Serving the communities of Stayton, Sublimity, Aumsville, Lyons and Mehama
In 2021 the Stayton Public Library Foundation (SPLF) – supported by private donations, grants and legislative funding from the State of Oregon – partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program to provide monthly, no cost, […]
Theft of comics a ‘complex case’ Charges against an Aumsville man accused of stealing more than $300,000 from comic book collectors may take as long as two years to go to trial in the “complex […]
Santiam school districts have received word from the state regarding this year’s Common School Fund payments. Oregon’s K-12 public schools will receive a record $74.2 million from the Common School Fund in 2024, state officials […]
Out along the North Santiam River, about halfway, in river miles, between Stayton and Mehama/Lyons, lies a little oasis of paradise. Eagles and ospreys soar above the sparkling river. Salmon rush through the water while […]
Virtually every local fire agency is heading into fire season with a bit of extra muscle, courtesy of state grants. The Oregon State Fire Marshal has awarded $6 million in grants to 185 agencies throughout […]
Six seats on the 7-person Marion Soil & Water Conservation District board will be up for grabs in the Nov. 8 election. The board consists of 5 directors who are elected by zone, with 2 […]
The road is open, although a shiny metal gate paradoxically covers half of the entry. Once you enter Fishermen’s Bend, a Bureau of Reclamation site just west of Mill City, you are directed, via a […]
The North Santiam School District Board has chosen Lee Loving as its next superintendent following a three-month search to replace outgoing Superintendent Andy Gardner. Loving will start July 1 after Gardner departs to be superintendent […]
Just when folks in the Santiam Canyon area were getting back on their feet from the Labor Day wildfires, the worst ice storm in 40 years hit hard, once again placing many at the mercy […]
Recent fires in the Santiam Canyon delayed local school openings and added stress to teachers and staff already adjusting to COVID-19 restrictions. “We began school on Sept. 28 with distance learning,” said Andy Gardner, superintendent […]