News for those who live, work and play in North Santiam Canyon
The U.S. Forest Service has asked for the dismissal of a $33 million federal lawsuit by Freres Engineered Wood over the 2020 Santiam Fire, alleging the company’s claims have no legal footing. In a motion […]
Freres Engineered Wood has petitioned to intervene in PacifiCorp’s attempts to impose limits on customer lawsuits as they seek damages from the utility for the 2020 Labor Day fires. The company filed with the Oregon […]
It felt like a big pep rally before an important ball game. People just kept showing up in the Stayton High gym. Faculty members and administrators. Community members and boosters. When the school bell rang […]
Another piece of the impressive facilities upgrades at Stayton High in recent years will begin taking shape soon. A groundbreaking ceremony has been set for Wednesday, Nov. 8, at noon to note the beginning of […]
Editor’s note: This story is part of a package noting the third anniversary of the 2020 wildfires. The goal is to look forward at what challenges lie ahead for the Santiam Canyon. When the smoke settled […]
A 2-alarm fire damaged a pair of fuel storage silos at a Freres Engineered Wood facility in Lyons on June 23 night. The facility was closed at the time and neither firefighters nor Freres employees […]
Freres Engineered Wood has hit a key milestone in its innovative project at Portland International Airport. Freres, along with its design and construction partners, is using mass plywood panels (MPP) in the new terminal’s roof, and […]
Santiam Hospital has launched a $5 million fundraising campaign to expand emergency room service at the Stayton-based hospital. Hospital officials say the plan will double the facility’s emergency room capacity from seven rooms to 14, […]
Nick Harville, who works in business recruitment and retention in Marion County for the Strategic Economic Development Corporation, received special recognition from Marion County commissioners at SEDCOR’s annual awards luncheon Sept. 14 at the Salem […]
How long is 100 years in Santiam Canyon time? Well, 1922 goes back farther than Highway 22, which wasn’t completed to connect with US 20 at the Santiam Summit until the 1930s. Or how about […]