Nearly two years ago, a local landowner put up gates on his private property, restricting a stretch of a popular stretch of forest road west of Bend. But recent funding from Congress will provide a long-awaited work-around. The Verheyden family’s closure of the stretch of Forest Road 4606 that runs
At U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall at Clatsop Community College on Saturday afternoon, topics ranged from the polarization between political parties to health care to the potential removal of Snake River dams. Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, holds town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year. Dozens of
At U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall at Clatsop Community College on Saturday afternoon, topics ranged from the polarization between political parties to health care to the potential removal of Snake River dams. Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, holds town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year. Dozens of
MORROW COUNTY – Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley met Sunday, Jan. 15, with homeowners in Boardman and Irrigon to discuss high nitrate levels in private wells across Morrow County. “It first came up in a town hall, a county commissioner raised it,” he said. “I was familiar with the issue
Oregon U. S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley held town halls in Lincoln City and Newport Jan. 9 and Jan. 14. Merkley’s event was conducted at Taft High School Saturday drawing an audience of about 50 people. Merkley first met separately with members of the media to take questions
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley took questions on a wide-range of topics from the media and public Saturday at a town hall event held inside Taft High School. Merkley answered questions from citizens about Social Security, electric vehicles, immigration, fixing Highway 101, the River Democracy Act, investment partnerships extracting money from
An overcast rainy day couldn’t dampen the spirits of Matthew and Serenity Stull as they cut the ribbon on their new home on a country lane northeast of Hermiston. The Stull family has become the first beneficiary of a program to help Umatilla Electric Cooperative members replace older manufactured homes
IRRIGON – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday, Jan. 10, that $198,668 is coming from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for projects to improve water efficiency in Morrow County, Bend and Klamath County. Irrigon’s West Extension Irrigation District is to receive $70,000 for its Canal Automation and Monitoring
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith today announced the creation of the Office of Rural Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Funding for the office was included in the omnibus package that was passed last year. At the announcement, senator Merkley said in part: I’ve
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