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 […]
The Santiam Canyon Scholarship Committee is seeking cash donations and gift certificates or other auction items for the 20th annual banquet and auction. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to donate by April 2. Cash donations […]
It was a cold, snowy, icy weekend in the Santiam Canyon. Schools were closed, athletic events were canceled, King holiday plans were torpedoed and some enterprising community members decided to take action and open a […]
Former Stayton Mayor Hank Porter was remembered as an exceptional man and a force for positive change during a celebration of life Jan. 9 at Calvary Lutheran Church, in Stayton. Porter, who died Dec. 26, […]
When the old NORPAC factory in Stayton closed in 2019, hundreds of employees throughout the region were laid off including many workers in the Santiam Canyon. A new owner is redeveloping the property as the […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is steaming toward another report on how to achieve cooler water temperatures and better fish passage at Detroit Lake and other reservoirs in the Willamette River Basin. A new […]
Take a walk, find a rock! Christmas rocks are popping up along the trail by the Lyons ponds, bringing good cheer to those lucky enough to find one. “My husband and I found two on […]
On Dec. 12, Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker took a major step toward defining where Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) can be built in Linn County, approving a code text change that […]
Spotlight Community Theatre is putting on a live radio-style performance of A Blondie Christmas the first weekend in December. Showings are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, and […]
A curious crowd gathered in the lobby of the surgery center at Santiam Hospital & Clinics on Oct. 31, to view the debut of the hospital’s new robotic surgery machine. Hospital personnel and community members […]
