News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon
Based in Mill City, KYAC community radio needs to update its Emergency Alert System per Federal Communication Commission mandates. “The FCC now requires all radio stations to have either new updated firmware for all existing […]
Marion County is gathering public comment on how to spend $12 million in the Santiam Canyon on community assistance, recreation and other projects. The money is the final piece of the $15 million Opal Creek […]
In 1996 federal legislation championed by Oregon Sen. Mark Hatfield at the tail end of the Timber Wars set aside 37,500 acres of Santiam Canyon forest land for the Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation […]
Marion County is planning to prohibit parking virtually the entire 15-mile length of North Fork Road once the current limited access to roads into the region ends in September. The county plans to open North […]
Marion County has finished two rounds of public outreach on a Santiam Canyon parks restoration and recovery plan, and the draft proposal is set to go before the Board of Commissioners as early as August. […]
The Santiam Canyon Long-Term Recovery Group has been awarded a grant from the Oregon State Fire Marshal to support community wildfire risk reduction programs. The Santiam Canyon agency was one of more than 100 organizations […]
Santiam Canyon residents are throwing support behind a state bill that could prevent property taxes from increasing for wildfire survivors who were forced to rebuild their homes. Senate Bill 1012 would stabilize the assessed values […]
Marion County officials held two public information sessions on wildfire recovery and access in the North Fork area, with the upshot that a third consecutive summer of limited recreational opportunities is all but certain. The […]
KYAC FM General Manager Ken Cartwright received the Rod Winn Award for outstanding community service at the Mill City Lions Club’s Sweethearts Dinner on Feb. 11. The Rod Winn Award is presented annually at the […]
The National Weather Service has forecasted weather conditions beginning today that will result in an extreme risk of fire danger in both CPI and Pacific Power service territories. Both CPI and Pacific Power are taking […]
