News for those who live, work and play in North Santiam Canyon
The City of Stayton has joined neighboring communities in referring a ban on psilocybin businesses to voters for the Nov. 8 election, though with split opinions on the City Council. The proposed ban passed 3-2 […]
An innovative Oregon State University program is assisting Stayton with analysis of the prevalence of COVID-19 in the community. OSU scientists, researchers and students have been operating a program called team-based rapid assessment of community-level […]
Voters in Sublimity will decide whether or not to continue adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water during the May 17 election after officials and residents spent two years examining the issue. Measure 24-460 was […]
The North Santiam School District Board has voted for the district to go mask-optional by March 31 after the Oregon Health Authority announced an intent to lift statewide school mask mandates by that date. During […]
Free COVID testing and vaccines are available daily at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. A nasal swab PCR test and all three vaccines are available, as well as booster shots. The walk-in clinic requires […]
Sublimity’s public drinking water system is one of 150 throughout the state to be monitored by the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for the presence of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a […]
So it’s Oct. 1. If things had gone the way they were supposed to this column would be chock full of updates on how local football, soccer, volleyball and cross country teams have been faring. […]
New state and county metrics for COVID-19 cases will cause delays in school openings this fall, keeping online learning on the slate until the requirements are met. Superintendent Andy Gardner said the North Santiam School […]
On July 28 Governor Kate Brown released new metrics to guide school district decisions about when it is safe to resume in-person instruction, and when a transition to comprehensive distance learning is necessary. “We are […]
A rabid bat recently bit a dog owned by a Stayton-area resident, fostering a warning to area residents to take precautions. The dog, who had a current rabies vaccine, was bitten by the bat on […]