News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon
By James Day The Santiam Canyon continues to receive better links to the outside world in its post-wildfire recovery environment. Ziply Fiber, which installed a new fiber network in Detroit and Idanha in late 2020, […]
By James Day A 16-unit tiny home village will become a reality later this spring in Gates. The development, part of continuing relief efforts from the devastating 2020 wildfires in the Santiam Canyon, involved the […]
By James Day An innovative Santiam Canyon wildfire relief effort is about to start its second year. The Santiam Rebuild Coalition began its work aimed at constructing 250 sheds last Feb. 6 and is well […]
By James Day The Oregon School Activities Association is in the final stages of updating its football plan for the next four-year cycle, which starts in the fall of 2022. The big change is in […]
By James Day Camp Taloali, the Santiam Canyon oasis for the hearing impaired and other recreation lovers is getting a much-needed face lift. The 111-acre camp, which dates to the 1970s, has been approved for […]
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 […]
OSU, Marion County gather health data, offer solutions By James Day The Labor Day 2020 wildfires ripped the heart out of the Santiam Canyon and left individuals, families, communities, businesses and agencies reeling with how […]
By James Day The annual “point in time” count of the homeless is coming up later this month and social service agencies are seeking volunteers to assist with this year’s count. The Santiam Canyon count […]
A federal judge has temporarily halted U.S. Forest Service plans to log parts of the Willamette National Forest burned by last year’s wildfires.The written ruling signed and issued Dec. 27 by U.S. District Judge Ann […]
