News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon
A lawsuit attempting to block a permit for a local industrial-scale chicken farm is proceeding to trial in May after surviving a second attempt by state regulators to have the case thrown out. On April […]
ALBANY — Linn County Parks & Recreation director Stacey Whaley was given a green light by the Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning to apply for a grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to […]
Nine survivors of the 2020 Labor Day fires have been awarded $84.2 million after a Portland jury returned a verdict in a Phase II damages trial in James et al vs. PacifiCorp. On Jan. 23 […]
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 […]
A lawsuit challenging a state permit for a local industrial chicken farm is proceeding to trial after regulators attempted to have the case thrown out as meritless. On Nov. 16, the court set Feb. 5, […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled three “listening sessions” for this month as part of a continuing project reviewing hydropower in the Willamette River basin. Two of the sessions will be virtual on […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning a pair of virtual public information sessions to discuss the role of hydropower at their Willamette Valley dams. The system includes the Big Cliff and Detroit dams […]
Out along the North Santiam River, about halfway, in river miles, between Stayton and Mehama/Lyons, lies a little oasis of paradise. Eagles and ospreys soar above the sparkling river. Salmon rush through the water while […]
A new subdivision on the east side of Mill City is hoping to break ground this summer, with 36 single-family homes proposed including waterfront properties. Lucas Baughman Addition, proposed by developers Rex Lucas and Scott […]
Nearly 70 stakeholders and other individuals participated in an Oct. 24 summit meeting on the North Santiam River and its watershed. The meeting, the 12th that has been conducted, was held at the Marion County […]
