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Key Club members at Henley High School spent their holiday break making a special Christmas quilt for senior classmate Cameron Caldwell, who is undergoing chemotherapy for osteosarcoma at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland.
Read MoreIt was a beautiful blue sky day at Crater Lake, but it was far from business as usual in the park. The junction of Highway 62 and Munson Valley Road inside Crater Lake National Park resembled more like a parking lot at a snow park than that of an entrance to one of the best parks of the National Parks System.
Read MoreOregon’s minimum wage levels were set by Senate Bill 1532 in 2016. The minimum wage increases on July 1st of each year through 2022. There are three tiers of step increases based on geography.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is issuing an air stagnation advisory for Klamath and Lake Counties through the morning of Thursday, January 3, 2019.
The air stagnation advisory predicts there will be little or no wind in the Klamath Basin. Smoke and other airborne pollution will increase in concentration, causing a build-up that will not be carried out of the basin. The increase in airborne pollution can be unhealthy for outdoor physical activity and may contribute to health problems including coughing or aggravated asthma.
Read MoreThe National Weather Service in Medford has issued an Air Stagnation Advisory which is in effect from 1 AM Tuesday to 10 PM PST Thursday. Air quality is expected to gradually deteriorate due to limited vertical mixing Tuesday through Friday morning as airborne particulates accumulate.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore.—Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, deer and elk struck by vehicles can be legally salvaged in Oregon using a free online permit that will be available at www.odfw.com/roadkill
The change in law was required after the passage of Senate Bill 372 during the 2017 Oregon State Legislative session.
Read MoreLA GRANDE, Ore. –The Oregon Tech men's basketball team has been named the "Under Armour Team of the Week" for December 24-30, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday. The No. 24 ranked squad hit the road after the Holiday break and secured two major conference wins and sit atop the CCC standings headed into the new year.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. – After falling behind by 12 points in the first half, No. 24 Oregon Tech (5-1 CCC, 14-4) managed to tie the game at 30 by halftime then outscored No. 20 Warner Pacific (8-5, 2-3 CCC) 45-41 in the second half to pull off the 75-71 win on Sunday night at Bart Valentine Court.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. – In an extremely close game, the Lady Owls were taken down by Warner Pacific University (8-5, 4-1 CCC) in the fourth quarter, as fouls from the Owls allowed them to move from a single point lead to a 4-point lead through free throws before the final buzzer, finishing 62-58. The loss bumps Tech to 4-2 in conference play and 10-6 on the season.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. – No. 24 Oregon Tech (13-4, 4-1 CCC) pulled off a 10-2 run to end the game to secure a 93-87 victory over Multnomah University (9-5, 2-2 CCC) in Portland on Jim Skagen Court Saturday night.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Tech (10-5, 4-1 CCC) outscored Multnomah University (7-7, 3-3 CCC) 23-3 in the third quarter to break open a close game on the way to a 65-47 Cascade Conference win Saturday in Portland.
Read MoreOn Saturday morning (12/29/18) at 3:56am, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of an assault in progress at a residence northeast of Beatty, Oregon. When officer’s arrived, the adult son of the assault victim retreated into a nearby building and refused to cooperate with the investigation. Deputies were able to contact a mental health crisis counselor who responded to the residence.
Read MoreJackson County, Ore. – With the seasonal closure of many mountain roads comes a reminder to travelers: don’t forget to use common sense when using driving directions from GPS or cell phone map apps! Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) search and rescue (SAR) deputies have already responded to calls involving people who followed directions provided by their phone’s mapping system – and ended up stranded on closed or unmaintained roads.
Read MoreThe State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is offering grants for up to $200,000 in matching funds for downtown revitalization efforts in communities participating in the Oregon Main Street Network. The Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant funds may be used to acquire, rehabilitate, and construct buildings on properties in designated downtown areas statewide.
Read MoreUnemployment levels continued to trend up in both Klamath and Lake Counties. Klamath County posted
the first significant over-the-year job losses in several years, while Lake County’s employment situation is largely unchanged over the past year.
Read MoreBecause of mail thefts that had occurred in the area, a Keno resident decided to install a GPS tracking device in a decoy package, and then left the package in a mailbox to see what would happen.
On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at about 11:00 pm, the resident contacted Klamath 911 and advised dispatchers that the GPS-armed decoy package had been taken and was transmitting its whereabouts as it traveled towards Klamath Falls. Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded and conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was subsequently confirmed to be in possession of the stolen package.
Read MoreOn Christmas Day, Katherine Jo Maxwell, 39 of Klamath Falls was traveling westbound on Oregon Highway 140 west of Klamath Falls. Near mile marker 58, Maxwell lost control on the icy roadway causing her Ford Five Hundred to slide into Upper Klamath Lake where it became partially submerged.
Read MoreSusan Liskey of Klamath-Lake County Farm Bureau was honored with the 2018 Outstanding County Farm Bureau Secretary Award during the 86th Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) Annual Meeting, which took place Dec. 4-6 in Salem.
Read MoreThe Klamath County Museum has received the donation of a 1915 Ford Model T automobile from John Wilcynski of Susanville, Calif. The fully restored and operable vehicle becomes the fourth antique auto owned by the museum.
Read MoreBonanza Elementary students shared stories, conversation, songs and holiday cheer Tuesday with residents of two Klamath Falls senior living homes.
In what Bonanza staff say will likely be a new tradition, two fifth-grade classes, a third-grade class and a sixth-grade class readied Christmas carols and created homemade cards to share when they visited Pacifica Senior Living and Shasta Place.
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