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It may only be the second week of the 2019 high school football season, but the Skyline is proving early that it is the conference to beat in the OSAA 4A. Three of the top five teams in the 4A are from the Skyline – North Valley #1, Henley #2, and Mazama #5. Phoenix and Klamath Union hold #14 and #16 respectively.
Read MoreA Kingsley Field Airman found himself responding to a crisis situation recently at the most unexpected time. While on vacation in Duluth, Minnesota in late August, Master Sgt. Osten Coaty, 173rd Logistics Readiness Squadron First Sergeant, was enjoying a dinner train ride with his extended family when he looked out the window of the train to see a small, black car thrown into a stand of trees.
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, Ore. – Crater Lake National Park, in partnership with Discover Klamath, will host the seventh annual Ride the Rim days on September 14 and 21, 2019. On these consecutive Saturdays, the event will take place from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. East Rim Drive from North Junction to Park Headquarters will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10:00 PM Friday (September 13th and 20th) night before the event to 6:00 PM Saturday (September 14th and 21st) to allow for nonmotorized recreation including biking, hiking, and running. The event is free, but normal park entrance fees apply.
Read MoreRunning Y Ranch Resort is ready to officially announce plans to relocate Sandhill Spa from its current location inside the Sports & Fitness Center to 5790 Cooper’s Hawk Road. With this move, Sandhill Spa will now be sharing a building with the Golf Pro Shop and will gain 1,700 square feet for a total of 2,800 square feet. This move will also allow the spa to add additional services to their menu to better serve guests.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. — The 2020 election is upon us. Candidate filing for offices for the May 19, 2020 Primary Election opened today, September 12, 2019. In the Federal offices, Oregonians will be voting for US President, US Senator, and US Representative. Oregon offices up for a vote include Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and Attorney General. Sixteen of Oregon’s thirty State Senator seats will be on the ballot and all sixty State Representative seats will be up for election.
Read MoreRon Moe is our guest on the Season 5, Episode 3 of Ask Klamath. In this episode we chat with Ron about what REACH is, what they do, why they do it, recycling and we take your questions live.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - September 27, 2019, has been set as the deadline for the Klamath Falls Veterans Memorial, Fall Brick Order. Bricks dedicated to military veterans will be placed at the memorial by Veterans Day.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at approximately, 10:07 p.m., members of the Klamath Falls Police Department and BINET, arrested Denny Herrera-Rebolledo at 810 North Eldorado Avenue, for a warrant issued in Marion County.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at about 4:28 a.m., Klamath Falls Police Officers responded to 1836 Sargent Street on a reported stabbing that had just occurred. Upon arrival, officers located a male with knife wounds. The male victim was transported to Sky Lakes Medical Center with serious injuries.
Read MoreThis morning, the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed LUBA’s denial of Sky Lake’s primary objection to the new DHS Facility to be constructed at TimberMill Shores. The court concluded that:
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. - Abel Lomas Murillo, 26, of Weston, Oregon, was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Murillo previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine on April 15, 2019.
Read MoreThe Lone Fire is now 87-percent contained and remains at 5,737 acres. Today as firefighters patrol and extinguish hot spots the primary control objective is to keep the fire within the current perimeter. There are still some smoldering fuels near the line, but this is becoming less of an issue as the vegetation is fully consumed or extinguished.
Read MoreFor the fifth year in a row, the Klamath County School District has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Read MorePROSPECT, Ore. - Firefighters continue to focus on improving containment lines on the west and southwest flanks. The damp weather over the last several days may have opened an opportunity for firefighters to build fire line directly against or near the fire's perimeter on the south flank.
Read MoreEarly Sunday morning, two Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) deputies observed a 1998 Dodge pickup operated by 22 year old Daniel Olane of Redmond, Oregon, driving recklessly in the area of Crater Lake Parkway and South 6th Street. Deputies attempted to stop the truck when Olane failed to stop. A vehicle pursuit launched at high speeds heading into the downtown area of Klamath Falls
Read MoreFive F-15 Eagles and more than ninety Airmen from Kingsley Field flew to Hawaii for three weeks to support Sentry Aloha 19-2, a large-scale exercise with both American and Australian Forces, August 16 through September 6, 2019.
Read MoreThe Fork Fire, burning in a remote area of the South Warner Wilderness, has grown to 12 acres. Firefighters and resource advisors are on scene managing the Fork Fire as it slowly consumes dead and downed trees.
Read MoreALTURAS, Calif.— Fire behavior has been minimal on the Lone Fire allowing firefighters to make good progress toward full containment. Today firefighters will continue to patrol the fire area, extinguish hot spots and improve containment line.
Read MoreLocated in the Sky Lakes Wilderness, approximately 11 miles east of Prospect, the Gopher Fire is currently 340 acres and is the result of 5 small fires that burned together after the lightning storm that moved through the area September 5th.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, September 3, 2019, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) coordinated a series of counter-drug operations, seizing 610 very large, mature, illegal marijuana plants in the Butte Valley area of Siskiyou County, southwest of Macdoel, California.
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