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Chiloquin and surrounding areas will likely have smoky air conditions in the coming weeks as the district’s prescribed burn period started Tuesday.
A news release from Klamath County Public Health said the J Lo Project will undergo approximately 1,200 acres of burning. Smoke is expected to be visible from Highway 97.
Depending on the weather, the release said, smoke intrusion is possible for up to 10 days in the communities of Chiloquin, Sprague River, Beatty, Bly and Bonanza.
The City of Klamath Falls Water Division and Utility Billing office have been recognized for their outstanding work in recent months.
On March 7th, 2024, Water Manager Robbie West attended the quarterly American Water Works Association (AWWA) subsection meeting in Roseburg where the City of Klamath Falls was named the winner of the “Best Tasting Water” contest.Competing against other water systems such as Medford Water Commission, City of Grants Pass, and City of Roseburg, Klamath Falls stood out as the top choice for their delicious and high-quality water.
The City of Klamath Falls would like to thank the AWWA and those who attended the subsection meeting in Roseburg and Ferguson Utility Solutions for recognizing the City’s efforts. City Management also extends their gratitude to all staff members involved for their contributions towards these achievements.
Klamath County School District will receive 1.5 million dollars, and Klamath Falls City Schools $560,000 as thousands of students will benefit from House Bill 4082, which sends $30 million in state funding for summer learning opportunities.
The bill was signed into law on April 17 by Gov. Tina Kotek. Sen. Jeff Golden — who represents Medford, Phoenix, Talent, Jacksonville, Ruch and the Applegate Valley — was also a sponsor of the funding that estimates 48,000 students across Oregon will benefit from summer learning programs this year.
The state assigned a priority ranking to all districts and charter schools based on the percentage of Combined Focal Student Group (CFSG) students. ODOE’s website said, “The percentage of CFSG students was calculated for each school district and charter school by dividing their total number of CFSG students by their total student population.”
The funding aims to make summer learning a permanent and sustainable manner. The state also wanted to address immediate needs which addresses a gap in funding for 2023. Two hundred and eighty one entities were priority ranked and over 72 school districts and charter schools are eligible to apply.
There’s a bench and a short monument nestled among some trees just outside the Klamath County Courthouse, near the corner of Main Street and South Third, honoring law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
It’s hardly noticeable. But Mike Angeli noticed.
A former police officer who owns The Ledge outdoor store downtown, Angeli has lived in Klamath Falls for more than 20 years.
Yet during that time, he couldn’t remember a ceremony honoring fallen officers.
So he put one together in about three days’ time.
On a chilly Wednesday morning, a crowd of about 75 gathered, including dozens from law enforcement, for what Angeli hopes turns into an annual event at the beginning of Peace Officer’s Memorial Month across the United States.
Angeli said he lost five co-workers during his time at the Riverside (Calif.) Sheriff’s Office in the late 1990s
After a presentation by the color guard from the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base and a convocation, Angeli gave a speech that included the names of the law enforcement officers from the area who have lost their lives over the years. He occasionally choked back tears, as did several of those in the audience.
Roses were placed at the base of the memorial by family members and officers near the end of the 30-minute event.
Fifty Stearns Elementary School students took home backpacks full of healthy snacks and meals April 26 thanks to a new program offered by Mazama High School FFA and agriculture foods students.
The Nourishing Future Vikings Program aims to help families in need by providing food for the weekend. Students
take home filled backpacks on Fridays and bring them back on Monday. Tuesday, the Mazama students collect the
packs and refill them, sending them home again with the same students on Friday.
In addition to store bought items, the backpacks also contained applesauce made that week in class by Mazama food
students. The students dropped off the backpacks on Friday, meeting with Stearns students in the school’s
community service learning class. Those students helped unload the backpacks and learned about the new program
to help their classmates.
Plans are to include fresh produce grown in the school’s greenhouse when possible as well as other store bought and
homemade items such as spaghetti sauce and soup mixes.
The program was started with a $2,500 grant. Myndy Holbrook, Mazama’s agriculture foods program teacher, hopes
to eventually expand to other elementary schools with the help of additional grants and community support.
There are 165 students involved in Mazama’s agricultural foods processing classes, a part of the school’s CTE
(career and technical education) programs of study.
A Klamath Union alum is in the running for America’s Favorite Teacher, but needs a final push to cross the finish line.
