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Thursday, June 15, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Thursday they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would establish a new pilot program to provide comprehensive dental care to veterans in Oregon and nationwide diagnosed with diabetes and coronary artery disease. Funded

Thursday, June 15, 2023 Tillamook County Pioneer The Port of Tillamook Bay (POTB) was the recent recipient of congressional funding to replace its Automated Weather Observing Station (AWOS) at Tillamook Airport.  The AWOS is a fully configurable airport weather system that provides continuous, real-time information and reports on airport weather

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 By:  Staff KQEN On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the Forest Service has awarded Oregon more than $1.2 million to support wood products innovation in Oregon’s manufacturing facilities and develop markets for innovative uses of mass timber and renewable wood energy. A

Federal lawmakers are pushing back on the way a state agency handled complaints about a mining giant. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 By:  Emily Cureton Cook OPB Don Porfily first noticed the change in his tap water last March. Out of nowhere, it tasted bad, “like mud,” said the 84-year-old feed

Monday, June 12, 2023 Lesprom Network Oregon State University has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the effects of fire on mass timber products for use in construction. The grant was announced by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. The study aims to determine

Saturday, June 10, 2023 By:  Barry Mangold KATU PORTLAND, Ore. – Decades after her son was given a dishonorable discharge from the U.S. Navy, the effort of a Portland mother to reinstate his military honors paid off. Martin Cerezo joined the Navy in 1988 after he graduated high school, following in