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Industrial Fire Precaution Levels are set to rise to Level 3 in the Douglas District starting Monday, July 14, at 12:01 a.m., according to the Douglas Forest Protective Association.
The Bureau of Land Management announced it is accepting bids to harvest timber on seven parcels in western Oregon, totaling 1 ...
Fire crews responded Saturday to a slash fire near Putnam Valley Road involving steep terrain and an active logging operation ...
County commissioners pushed the special election to revamp Douglas County’s operations, but voters didn’t buy into the idea.
County commissioners pushed back the vote on a Douglas County Sheriff's Office grant. The office wants to use a Nebraska Crime Commission grant to hire another special operations group investigator.
The Oregon Connectivity Assessment and Mapping Project (OCAMP) was a multi-year collaboration aimed at mapping wild species' habitats and travel corridors across the state.
Special election results in Douglas County are making it clear that a majority of voters in the county do not want home rule.
A home rule charter would give Douglas County's commissioners more control over elections, zoning and public services.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners announced millions of dollars in funding for several organizations. It comes from a percentage of the county's hotel tax.
The bill repeals a map meant to identify parts of Oregon at high risk of wildfires that became a lightning rod for anger from rural residents.
The Bureau of Land Management announced that it has just sold 19.2 million board feet worth of timber across 772 public acres in western Oregon. The three total sales add up to total of $5,726,255.
Oregon lawmakers last week voted to repeal the state’s wildfire hazard maps — along with their unpopular property requirements — with only a single dissenting vote: the Legislature’s lone ...