Hastings’ Sweet and Wild Weekend: Kool-Aid Days Meets Oregon Trail Rodeo

At the Adams County Fairgrounds, the sugar-fueled frenzy of Kool-Aid Days mixed with the raw horsepower of the Oregon Trail Rodeo. It’s cherry packets and bronc rides, side-by-side. At the World’s Largest Kool-Aid Stand, volunteers tear open...

ODOT's budget crisis in Salem: what it means for Oregon roads

SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is facing a funding crisis that could lead to the largest layoff in Oregon state government history. According to ODOT, this crisis is driven by declining gas tax revenues, inflation,...

Grants Pass issues citations to encampments after Disability Rights Oregon lawsuit was dismissed

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Grants Pass city officials and police began issuing citations to individuals camping in city parks. This move follows the dismissal of a lawsuit involving Disability Rights Oregon and the City of Grants Pass. The lawsuit's...

Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon taps Hooper as new music director, conductor

Published 6:00 am Monday, August 18, 2025 By JAMES SLOAN / Rogue Valley Times After a year-long search of combing through multiple qualified candidates, the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon has selected its new conductor and music director....

2025 Oregon State football positional previews: Running back

2025 Oregon State football positional previews: Running back Published 4:38 pm Monday, August 18, 2025 Oregon State football’s bread and butter is still the ground game, and that starts at the running back position. The Beavers’ two-headed rushing...

Steelers add ex-Oregon cornerback to vaunted defense as Week 1 approaches

Most NFL teams are either focused on the future or immediately contending, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are in a gray area. After trading for two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DK Metcalf before the NFL Draft, they later dealt fellow receiver George...

Larger Apple Crop Expected In Washington, Oregon, Nationally

According to the latest numbers from USApple, growers expect 2025 to be another high performing year. Total apple production for the 2025/26 crop year is forecast at 11.7 billion pounds, or 278.5 million bushels. If realized that would be a 1.3%...

Browns predicted to keep ex-Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel amid Joe Flacco news

A widely-contested battle for the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback job has now reached its conclusion, as head coach Kevin Stefanski announced on Monday that Joe Flacco will serve as "QB1" during the team's regular-season opener against the...

Oregon defense looking to utilize depth to reach goals

EUGENE, Ore. — With less than two full weeks until the Oregon football season kicks off, the Ducks are continuing to come up with ways to utilize and optimize their depth. One of the biggest rooms that has seen a lot of added depth is with their...

Trump wants to end mail-in voting. Oregon Democrats say he can’t

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will lead a campaign to end mail-in voting. The president wrote in a post on his Truth Social account in all capital letters that mail-in ballots are a “scam” and that elections can “never be honest” with...

Integrated Senior Foundation Receives $79.3M Acquisition Financing for Three Seniors Housing Communities in Oregon, Montana

31BREA, CALIF. — Integrated Senior Foundation, a nonprofit senior living provider, has received $79.3 million in tax-exempt, floating-rate financing for the acquisition of three properties located in Oregon and Montana. The communities include...

Let Off Some Steam at This Unique Airbnb in Oregon That’s off the Rails

Oregon, other states sue Trump admin over crime victim funding

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and other Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over its attempt to condition federal funding for the victims of crimes on states’ cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. In...

Complaints to the Oregon Ethics Board are soaring: What is the OGEC?

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has several active cases in western Oregon. But what does the commission do, and what penalties does it hand out? KLCC’s Karen Richards spoke with Casey Fenstermaker, the Compliance and Enforcement...

Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel gets bad Browns news after Cleveland’s latest decision

The Cleveland Browns have had one of the more interesting offseasons in recent NFL history. After the Deshaun Watson gamble failed to pay off, they decided to try anything and everything at the quarterback position, signing veteran Joe Flacco to a...

Police, deputies across Oregon buckle down on seatbelt, child car seat safety checks

PORTLAND, Ore. — We’ve all heard the ‘click-it or ticket’ campaign ads, but police officers across the state are going to buckle down through the rest of the month to bust anyone who still isn’t buckling up. Portland Police said the agency is...

Marquee Agrees To Buy Bicoastal’s Southern Oregon Radio Stations

It is formally known as Marquee Broadcasting West, and it is led by COO Gene Steinberg on a day-to-day basis. Owned by Brian Lane and CEO Patricia Lane, this bicoastal radio and TV station owner has just agreed to purchase the radio properties of...

This demolition derby with a twist helps keep Oregon town’s beloved park open year-round

It’s not your typical demolition derby. When the dust settled on Sunday evening, two mighty combine harvesters stood in all their glory as axles and tires from their defeated opponents laid strewn about the dirt race track. It took organizers and...

Oregon State wrestler, former West Linn standout, wins U20 World Championship

The Beavers wrestling team now boasts a world champion. On Monday morning, Oregon State incoming redshirt sophomore Justin Rademacher bested Magomedgadzhi Magomedov 4-1 for the 97 kilogram title at the U20 United World Wrestling Championship in...

Weber State soccer stuns Oregon State with 3 quick goals for road win

Weber State women’s soccer had won just one nonconference game in the past two seasons. Through the first half Sunday, following a 4-0 loss to Oregon earlier in the week, it looked like even just one goal would be the step forward the Wildcats...