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Summer food benefits now available to many Oregon families with kids
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (317+ words) Published 8: 06 am Monday, June 8, 2026 For the third year in a row, many Oregon families with school-aged children will have access to financial assistance for their summer groceries. Oregon is one of 39 states participating in the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program,…...
Data centers are driving demand for gas from Northwest utilities, reports find
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1111+ words) Published 2: 38 pm Thursday, June 4, 2026 Electric utilities in Washington and Oregon are turning to gas to meet rapid and growing energy demand from data centers, according to recent reports. Two analyses from the Hood River-based conservation organization Columbia Riverkeeper and the…...
Commentary: A political split in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (698+ words) Published 2: 28 pm Thursday, June 4, 2026 Visit Hood River, as so many people do, and you'll see on the front windows of many downtown businesses a sign saying: "We are immigrants," and sometimes next to them signs saying, "No trespassing " no federal…...
Park district mounts Guided Immersion sessions near Newberg
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (560+ words) Published 5: 00 am Thursday, June 4, 2026 Cellphone demanding your attention? Neighbor mowing his lawn at 7 a. m. on a weekend? Boss insisting you stay late three times this week? Perhaps an immersion in nature will help calm your psyche. The Chehalem Park and Recreation…...
More bears sighted in Newberg area
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (373+ words) Published 5: 00 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 The second sighting of bears in the Newberg area over the past several weeks has prompted the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office to issue a warning. In mid-May a juvenile bear was spotted in a neighborhood near…...
Trump ordered limits on voting by mail. The Postal Service is moving to make states comply.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (577+ words) Published 4: 33 pm Friday, May 29, 2026 The U. S. Postal Service on Friday took its first major step to carry out President Donald Trump's executive order restricting voting by mail, proposing a rule that would require states to submit lists of voters before mailing…...
Trump administration sues Oregon, three other states over undercover license plate denials
1+ week, 3+ day ago (229+ words) Published 6: 23 am Friday, May 29, 2026 The Trump administration sued four Democratic-led states Wednesday over the states" refusal to grant undercover license plates to federal agents, marking the latest escalation between state sanctuary policies and the federal government"s aggressive deportation campaign....
CPRD gets $991 K grant to refurbish, reopen Bonnie Benedict Preschool in Newberg
2+ week, 3+ day ago (368+ words) Published 5: 00 am Friday, May 22, 2026 A beloved preschool will return to operations in Newberg thanks to a substantial grant from the state. Chehalem Park and Recreation District officials announced May 20 that Business Oregon's Child Care Infrastructure Fund will award $991, 935 to the…...
Iran war, skyrocketing fuel prices battering Oregon's economic forecast
2+ week, 5+ day ago (585+ words) Published 1: 46 pm Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Oil prices have doubled since Oregon's top economists last met with reporters and lawmakers to discuss the state's economic outlook, creating a "new economic reality." "Rising energy prices basically impose a tax on households and businesses,…...
Newberg man deemed fit to stand trial for alleged knife attack in December
3+ week, 3+ day ago (483+ words) Published 10: 23 am Friday, May 15, 2026 The local man who allegedly attacked his father with a knife in December has been ruled competent to stand trial. On May 13, Yamhill County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Easterday ordered the case against Visiliy V. Barbiyeru Jr....