Pacific Power offers new Equal Payment Plan opt-out option

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Pacific Power offers new Equal Payment Plan opt-out option

PORTLAND, Ore. — As part of a statewide metering upgrade designed to improve service to customers through shorter outages and hour-by-hour energy usage information, Pacific Power is providing an additional offering for customers who wish to opt out. As part of a final filing to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Oregon on Monday, March 11, Pacific Power will now offer a commission-approved Equal Payment Plan Opt-out option to help reduce monthly fees starting March 13.

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Man Arrested by SWAT Officers After Assault and Barricade

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Man Arrested by SWAT Officers After Assault and Barricade

In the early morning hours of March 12, Klamath Falls Police Officers responded to a call of a domestic violence assault in the 800 block of Mt. Whitney Street. A 43-year-old female victim and co-habitant of Michael Donnel Wilson, 32, made a call to Klamath County 9-1-1. She was found to be severely beaten and displayed facial injuries and was strangled during the assault.

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DEQ Offers Free Well Water Testing in Klamath Basin

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DEQ Offers Free Well Water Testing in Klamath Basin

Klamath Falls, OR — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is offering free well water testing in the Klamath Basin as part of a groundwater quality study. Interested well users can contact DEQ at groundwater.monitoring@deq.state.or.us or 503-693-5736 to be considered for the study. 

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KCSO Uses new SAR equipment to locate and assist back country rider

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KCSO Uses new SAR equipment to locate and assist back country rider

Last Friday, Klamath County 9-1-1 received a call reporting Darrell Blackwell, 80, was stuck in the snow on an ATV near Saddle Mountain Pit Road in the Chiloquin area. Deputies responded but was limited due to the snow depth. Klamath County Search & Rescue (SAR) was then called in to assist in locating and rescuing Blackwell.

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JCSO Seeks Help in Finding Additional Sexual Abuse Victims of Robert Ernst

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JCSO Seeks Help in Finding Additional Sexual Abuse Victims of Robert Ernst

Jackson County, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) detectives believe a man investigated on child luring and abuse charges in Texas and in Jackson County may have more victims.  Robert Bernard Ernst, 38, formerly of Medford, has been in federal custody in Texas since the spring of 2018 after an arrest for enticement of a minor for indecent purposes.  

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Klamath Heritage: Steamboats on Upper Klamath Lake

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Klamath Heritage: Steamboats on Upper Klamath Lake

Klamath County Museum’s Photo of the Week for March 10, 2019, shows a group of steamboats at the docks at Shippington.

All three of the steamboats seen here were built in Klamath Falls. Seen at the dock at left is the Eagle, constructed in 1908. Docked at right is the Modoc, which measured 60 feet in length. Its boiler was originally fired by wood, but was later converted to burn oil. The Wasp, seen paddling by the other two boats, was built in 1914. It was slightly smaller, at 50 feet in length.

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Mazama Student Health Center Now Open [VIDEO]

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Mazama Student Health Center Now Open [VIDEO]

“The opportunity to have a clinic attached to the schools…for affordable accessible health care is huge for the school district,” says Glen Szymoniak, KCSD Superintendent.

A $100,000 grant helped finish the Klamath County School Based Health Center. A partnership between KCSD, Cascade Health Alliance, and Klamath Health Partnership.

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'Earthshine' Event Planned for Saturday

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'Earthshine' Event Planned for Saturday

An astronomy event to observe “earthshine” on the surface of the moon will be offered by the Klamath County Museum at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9.

The free event will be held in the parking lot of Foothills Christian Fellowship, at the north end of Patterson Street.

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Wyden to Hold Town Halls in Klamath and Lake Counties

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Wyden to Hold Town Halls in Klamath and Lake Counties

Senator Ron Wyden will hold town halls on Friday, March 15 in Lake and Klamath counties. Wyden has held 931 town halls statewide overall since promising Oregonians when first elected that he would hold at least one annual town hall in each of the state’s 36 counties.

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Oregon Participates in Largest-Ever Nationwide Elder Fraud Sweep

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Oregon Participates in Largest-Ever Nationwide Elder Fraud Sweep

PORTLAND, Ore.—Attorney General William P. Barr and U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams today announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history, surpassing last year’s nationwide sweep. The cases during this sweep involved more than 260 defendants from around the globe who victimized more than two million Americans, most of them elderly.

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New Rules Governing Smoke from Controlled Forest Burns Take Effect in Time for Spring Burning Season

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New Rules Governing Smoke from Controlled Forest Burns Take Effect in Time for Spring Burning Season

SALEM, Ore. – Revised rules that protect air quality in areas of Oregon susceptible to smoke from controlled forest burns have gone into effect just as the spring burning season gets underway. The new rules were adopted in January by the Oregon Board of Forestry and approved by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, following a multi-year review process by a broad-based committee.

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STEM&M: A Path to the Future

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STEM&M: A Path to the Future

Andrew Raebel had been planning to apply for Mazama’s STEM&M program since seventh grade, deciding it was the best way to meet his g oal of going to college.

“I’m not sure what I want to do,” he said, “but it’ll probably be something in the sciences.”

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Structure Fire Causes $30k in Damages

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Structure Fire Causes $30k in Damages

On March 6, 2019 at approx. 8:17 AM, Klamath County Fire District No. 1 responded to the report of a structure fire in a home on Derby Place.

The fire was discovered by a visiting family member and called into 911 by neighbors. Neighbor’s sprayed water on the fire through a kitchen window until fire crews arrived.

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BOR Requests Comments on Klamath Project Draft Environmental Assessment

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BOR Requests Comments on Klamath Project Draft Environmental Assessment

Klamath Falls, Ore. – The Bureau of Reclamation invites public review and comment on a draft Environmental Assessment titled, Implementation of Klamath Project Operating Procedures 2019-2024. The draft evaluates the proposed action for the Biological Assessment that was transmitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dec.21, 2018, as modified on Feb. 15, 2019.

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2019 Agri-Tourism Meet and Greet Event

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2019 Agri-Tourism Meet and Greet Event

Rural Klamath Connects, Gold Dust and Walker Farms, Discover Klamath, and Travel Oregon are proud to be hosting the second annual Agri-tourism Meet and Greet on Saturday March 16th.

The event is open to all farmers, ranchers, and producers in the Klamath Basin who are interested in getting involved in agri-tourism and it is FREE to attend.

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