Tiana Eck, a former first- and fifth-grade teacher at Conger Elementary School who currently is educating at Ethel Boyes Elementary School in Idaho Falls, was chosen to be part of a nationwide contest called America’s Favorite Teacher where she has the chance to win $25,000, a trip to Hawaii and have a feature in Reader’s Digest magazine.
Decided by public vote, Eck started the competition against 125 other educators in her grouping, which quickly dwindled to 20, 15 and 10, and now the top five finalists are vying for that number one spot to move on to the final round and compete against other groups’ finalists. Eck currently ranks second place.
Inspired to teach since the sixth grade, Eck said it was from the “tremendous” experience she had while learning from her teacher Evan Mortenson (2002 Wal-Mart’s Teacher of the Year) at Riverside Elementary School. Eck was the final sixth-grade class of Riverside before it closed in 2004.
Eck supports her students not only in the classroom, but outside as well, attending their sporting events, musical recitals and theater performances.
Eck said that if she wins, she plans to use a portion of the winnings to pay back her student loans and throw a party for her students at a local pizzeria.
Klamath Community College students will now have a new logistical resource to use to train for firefighting, as well as other disasters and emergencies.
Thanks to a grant from Green Diamond Resource Company, the college’s Public Safety Regional Training Center has added a computer simulation table which will replicate various types of terrain through computer-generated models.
Green Diamond is a sixth-generation, family-owned forest products company that owns and manages working forests in nine states throughout the western and southern U.S.
The new simtable will aid the college in teaching tactics about fighting wildfires, by allowing any mapped area to be shaped into a 3D replica.
The maps can be used to establish the quickest evacuation routes during an emergency, as well as indicating where homeowners need to create defensible space.
National Small Business Week Celebrated April 28 to May 4, 2024
There are far-reaching advantages to deciding to “shop local.” By supporting local businesses, you are in turn supporting your local economy; significantly more money stays in a community when purchases are made at locally owned – rather than nationally owned – businesses.

The U.S. Small Business Association and the U.S. Department of Labor report the positive impacts of small, independent businesses on local economies.
- Local businesses are more likely to utilize other local businesses such as banks, service providers, and farms.
- For every $100 you spend at local businesses, $68 will stay in the community.
- Independent retailers return more than three times as much money per dollar of sales to the community in which they operate than chain competitors. Independent restaurants return more than two times as much money per dollar of sales than national restaurant chains.
- Small businesses employ 77 million Americans and accounted for 65% of all new jobs over the past 17 years.
In addition to helping build the local economy, there are also notable intangible benefits that come from supporting businesses in your local community.
- Local businesses are owned and operated by your neighbors! They care about and are invested in the well-being of your community and its future.
- Local businesses are more accountable to their local communities and donate more money to non-profits.
- Supporting local businesses is good for the environment because they often have a smaller carbon footprint than larger companies.
It isn’t always the easiest or most convenient option to visit a local independent business rather than a large national chain that might be down the street.
However, there are plenty of ways you can help support your local economy by thinking local first:
- Try the menu at a local restaurant for lunch or dinner
- Purchase a birthday present at a local gift shop
- Join a local gym
- Visit a local nursery or hardware store for your lawn and garden needs
- Get your car serviced at a local mechanic
- Visit a farmer’s market to purchase the ingredients for your family dinner.
Top 10 Reasons to Shop Local First
- To shape and preserve our distinctive community character
- Local competition and diversity leads to more product choices
- It keeps and recirculates money in our community
- You’ll help support local job and opportunity creation
- It reduces environmental impact locally
- Because local businesses reinvest in our community
- It strengthens the local economy
- Because the local businesses help fund local non-profits
- To ensure that tax dollars stay local
- It encourages community pride and ownership
So the next time you need to run out for some groceries or do a little shopping, seek out a local business and see what they have to offer! You could discover some great products and services while helping to build a strong and successful community around you.
When you invest money in your local economy, you’re not just helping local business owners — you’re also helping yourself. You’re making your town a better place to live in, with a rich character, thriving economy, and tightly knit community. And the more local businesses prosper, the more new ones will open, making it even easier to continue shopping locally in the future.
Two Republicans are competing for the Klamath County Senate district currently held by Republican Sen. Dennis Linthicum: Linthicum’s wife and a Klamath County Commissioner.
