Santiam volleyball hosts match in 2A state playoff
The Santiam High volleyball squad has advanced to the state playoffs for the first time since 2013. The Wolverines will take the No. 8 seed into their 1 p.m. Saturday home Class 2A match against […]
ODF to honor ‘climate smart’ forest operations
The Oregon Deptartment of Forestry (ODF) is seeking nominations for its new Oregon Climate Smart Award. The award will recognize landowners, land managers, researchers, operators and other forestry professionals who use climate change-adapted practices, or […]
Christmas tree permits now online
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is selling Christmas tree permits through Recreation.gov, which makes it more convenient for visitors to find and purchase permits to cut holiday trees from their favorite national forest. […]
2023 fire season comes to an end
With temperatures cooling and widespread rain soaking the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protection districts have terminated fire season restrictions, marking the end of the 2023 Oregon fire season declarations. Year to date, […]
Calendar
WEEKLY EVENTS Monday Santiam Canyon Tool Library – 9 a.m. – noon, 40070 Gates School Road, Gates. Borrow tools, equipment and instructional materials. Repeats Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday. Sign up and view inventory at santiamcanyontoollibrary.myturn.com Stayton […]
Linn County Sheriff’s Office Log: Oct. 17 – 23
Oct. 17 Traffic Stop, 6:38 a.m., S First Avenue/SW Evergreen Street, Mill City. Driver warned for equipment violation. Extra Patrol, 9:36 a.m., SE Second Avenue, Scio. Traffic Stop, 10:14 a.m., Highway 226/Gilkey Road, Scio. Driver […]
Mill City man wins $1 million in Oregon Lottery
A Mill City man is $1 million richer and the local store that sold him the ticket has an extra $10,000 to spend. That was the local payoff for the most recent jumbo Powerball jackpot […]
Detroit code OK’d on 5-2 vote
The polarizing Detroit development code update is one step closer to taking effect. The City Council on a 5-2 vote on Oct. 10, passed the first reading of an ordinance that would rework its code, […]
Gates mayor Gander resigns amid recall petition
Gates mayor Brian Gander has resigned, and the Gates City Council will be charged with naming his successor. Gander, who moved from councilor to mayor in January after the Sept. 29, 2022, death of Mayor […]
Idanha-Detroit Fire seeks levy renewal
The Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire Protection District is seeking an extension of its operations levy. Measure 24-489 is the lone Santiam Canyon measure on what is generally a light Nov. 7 ballot statewide. The district includes […]
