Telling the stories of the Klamath Basin

Welcome to Klamath Falls News

Locally owned and locally operated, Klamath Falls News is an online news brand that has your covered from the top of Willamette Pass to the bottom of Siskiyou County, Fish Lake to Goose Lake. We tell the stories that matter most to you everyday.

We publish original content and press releases from trusted sources here on our website and though our social media channels.

We offer original content in the form of articles, interviews, live broadcasts based on community interest and news worthy stories affecting citizens of the Klamath Basin. However, we are not investigative journalists.

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The press releases that we receive come from trusted sources. We rarely adjust releases that are sent to us ensuring that the information published is exactly what the author intended. (Although, flow, spelling and grammar may be corrected.)

Beware that, sometimes those releases can be filled with one sided bias information, technical jargon or difficult text. We run releases from all sides allowing the reader to absorb the information, make an educated decision, and formulate their own opinion on what they chose to believe & trust. Rather than have a media source dictate what they should believe.

The publishing or the inability to publish a press releases does not offer support or an endorsement of that information, subject or position by Klamath Falls News. Viewpoints expressed by the authors and releases do not necessarily reflect the opinions, viewpoints, and official policies of Klamath Falls News.

If you have a press release or story suggestion please visit our contact page.

Klamath Falls News offers an opinion section with Letters to the Editor, Op-Ed and Editorials. 

Rooted in the Basin

Klamath Falls News has deep roots in the Klamath Basin. Built on the shoulders of the Pioneer Press, Klamath Courier and Butte Valley Star newspapers, our history goes back over 100-years in the Basin. 

Klamath Falls News is a division of Gailey Company, LLC.

About the Publisher, Brian Gailey

Born and raised in Klamath Falls, Brian Gailey was named publisher of Klamath Falls News in August 2017. He is the owner of Gailey Company, LLC, the parent company to Klamath Falls News, Klamath Sports Network, Cascade Firewatch, and Brian Gailey Photography.

For more than a decade, Gailey has used his experience in photography & business to help others succeed. Now he melds news and marketing with professional photography and video to grow his brands.

He began his tenure in journalism in 2007 with Klamath Courier, Butte Valley Star, and Pioneer Press Family as a photojournalist. Capturing images, telling stories, and showcasing the Klamath Basin.

Gailey's work has been featured locally, regionally, and nationally by organizations such as: KDRV, KTVL, KOBI, Herald and News, The Oregonian, KATU, KOIN, KOMI, NWCN, The Seattle Times, and ABC World News.

Showcasing local people, happenings and places, while capturing our most celebrated moments, has driven Gailey. “I am extremely proud to call the Klamath Basin home,” Gailey said. “In this small community, I am proud to work with many local businesses and organizations to improve what Klamath has to offer.”

Gailey holds a position on the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, as well as the Klamath County Fair Board. Gailey remains active in the business community through a variety of community organizations.

Gailey is a graduate of Henley High School and the Oregon Institute of Technology. He has lived in the Klamath Basin his entire life and looks forward to many more years here. Gailey recently celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary with his wife and together have three children.