No Democrats are seeking the seat in the heavily Republican 28th District, which stretches from the California border to central Oregon just south of Bend and includes all of Klamath County and parts of Deschutes and Jackson counties. That means the primary winner will replace Linthicum, who is disqualified from re-running because of his participation in the 2023 GOP-led Senate walkout. He’s running for instead.
His wife, Diane Linthicum, has obvious name recognition but so does her opponent, Dave Henslee, who is a former police chief in Klamath Falls and currently serves on the county commission.
In an interview, Henslee said he would bring a long record of public service and a willingness to work with others to find solutions.
Linthicum, whose husband has endorsed her, didn’t respond to multiple emails and phone calls seeking an interview.
She has served as chief of staff in her husband’s Senate office and also worked as a rancher. In her statement in the state’s voters guide, Linthicum said she’s committed to rural values and liberty without government interference.

Despite the hurdles of transportation, lack of hydraulics to keep wing flaps stationary, and the initial acquisition of a retired Air Force jet, the controversial Veterans Memorial Park static jet display installation is well underway.
The installation of the jet onto the concrete slab in the park took place earlier this week.
According to Klamath Falls Public Works Director Mark Willrett, discussions on the jet began in approximately 2015, with the application for acquiring a decommissioned jet submitted in 2016.
The city’s request was approved and placed on a list with 39 other requests for decommissioned jets.
The static jet display has been a controversial topic since residents’ discovery of the city’s plans in 2022.
One month after the project was discussed, the city approved funding for the jet display — $300,000 from federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Klamath County officials entered into a memorandum of understanding with the city, agreeing to match the funds with an additional $300,000 also allocated from ARPA money.
Residents gathered in protest, both at city council meetings as well as at the park itself, where civil protestors laid flowers outlining where the base of the jet was originally planned to be placed.
The city later decided to relocate the static fighter jet display to the concrete amphitheater within the park where it now resides on its metal base.
A ceremony to unveil the static jet display is being planned for Memorial Day.
The Linkville Playhouse will present the fourth show of their 2023-2024 season: “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Richard Hoffman.
Opening night is tonight, Friday night, and will include a gala for ticket holders complete with complimentary champagne and appetizers. The gala starts at 6:30 p.m.
“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” has a three-weekend, seven-performance run at the theater, which is located at 201 Main St. The show runs from Friday through Saturday, May 18. The run includes six Friday and Saturday night performances with a curtain time of 7:30 p.m., and one Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on May 12. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Poppy on Main Street, located at 522 Main Street, or at the theater one hour prior to each performance (as available). Tickets range in cost from $13-$16 depending on seat selection.
A wildly imaginative and oddball dark romantic comedy, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her assumptions about morality, redemption and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world. Ruhl is a MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist.
“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” features Erin Barker as the lead character “Jean,” with actors Kevin Coleman as Gordon, Jonathan Chenjeri as Dwight, Sally-Ann Palcovich as Mrs. Gottleib, Cheyenne Windish as Hermia, Robyn Sparkes as the stranger/the other woman, and “The Angels” Zack Wanzer and Samantha Gregory.
Klamath Folk Alliance (aka Klamath Music) and the Klamath County Museum are pleased to announce the return of their rave-reviewed “Under Klamath Skies” program for its first of three 2024 events.
Featuring original songwriters, storytellers and various artists and speakers highlighting the history, cultures and creativity of our region, “Under Klamath Skies” takes the stage on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Klamath County Museum.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Each evening will feature a seasonal theme.
Thanks to proceeds from Klamath Music’s 2023 Klamath Folk Festival, admission is free, and all ages are welcome.
According to Klamath Music executive director Nic Depew, what makes this event special is it combines music, arts, and history in one setting, while celebrating many of positive facets our community has to offer.
Attendees can expect a couple musicians and speakers each evening and a visual artist of some variety inside the main Klamath County Museum space. There will be an intermission about halfway through, where attendees can view the specific visual artist’s work on display and speak with said creations.
The Ross Ragland Theater once again hosts the highly anticipated “Dancing With Your Klamath Stars,” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10.
Voting is already open digitally through the event’s fundraising page. Vote for your favorite contestant, or just donate to help the cause, by visiting givebutter.com/dwyks2024.
Modeled after the beloved television series, the event pairs prominent community figures with professional dancers from the Utah Ballroom Dance Company. Together, they’ll grace the stage in a friendly competition to raise funds for deserving causes in Klamath County.
