06/22/11 Discussions of pay increases for a handful of Toledo city employees has created a buzz among city councilors and in the community. On June 15, when the council approved the budget, they noted that the salary issue is still under consideration.
05/31/11 KEIZER, OR - The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants have released their promotional schedule for the 2011 season, and fans will be very excited.
05/19/11 Come and join in the fun for Aumsvilles brand-new Saturday Craft Fair. The first fair is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 11 at the parking lot behind the Stop and Save Market, 210 Main St., Aumsville. The fair needs vendors for their first season. Most types of booths are excepted, except no food or drink of any kind. Applications may be picked up at Aumsville City Hall and returned there as well ...
05/11/11 PORTLAND -- The experience of a Canadian couple that followed the directions of a GPS device, only to get horribly lost, is not new for unsuspecting travelers in the Northwest. Rita and Albert Chretien were traveling from British Columbia to Las Vegas and took a route via their GPS that led them into the remote Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada. They eventually got stuck in mud on a ...
05/05/11 Tornadoes in the South. Flooding in the Midwest. Hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. Earthquakes in California. Natural disasters are a frequent occurrence in some parts of the United States. But here? Not so much.
05/03/11 Severe Weather Awareness Week continues. Tuesday's topic is tornadoes and waterspouts. read more
04/29/11 SHERRI BURI MCDONALD The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY, Ore. The 750 cows at Lochmead Farms, north of Junction City, are producing more than just milk. Their manure is now being used to create electricity. New technology, known as a "biodigester," is capturing methane gas from the manure and using it to power a turbine to create electricity. The Emerald People's Utility District has a 15-year ...
04/28/11 The tornadoes that tore across the South left residents facing death, destruction and months of clean-up. With so much recovery at hand, Red Cross officials across the country, including Central Oregon, may be needed to deal with a disaster in some ways equal to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, spread over a larger area.
02/17/11 His name is expected to be added to the wall during a May 5 ceremony at the wall, located beside the entrance to the Oregon Department of Public Safety, Standards and Training, at 4190 Aumsville Highway SE, Salem, Oregon.
02/03/11 Here are biographies of Oregon's signees, courtesy of the University of Oregon Office of Media Services:
01/31/11 BEAVERTON Coach Chip Kelly and the Oregon Ducks, who earned a berth in the BCS championship game after going undefeated in the regular season, were among the winners at the 59th annual Oregon Sports Awards. Kelly, in his second year as Oregons coach, won the Slats Gill Sportsperson of the Year award, while the Ducks were among four recipients of the George Pasero Award for team of the year ...
01/31/11 PORTLAND, Ore. A new search for an Oregon boy whos been missing for seven months was unsuccessful Sunday, but officials said the investigation into the disappearance of 8-year-old Kyron Horman will continue. Time is an element in that we want to get this search resolved as quickly as possible. But this young boy has been missing since June, so in terms of our investigative capabilities time isnt ...
12/30/10 The twenty six images I chose to represent my work for the past twelve months are the ones I like most. They represent a cross section of the type of assignments I cover for the paper. Each one tells a little story. Fairview Training Center Fire In the firefighters watching a building burn at the former Fairview Training Center on would think that they would be rushing in to put out the fire ...
12/24/10 An upcoming discussion hosted by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society in Portland will focus on the Aumsville tornado.
12/17/10 SALEM (AP) -- Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is ordering state agencies to help clean up the debris left by a tornado that tore through Aumsville.
11/26/10 Gail M. SamahaAs the holidays approach, many long distance caregivers are now planning visits to their aging loved ones perhaps the first opportunity in several months to personally observe older relatives.And the number of caregivers considered long distance is significant. According to a study conducted by the National Alliance of Caregiving, in collaboration with AARP, 15 of the estimated...
11/19/10 A 40-year-old Oregon City man was arrested after leading deputies on a four-hour foot chase near Lyons.
11/19/10 96 of Veterans Caregivers Are Women, and the Burden Can Be Heavy, Study FindsBy Bill HendrickWebMD Health NewsReviewed by Laura J. Martin, MDNov. 10, 2010 -- When veterans with service-related injuries or illness need caregivers, the role typically falls on women, usually spouses or partners, a new report finds.The study by the National Alliance for Caregiving and the United Health Foundation...
11/10/10 Its old news that we are growing older as a nation, but only four in ten Americans, aged 40 to 70, know that 60 to 70 percent of 65-year-olds today will require long-term care services at some point in their lives.There are more than 45 million caregivers for older adults. These are people who need information and support to make their lives easier.Who Needs Our CareWe need to be aware of our...
11/07/10 Salem police have Nelson Cisneros Cervantes' backpack, the 3 ounces of marijuana that was in his backpack, and most likely his bicycle, too. | 
