Music & Art Jamboree back after 2020 delay
The River City Music & Art Jamboree will be back next weekend in Mill City for the first time since being postponed in 2020. Scheduled for Aug. 5 and 6 at Kimmel Park, the festival […]
Detroit to ask voters for changes to city charter
The Detroit City Council is asking voters to weigh in on proposed changes to the City Charter, including relaxed rules on who can run for office. During a special meeting Wednesday night, the council unanimously […]
Wildfire documentary to show in Mill City
Elemental, a new documentary about wildfires in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, will be screened on Saturday, July 30, at Santiam High in Mill City. Doors open at 5:45 at the high school auditorium at […]
Reservoir contractor sued for $15M
An Aumsville construction company who submitted a bid to rebuild a reservoir at Detroit Lake State Park has been sued by its former CEO for $15 million, claiming he was forced out while investigating racial […]
Pest threatens to take down Oregon’s crucial ash trees
The emerald ash borer, a forest pest that has been targeting ash trees in the United States since 2002, has been found in Oregon. An infestation discovered June 30 in Forest Grove means that concerns […]
In Memoriam: Clement Frank (Sept. 27, 1948 – July 24, 2022)
Clement Andrew Frank, 73, died July 24, 2022. He was born Sept. 27, 1948, in Stayton to Walter and Betty Frank. After graduating from Regis High School, Clement served in Vietnam for the United States […]
Commissioners oppose national monument
Linn County Communications Officer Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker unanimously agreed Sept. 26 to send a letter to the mid-valley’s Congressional delegation opposing the proposed Douglas fir National Monument. The […]
SCWRF extends business grant deadline
The Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund Advisory Committee has extended the due date of its business grant to Sept. 2. Round 4 grants are available to small business owners who operated an Oregon registered business […]
It’s time to register for Dog Daze 2022
Mill City’s annual city-wide yard sale event – Dog Daze – is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 20. Sign up to have your sale placed on the Dog Daze map before Aug. 15. Forms are available […]
County chip-sealing Larwood and Fish Hatchery Drive
Visitors to Larwood Covered Bridge Wayside Park and Roaring River County Park should be aware that the Linn County Road Department will be chip-sealing Larwood Drive and Fish Hatchery Drive Aug. 1 – 2. Both […]