This year’s lineup features six dynamic duos, each representing a different charity close to their hearts:
- Lyle Ahrens, former reporter at KOBI-TV NBC5/KOTI-TV NBC2, dancing on behalf of United Way of Klamath County;
- Nic Phair, branch principal at Highstreet Insurance & Financial Services, dancing on behalf of the David R. Kingsley Foundation;
- Heidi Gaither, director at Klamath County Developmental Disability Services, dancing on behalf of SMART Reading of Klamath County;
- Cora Christ, agency owner at Country Financial, dancing on behalf of the Assistance League;
- Tessa Gutierrez, HEP director at Klamath Community College, dancing on behalf of the KCC Foundation;
- Chris Benjamin, director of choirs at Henley High School, dancing on behalf of Youth Rising.
The real stars of the night are the audience members, who play a crucial role in determining the winner.
Through a voting system, attendees can support their favorite contestant by making a minimum $1 donation per vote. Whether through phone, in-person, or text-to-vote, every contribution counts toward the overall audience score.
Leading up to the main event, contestants will undergo rigorous rehearsals with the Utah Ballroom Dance Company to perfect their routines.
While votes are tallied, the audience will be treated to an exclusive performance by the talented dance troupe. The winner will walk away with a trophy and $500 towards the charity of their choosing.
The Ross Ragland Theater donates part of the proceeds to the charities from around the Klamath Basin that help this event be a success.
Friends of the Children – Klamath Basin invites the community to its annual fundraising dinner auction, Friend Raiser, presented by Lithia Ford of Klamath Falls, Thursday, May 30th. Doors open at Mike’s fieldhouse at Steen Sports Park at 5 p.m.
“This year’s event theme is ‘You Belong!” because we help children feel the belonging and value they need to develop hope and skills for bright futures,” said Executive Director Amanda Squibb. “Our community health depends on our kids’ well-being, and I’m excited to see everyone come out to support professional mentoring in the Klamath Basin.”
Friend Raiser begins with dinner and cocktail stations, a silent auction, wine and bourbon games, and raffle sales. A seated program and live auction follow at 7 p.m.
To reserve seats, visit friendsklamath.org or https://fckb.ejoinme.org/FR2024. Silent and live auction items will be added May 23rd for preview.
Friends – Klamath Basin was established in 2000 to impact generational change by empowering youth facing the greatest obstacles. It pairs youth with professional mentors for 12+ years, no matter what, and will serve 72 youth this year.
Around the State of Oregon
The Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) joint inter-agency task force arrested a Medford man on multiple child sex crime charges at 2:28 p.m. Wednesday in Eagle Point.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and Eagle Point Police Department assisted with the arrest at a business near the intersection of Hwy 62 and West Linn Road.
During their investigation, SOCET discovered the suspect was communicating nationwide with at least five underage victims through several social media sites. SOCET investigators identified a 13-year-old victim from Kansas City, Missouri, and are attempting to identify the additional underage victims.
The suspect, Zachary Elijah Bowen, 22, of Medford, Ore., was arrested on 12 felony charges including using a child in display of sexually explicit conduct, 10 counts of second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse, and luring a minor. He was booked and lodged in the Jackson County Jail.
SOCET started investigating Bowen after more than a dozen National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) cyber tips led to multiple residences where he lived in Portland and at a licensed marijuana farm in Trail, Ore. SOCET served a search warrant on February 7, 2023, at the marijuana farm in the 4700 block of Highway 227 in Trail. Investigators seized digital devices for forensic examination by Southern Oregon High Tech Crimes Task Force (SOHTCTF).
Investigators found evidence of Bowen communicating nationwide with at least five underage victims through social media sites such as SnapChat, Instagram, Kik, and Google under the username “zach_grant2152.” If you have any information on Bowen, contact investigators through the Sheriff’s App “Submit a Tip” feature.
A Medford law firm said today a hospital involved in a criminal drug diversion investigation is notifying more former patients or their families about possible injury or death related to more cases of in-hospital infection.
Medford attorney David deVilleneuve told NewsWatch 12 Thursday his firm, Shlesinger & deVilleneuve, has a possible new civil case client who says Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Asante) contacted the client this week to notify that its related patient, who died, could have been infected at Asante.
