News for those who live, work and play in North Santiam Canyon
Efforts by the city of Aumsville to raise money for a new water treatment plan have received a $5 million shot in the arm. In the closing days of the 2023 Legislature the city received […]
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 […]
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek visited Aumsville on June 22, making a breakfast stop to discuss water treatment plant issues with city officials. The visit, which was closed to the media and the public, was the […]
North Santiam School District board member Erin Cramer was re-elected to a second term in Position 2, Zone 2 inthe May 16 election. He defeated challenger Amy McKenzie Watts. Cramer, who had 59.32% of the […]
Federal legislators are hosting a listening session on efforts to reauthorize the Farm Bill this Friday, June 2, at Linn-Benton Community College. The bill, otherwise known as the Agriculture Improvement Act, was passed in 2018 […]
The City of Stayton has applied for $2.7 million in Oregon Lottery funds for sewer improvements, and a public hearing for the proposal is scheduled for Friday, May 5, before state legislators. House Bill 5030 […]
North Santiam School District board member Erin Cramer is being challenged for a second term in Position 2, Zone 2 by Amy McKenzie Watts in the May 16 election. Cramer was elected in 2019, while […]
Amy McKenzie Watts is challenging incumbent board vice-chair Erin Cramer for the Position 2, Zone 2 slot in the North Santiam School District. Three other incumbents are running unopposed in the May 16 election: Mike […]
The Marion County Board of Commissioners has passed an ordinance expanding Sublimity’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to allow for a new main road on the city’s west side. During their March 1 meeting, commissioners ratified […]
A bill that would impose a moratorium on new industrial agriculture in Oregon is being scaled back to focus only on poultry farms for a limited time, causing concern for some local activists. House Bill […]