck Home games and some of the post season games. Duck […]
Elder Abuse Awareness The Oregon Department of Financial Regulation is asking Oregonians to be on the lookout for the financial exploitation of seniors. June 15th is world elder abuse awareness and officials from ODFR say one in ten Americans over the age of 60 have experienced some kind of elder […]
Busy Fire Week Over the past week the Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority has responded to several fires in the community. The latest was an early morning Tuesday where they came upon the scene at approximately 12:35 and found several structures and vehicles fully involved. A motor home under […]
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