Cypress Creek Renewables and Oregon Tech Announce Partnership for Student Scholarships and Mentorship

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Cypress Creek Renewables and Oregon Tech Announce Partnership for Student Scholarships and Mentorship

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Cypress Creek Renewables (Cypress Creek) and the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) are pleased to announce that they have partnered again to support STEM education and strengthen Oregon’s renewable energy workforce. As part of this continued partnership, Cypress Creek has committed to an additional $120,000 investment for Oregon Tech student scholarships and sponsorships over the next four years. 

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"Biblical" plague of grasshoppers reveals unintended consequences of a de-watered landscape

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"Biblical" plague of grasshoppers reveals unintended consequences of a de-watered landscape

KLAMATH BASIN - For several weeks now, as the morning cool turns to the heat of the day, vast swarms of voracious grasshoppers have been pouring out of the dry, largely barren Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge into the surrounding irrigated farm fields around Merrill and Tulelake.  Concerns are growing that crop damage could extend into the millions of dollars.

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Lake County Commissioners declare State of Emergency

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Lake County Commissioners declare State of Emergency

LAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2023-04 declaring the emergency during an Emergency Session Meeting on July 24, 2023. A fiber optic line supporting services to Lakeview, Plush, Adel, New Pine Creek, Paisley, and Summer Lake has been significantly damaged on July 22 by the Golden Fire.

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BLM Makes rural historic site accessible to all

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BLM Makes rural historic site accessible to all

LAKEVIEW, Ore. - Two-hours east of the small town of Lakeview, OR is the Historic Shirk Ranch. The ranch is so remote that even most local residents have never made the drive to see the site.

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Ambodat facility produces another generation of endangered c’waam and koptu

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Ambodat facility produces another generation of endangered c’waam and koptu

CHILOQUIN, Ore. — C’waam (Lost River sucker) and koptu (shortnose sucker) are two species of fish unique to Upper Klamath Basin, and both were once a plentiful food source for the Klamath Tribes. However, in the last 50 years, the population of these fish has been decimated from degradation of their habitat, the rivers they spawn in, and the lakes where they live.

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Greg Newman, featured at May IDEA Talk

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Greg Newman, featured at May IDEA Talk

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA’s May 3 IDEA Talk will feature the story of Greg Newman and his varied entrepreneurial ventures. While locally Newman is known as the owner of Desert Lake Technologies, a biotechnology company specializing in blue-green algae, his local endeavors represent only about ten percent of his business activity across the globe.

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OIT Renewable Energy Engineering students chosen as regional finalists in DoE competition

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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Project Wildflower, a team of two Oregon Tech students, has been chosen to advance in the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP), a competition funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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OREC at Oregon Tech named as semifinalist in the American-Made Solar Prize

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OREC at Oregon Tech named as semifinalist in the American-Made Solar Prize

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The American-Made Solar Prize, a multimillion-dollar competition funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has selected 20 teams to advance in Round 6 of the prize as semifinalists, including CRACK CATCHER AI – the Oregon Renewable Energy Center (OREC) team at Oregon Tech.

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Oregon Tech student awarded statewide scholarship for structural engineering

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Oregon Tech student awarded statewide scholarship for structural engineering

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Baelie Werner, a Civil Engineering student at Oregon Tech, has been selected as the recipient of the Susan M. Frey Memorial Scholarship, a scholarship awarded to one outstanding student in Oregon who exemplifies a dedication to structural engineering, with an emphasis on teaching and mentoring.

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Oregon Tech awarded a $1M federal grant for air quality research; faculty to create a new research center

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Oregon Tech awarded a $1M federal grant for air quality research; faculty to create a new research center

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - An Oregon Institute of Technology faculty and student research team has been awarded a $1M federal grant to better understand the impact of poor air quality in Southern Oregon and to help hospitals prepare for capacity burdens that affect their operations.

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Discount on efficient heating systems available to Klamath County residents this summer

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Discount on efficient heating systems available to Klamath County residents this summer

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A community-based program is helping Klamath County residents and businesses to upgrade their heating systems at a discounted rate this summer. Energize Klamath is bringing a limited-time opportunity to reduce the regular price of a new ductless heat pump by $700-$1,300.

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'Journey to 100' premieres Thursday

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'Journey to 100' premieres Thursday

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Featuring the accomplishments of Bonanza resident and physical education teacher, Jason Hardrath; Journey to 100 will premiere on Thursday, April 21 at the Ross Ragland Theater in Klamath Falls. A question and answer session will be held immediately following the film.

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Mazama, Henley robotics teams head to worlds; KCSD teams compete well at VEX Robotics Oregon State Championships

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Mazama, Henley robotics teams head to worlds; KCSD teams compete well at VEX Robotics Oregon State Championships

Teams from Bonanza, Lost River, Mazama, and Henley competed well at the VEX Robotics Oregon State Championships last weekend with four teams qualifying for the world competition in May.

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KCC Receives Pacific Power grant for community-use EV facilities

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KCC Receives Pacific Power grant for community-use EV facilities

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Pacific Power on Monday announced $800,000 in grant funds for electric mobility projects across Oregon, with Klamath Community College among recipients to receive allocated funds for installation of an electric vehicle charging station and EV development in the automotive program.

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Innovation abounds in Badger Venture student entrepreneurial competition

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Innovation abounds in Badger Venture student entrepreneurial competition

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Two teams are vying for a cash prize and statewide contest entry in this year’s Badger Venture, an innovation and entrepreneurship competition for Klamath Community College (KCC) students and alumni that seeks business, service, and design ideas.

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Lost River, Henley, Bonanza awarded career readiness grants

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Lost River, Henley, Bonanza awarded career readiness grants

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Lost River, Henley, and Bonanza high schools have been awarded Career and Technical Education (CTE) Revitalization Grants to expand hands-on programs, update and build computer and business labs, and improve career and technical readiness pathways for students.

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Klamath Community College to become FAA testing center, ads full-motion simulator

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Klamath Community College to become FAA testing center, ads full-motion simulator

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Klamath Community College aviation students and local pilots will soon be able to earn flight hours and complete Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) testing at the KCC campus.

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Oregon Tech student converts ‘79 Datsun pickup to electric vehicle

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Oregon Tech student converts ‘79 Datsun pickup to electric vehicle

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – A senior in Renewable Energy Engineering at Oregon Institute of Technology’s Portland-Metro campus in Wilsonville, Scott Morris is interested in things that will stand the test of time. For his senior capstone project, he wanted to take his love of the old-time survivor, a 1979 Datsun 620 pickup, and combine it with his passion for renewables by converting the pickup into an electric vehicle (EV).

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Oregon Tech students win prestigious Asphalt Association Scholarships

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Oregon Tech students win prestigious Asphalt Association Scholarships

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Caroline Schulze and Thomas Dodgen, Civil Engineering students at Oregon Tech, have been awarded scholarships from the Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon (APAO) Educational Foundation, a nonprofit trade organization representing the interests of the asphalt paving industry.

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Expanded telehealth access coming to Klamath residents

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Expanded telehealth access coming to Klamath residents

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Cascade Health Alliance members who are Sky Lakes Medical Center patients will get greater access to convenient care through a new grant from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) pilot telehealth access program.

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