News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon
The net proceeds from the Youth Benefit Golf Tournament are distributed as scholarships and funding assistance grants for youth programs in the Santiam Canyon. Graduating seniors from Regis, Santiam and Stayton high schools are […]
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is seeking more schools, community organizations and tribes to participate in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) this summer to ensure children 18 and younger, who benefit from meal […]
Little Jammerz will run a free online Glee Club class for students that love to sing and perform on Feb. 1. The class will be taught from 5 to 5:30 p.m. on the Zoom platform. […]
WEEKLY EVENTS MONDAY Stayton Community Food Bank – 9 a.m. – noon, 1210 Wilco Road. SCFB is the nearest operational food bank to the Santiam Canyon fires. Those who are in need are served regardless […]
The spring garden catalogs are landing in mailboxes everywhere. Before we write the check or click on “Checkout,” it is wise to take inventory of seeds left over from last year, note where new plants […]
Jan. 18 Person Assist, 9:46 a.m., Robinson Drive, Scio. Deputy provided information to caller. Extra Patrol, 9:47 a.m., Main Street, Lyons. Traffic enforcement. Traffic Stop, 9:55 a.m., Main Street, Lyons. Driver cited for 53 MPH […]
By James Day The United States Forest Service has scrapped a plan that would have led to logging dead and damaged trees on 400 miles of forest roads in areas of the Willamette National Forest […]
Oregon Department of Forestry staff whose Santiam Unit office in Lyons burned down in the wildfires of Labor Day 2020 are now in a new leased office in Stayton. Since the wildfire 16 months ago, […]
Linn County Commissioners OK Lyons area quarry request By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer A rock quarry near Lyons known as the Fox Valley Pit will be allowed to expand its aggregate work area […]
By Stephen Floyd The Santiam Outreach Community Center (SOCC) has called the first warming center a success, and feels prepared to deploy again if harsh winter weather returns. The warming center opened Dec. 25, 2021, […]
