Local insurance partners with Henley to support 'Build My Future' event

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Local insurance partners with Henley to support 'Build My Future' event

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - COUNTRY Financial representatives Cora Christ and Tom Keller partnered with Henley High School to donate $3,000 to support Build My Future, a 48-hour tiny home building event hosted by the Klamath Basin Home Builders Association, to give students hands-on experience in the construction and other trade industries. The donation helped fund necessary supplies to help make the build possible.

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BLM Seeks volunteer host for Gerber Recreation Area

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BLM Seeks volunteer host for Gerber Recreation Area

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - If you are an outdoor enthusiast looking for some adventure this summer, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) might have just what you are looking for. The BLM Klamath Falls Field Office is looking for volunteer campground hosts for the Gerber Recreation Area.

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Oregon, IRS to start processing tax returns January 23

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Oregon, IRS to start processing tax returns January 23

SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Revenue will begin processing 2022 state income tax returns on January 23, 2023, the same day the IRS will begin processing federal returns. Although some taxpayers have already submitted their returns, processing doesn’t start until the tax season officially begins.

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Leader Breese-Iverson and Rep. Reschke secure funding for KCC well drilling curriculum

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Leader Breese-Iverson and Rep. Reschke secure funding for KCC well drilling curriculum

 SALEM, OR – Today [December 9, 2022], the Joint Legislative Emergency Board approved $975,000 for Klamath Community College to invest in a water well drilling rig and well drilling curriculum. The current shortage of well constructors in Klamath County is anticipated to worsen with increased training requirements becoming effective on July 1, 2023. 

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Sky Lakes doubles sign-on bonus for nurses to $20K

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Sky Lakes doubles sign-on bonus for nurses to $20K

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Many Oregon healthcare systems were in the headlines recently following announcements that they were facing extraordinary financial hardships because of ongoing pandemic-related challenges. Some of the hospitals responded with reductions of their workforces.

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KCC Open House draws big crowds for career opportunities

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KCC Open House draws big crowds for career opportunities

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A career fair and open house at Klamath Community College Friday, May 20, for students and the community welcomed a large crowd once more to the campus to explore the college’s programs, services, and facilities, fresh on the heels of the KCC Comic Con with several thousand people participating just a week earlier.

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Klamath County holds Oregon's highest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February

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Klamath County holds Oregon's highest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February

SALEM, Ore. - In February 2022, 35 of Oregon’s 36 counties experienced over-the-month decreases in their unemployment rates. Wheeler County experienced no over-the-month change in its unemployment rate. Five counties experienced a 0.3 percentage point decrease or more over the month including Gilliam, Grant, Hood River, Jefferson, and Union counties.

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Klamath Tribes welcomes new health general manager

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Klamath Tribes welcomes new health general manager

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath Tribes are pleased to announce the return of Chanda Aloysius Yates. She returned home to Klamath Falls, and started work this week as the General Manager of Klamath Tribal Health & Family Services- the health division of the Klamath Tribes responsible for providing over-all healthcare services to the Native American populations who reside in Klamath County.

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Fremont-Winema National Forest seeks campground hosts for 2022 season

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Fremont-Winema National Forest seeks campground hosts for 2022 season

LAKEVIEW, OR – The Fremont-Winema National Forest is currently seeking energetic, good-natured volunteers to serve as campground hosts for the 2022 summer recreation season at one of two locations.

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Oregon Employment Department receives $4.5 million for equitable access to Unemployment Insurance benefits

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Oregon Employment Department receives $4.5 million for equitable access to Unemployment Insurance benefits

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon will receive more than $4.5 million in grant funding from the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to address disparities in access to unemployment insurance (UI). The Oregon Employment Department (OED) will use the grant to provide direct outreach to underserved communities and gather data to identify which communities need more help.

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Love's Travel Stop opening soon in Klamath Falls

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Love's Travel Stop opening soon in Klamath Falls

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Today, workers are putting on the finishing touches before opening the new Love’s Travel Stop at the corner of Highway 97 and Dan O’Brien Way in Klamath Falls. The 17-acre site is home to a 13,000 square foot facility with retail, quick food, showers, laundry, and a Carl’s Junior restaurant. Outside, the property has commercial diesel, consumer fuel, 94-truck parking spaces, 80-car parking spaces, and a CAT scale.

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Wilsonart, open for business

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Wilsonart, open for business

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Wilsonart, a world-leading engineered surfaces company, announced that production is officially underway at its new manufacturing facility in Klamath Falls, Ore. Since breaking ground one year ago, the plant is now operational, and the company is already making a positive impact on the local economy and community.

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Team Kingsley Airmen support Oregon hospitals

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Team Kingsley Airmen support Oregon hospitals

KINGSLEY FIELD - Fifty Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing will be activated Sept. 1, to assist with the logistical support of hospitals in the Springfield—Eugene area, with more on standby if additional hospitals request assistance through the Oregon Office of Emergency Management.

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Additional staff to help with increased COVID-19 demands

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Additional staff to help with increased COVID-19 demands

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A total of 48 temporary clinical staff – nurses, respiratory therapists, certified nursing assistants, and paramedics – are joining the Sky Lakes team to help support the demands of a dramatically increased number of COVID-19 patients and a concurrent surge of non-COVID patients.

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South Central Oregon employment numbers for July 2021

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South Central Oregon employment numbers for July 2021

SALEM, Ore. - The region posted strong monthly employment gains in July, exceeding seasonal expectations. Despite these gains, unemployment levels were little changed.

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KCEDA Helps LTI, Inc. expand into Klamath Falls

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KCEDA Helps LTI, Inc. expand into Klamath Falls

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Today, [8/24/21] the Klamath County Economic Development Association (KCEDA) officially announced that LTI, Inc., part of the Lynden family of companies, has expanded its operations into Klamath Falls. They recently began operating out of a 3.5 acre location south of downtown Klamath Falls

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KCC Awarded $1.2M grant to provide job seeker and workforce services for Klamath & Lake Counties

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KCC Awarded $1.2M grant to provide job seeker and workforce services for Klamath & Lake Counties

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore — Klamath Community College is pleased to announce the college has been awarded a $1.2 million Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant to provide continued job seeker and workforce development services to adult, dislocated, and youth workers in Klamath and Lake counties.

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Oregon Tech faculty strike vote progresses; administration won't budge on salary issue

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Oregon Tech faculty strike vote progresses; administration won't budge on salary issue

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Faculty organized through Oregon Tech - American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) are deciding next week on whether to authorize a strike after over 450 days at the bargaining table and no contract.

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Oregon Tech leadership provide response to Faculty Senate

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Oregon Tech leadership provide response to Faculty Senate

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - To address the Faculty Senate’s call for Oregon Tech President, Dr. Nagi Naganathan to resign, senior leadership submitted a response to the Faculty Senate-approved report.

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