News for those who live, work and play in North Santiam Canyon
The Stayton City Council has passed an ordinance banning camping on all city property except a few undeveloped parcels, amid broad support for tight restrictions on public camping. The ordinance was passed July 17 in […]
The Stayton City Council has approved an amendment to its development codes allowing more options to build and site manufactured homes. The council voted unanimously to approve Ordinance 1060, which brought the city into compliance […]
By Stephen Floyd Stayton Police Chief Gwen Johns recently helped escort the Flame of Hope to the opening ceremony of the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin. The flame was lit in Athens, Greece […]
A jury has awarded $87 million to named plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. A series of shorter trials will determine damages to 5,000 additional class members. […]
Community advocates are celebrating passage of a state bill limiting industrial agriculture, while the owner of a local chicken ranch hopes the new rules do not create a burden for farmers. Senate Bill 85 was […]
A bill that would have provided property tax relief for fire survivors has died in committee amid concerns over the constitutionality of the proposal. Senate Bill 1012 would have frozen assessed values to pre-fire levels […]
Jurors will now decide a $2.2 billion class-action lawsuit against PacifiCorp after closing arguments were held Wednesday, June 7, in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Seventeen named plaintiffs in James et al vs. PacifiCorp represent 5,000 […]
Santiam Canyon residents are throwing support behind a state bill that could prevent property taxes from increasing for wildfire survivors forced to rebuild their homes. Senate Bill 1012 would stabilize the assessed values of qualifying […]
State lawmakers have amended a bill on industrial-scale agriculture, adding new provisions that would overhaul regulations for large livestock farms if the bill succeeds. On May 23, the Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously to amend […]
The owner of a Lyons auto shop has settled a fraud lawsuit after her husband, a mechanic at the shop, was found in default in the same suit in March. Tamara Quiroz, of Jefferson, and […]