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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.
Read MoreWill your child be five years old by Sept. 1, 2022? If so, it’s time for kindergarten!
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County School District leaders and community officials listened to parents and answered questions for nearly two hours Wednesday night at the first of two town halls being hosted this week by Superintendent Glen Szymoniak.
Read MoreMODOC NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. - There are now 15 active fires on the Modoc National Forest. California Interagency Incident Management Team 12 is taking over management of the July Complex this morning. The Gold Fire remains the largest in the national forest at 19,000 acres and has 35% containment.
Read MoreThe Klamath County School District has scheduled a series of community forums for parents who are interested in finding out more about their school’s reopening plan for the 2020-21 school year.
Read More“Hey dude, I need a marble,” Emmett Samson said as he readied his paper rollercoaster for the ultimate test.
The fourth-grader placed the small ball at the top and let it roll. Not overly pleased with the result, he started to rework his coaster, adjusting the corners and height of the initial drop.
Read MoreSnow days for students are an unexpected day off – a reprieve from classes and homework. But snow days for the Klamath County School District maintenance crew are just that – days spent plowing and shoveling the white stuff.
Read MoreLA GRANDE, Ore. – Oregon Tech's Mitchell Fink, Seth Erickson, Tyler Hieb, and Head Coach Justin Parnell all received Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) 2018-19 Men's Basketball honors the Conference office announced today. Fink was named CCC Player of the Year while Erickson was an All-Conference selection. Hieb picked up All-CCC honorable mention and Head Coach Justin Parnell was named CCC Coach of the Year.
Three local wrestlers proved to have what it takes to be district champion.
Kyler Pemberton of Mazama became champion winning the 106 lb weight class defeating Gabe Chaves of Hidden Valley 11-3.
Klamath Union’s Isaiah Franco came out on top of the 126 lb weight class by defeating Asa Marwick of Hidden Valley 9-0.
In the 285 lb weight class, Mikey Sierra of Henley had his hand held high after defeating Christopher Woods of Hidden Valley by pinfall, in 1 minute 33 seconds.
Read MoreA program on traditional Klamath and Modoc songs will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Klamath County Museum.
Museum Curator Niles Reynolds will examine samples of Native American music obtained by anthropologists at various points in time. The program is the third in a series of Klamath anthropological presentations by Reynolds at the museum.
Read MoreALTURAS, Calif.— No lightning has been recorded on the Modoc National Forest in the last couple days, but lighting fires continue to present themselves and fire crews continue to get a handle on them.
Modoc Interagency Communications Center reports 31 active fires with varying levels of containment. Crews called two fires out yesterday and two new fires were discovered yesterday afternoon by the aerial reconnaissance plane.
Read MoreThe 97th Annual Klamath County Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala was held Saturday night. It is a chance for the Chamber to recognize people and businesses for their innovation, commitments, generosity and overall positive stewardship of the Klamath Basin.
Read MoreThe weather guessers are saying that the snow is coming and with the latest satellite imagery, they might be right this time. So what better way to enjoy family time than to spend it inside where it is warm and watch the snow fall. In partnership with the Klamath Falls KOA here are 7 Family Friendly Indoor Winter Activities you can do here in the Klamath Basin and avoid getting cold in the Snow. (no particular order).
Read MoreOregon Tech (13-8, 6-5 CCC) cut Northwest Christians 15-point lead down to just one point in the fourth quarter but NCU controlled the fourth quarter and held on for the 69-59 win at the Morse Event Center Saturday night.
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