News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon
Approximately 30 residents of the North Fork area filled the Elkhorn Fire Station on May 1 to hear from a wide range of public officials regarding recreation and livability issues in the corridor. On hand […]
Drivers to Detroit Lake can expect months of delays from now until November, the proposed end date for a more than $6.8 million repair project that started this week. “With so many variables, especially weather, […]
Marion County is getting ready for the great reveal of its under-restoration Santiam Canyon-area parks. The seven parks, North Fork, Bear Creek and Salmon Falls in the North Fork/Elkhorn area and Niagara, Packsaddle, Minto and […]
A pair of Marion County parks that have been closed since the 2020 wildfires are getting set to reopen at the end of this month. North Fork, Bear Creek, Salmon Falls in the Elkhorn/North Fork […]
Shellburg Falls, the popular recreation area in the Santiam State Forest, should be ready to open by the middle of May. John Mandich, recreational manager specialist with the Oregon Department of Forestry, told The Canyon […]
Voters in the Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire Protection District strongly backed the district’s renewal of its operating levy in Tuesday’s election. According to unofficial results from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, Measure 24-489 was passing […]
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 […]
A Detroit man has died in a vehicle/pedestrian collision on Highway 22 as authorities investigate why the deceased may have been in the roadway. Jimmy Ray Graham, 64, died at the scene of a collision […]
Marion County deputies conducted saturation patrols Sunday, July 16 on Highway 22 in the Santiam Canyon. The deputies, assisted by the Oregon State Police, made 80 traffic stops and issued a total of 101 tickets […]
The Oregon Department of Transportation is hosting a pair of open houses on a traffic study the agency is putting together for Scio, Lyons and Mill City. The first open house runs from 11 a.m. […]
