Category Archives: Klamath Falls Herald & News

Op-ed: Oregon needs to beef up student financial aid

As a sophomore at Oregon Institute of Technology majoring in mechanical engineering, I can tell you firsthand that our public universities are doing incredible work when it comes to research and innovation, which is why I recently took time out of my busy engineering coursework to urge the legislature to fund the Public University Support […]
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First dam on Klamath River set for removal this summer

The Copco 2 dam, one of four Klamath River dams scheduled to come down, is on schedule to be removed this summer. Mark Bransom, CEO for Klamath River Renewal Corp., said the preparations to remove Copco 2 are on schedule with the actual removal planned between June and October. The other three hydroelectric dams — […]
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Klamath County School District board of directors asks legislature to consider putting excess revenue towards school funds 

The Klamath County School District Board of Directors is proposing a funding solution to the state for the sake of all Oregon school districts. At the regular KCSD Board of Directors meeting Thursday, March 9, Superintendent Glen Szymoniak presented a resolution which aims to consistently increase the amount of funding received by school districts each […]
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Oregon community colleges hope to pierce the ‘paper ceiling’ with new four-year degrees

For people who have hit a dead end in their jobs, it can be hard to see the next step forward — especially if advancing into a higher position is restricted by college education level. Some community colleges in Oregon are hoping to bridge that gap for workers. Source: Oregon community colleges hope to pierce […]
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Cashless fee system to start for Crater Lake

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 1, Crater Lake National Park will transition to a fully cashless fee system and only accept mobile or electronic payments for entrance and permit fees. Park officials said acceptable payment forms will include credit and debit cards as well payment apps on mobile devices. Passes for Crater Lake National Park can be […]
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Bill Garrard, long-time Klamath radio personality/politician, dies

Bill Garrard, long-time radio personality, former Klamath County commissioner, Oregon State representative and veteran of the U.S. Air Force, died earlier this week. Garrard, 82, was born May 10, 1942, in Rochester, N.Y. In the 1960s, he became a well-known Klamath Basin radio personality as an announcer, sales manager and then station manager. Source: Bill […]
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Lower-income Oregon veterans can sign up for free dental

The Oregon Health Authority is gearing up to launch a no-cost dental program for lower-income veterans. This month it opened the application process, and on Jan. 1 the program will launch. No one knows how many will sign up and qualify among Oregon’s 300,000 veterans but it could be thousands. To qualify, vets can earn […]
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State, federal and local leaders convene to share progress on statewide housing plan

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Director Andrea Bell joined U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Hacienda CDC CEO Ernesto Fonseca and other local leaders to meet with residents at Rockwood Village, an affordable housing community that opened in fall 2021 and serves 224 households. Bell also shared progress on the statewide housing plan, which was […]
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Klamath Lake wetlands project, ‘experimental’ nursery to help save endangered fish wins state award

The transformation of a degraded, contaminated 45-acre landscape on the shores of Klamath Lake into wetland habitat received an award this week. The Oregon State Land Board honored the Klamath Lake Wetland Mitigation Project at its 18th annual awards Tuesday, Oct. 11. Gov. Kate Brown, Treasurer Tobias Read and Secretary of State Shemia Fagan recognized […]
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3,000 people reached through Lomakatsi, Oregon Health Authority partnership

The Lomakatsi Restoration Project announced the completion and celebration of its first public health program which was designed to bring COVID-19 resources to underserved communities in Southern Oregon. Source: 3,000 people reached through Lomakatsi, Oregon Health Authority partnership