Mr. deVilleneuve said today his firm now has 74 prospective client cases related to Asante and possible deadly drug diversion there. He said 15 cases with the strongest evidence could bring his firm’s initial civil case filings in the next 30-60 days.
Mr. deVilleneuve said eight of those 15 cases involve deaths of Asante patients, besides the new prospective client contact this week which indicates Asante is notifying more former patients who could have been affected adversely by a bacterial strain while at the hospital. He said the possible new case that surfaced this week involves a patient hospitalized at Asante in 2022.
The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office said last week it had received Medford Police Department’s (MPD) criminal investigation of drug diversion at Asante. MPD said it started that investigation in December when Asante administration alerted police to its concern that hospital staff might have diverted drugs prescribed for patients.
Portland police took about four hours Thursday morning to clear out the people who remained inside Portland State University’s fortified library after pro-Palestinian protesters had occupied it for the last three days.
They made 12 arrests, including four students, and used what they said was a “slow, methodical” approach to remove occupiers from the five-story Millar Library.
Officers moved in through a rear side entrance to the library, took an elevator to the fifth floor and worked their way down, security the roof and upper floors, encountering barricades as they went, police said. They had to breach a door to gain access to the first floor, which took some time, and as they got inside, more than a dozen people ran out the building’s front door, police said.
The sweep appeared devoid of the serious clashes that have rocked other universities around the country as college officials wrestle with how to respond to the wave of student activism around the Israel-Hamas war.
The Portland Police Bureau is launching an arson investigation after over 15 police training vehicles were damaged or destroyed early Thursday morning.
According to police, just before 2 a.m. police and fire crews responded to the Portland Police Training Division on Northeast Airport Way. Upon arrival they found over a dozen vehicles, inside the fenced training area, on fire.
Firefighters were able to quickly put out the fires.
There were no injuries and no damage done to the training building. The Portland Fire Investigations Unit is currently investigating the incident as suspected arson.
In response, Governor Tina Kotek released a statement saying, “I fully condemn the criminal actions taken Thursday morning that resulted in the burning of 15 Portland Police Bureau cars, endangering first responders and the surrounding community. I have absolutely no tolerance for discriminatory harassment, violence, or property damage.”
Oregon Congressman Cliff Bentz is defending America’s ranchers when it comes HR 764, the “Trust the Science Act”.
Under HR 764, the Gray Wolf would be removed from the Endangered Species Act in the lower 48 states.
Bentz gave a speech on the house floor during a recent discussion on the topic. The congressman said he didn’t think he had encountered such ignorance regarding the nature of a wolf, adding, “a wolf is not a pet dog. It’s not some schnauzer or golden retriever, or a dash hound. It is the truth of the matter, a natural born killer.”
He said he believes those on the other side of the aisle have no idea what ranchers have to go through when they have to get up in the middle of the night to protect their livelihood from wolves. Bentz specifically referred to Highway 395 which bisects his district down the middle, he says on one side a wolf kills an animal it’s protected and on the other side it’s not. He calls this situation hardly ideal especially for a single-ownership ranch that falls on both sides of the highway.
Bentz also went on to ask the question, “how many wolves are enough?” saying there are tens of thousands in Canada, Minnesota, and Alaska collectively. He says in Oregon there are about 250, a number that he says is adequate for survival under the Endangered Species Act.
He argues that wolves need to be removed from the Endangered Species List so that humans “have some means of controlling an apex predator.”
Police are releasing the identities of a man who was killed and a woman who was injured when half a dozen officers opened fire on them following a car chase in Linn County.
Authorities say 30-year-old Cameron James Bielman of Anacortes, Washington was killed, while his 30-year-old passenger Yasmina Destinee Teal, also of Anacortes, was hospitalized for injuries. Police were chasing the pair’s vehicle in connection to a shooting a few hours earlier in Coburg that left one person critically injured on Sunday when the suspect vehicle crashed on I-5. At some point after the crash, officers opened fire on the vehicle.
Six law enforcement members involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation.
A California-based nuts company is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today to warn people about a walnut recall.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning about an E coli outbreak tied to organic walnuts sold in bulk. Some stores that could have them are in Southern Oregon and Northern California, including Sherm’s Thunderbird market of Klamath Falls.
Several other grocery stores in Medford, Ashland, Grants Pass, and Mt. Shasta are included in the warning.
The CDC said it has reports of 12 people in two states infected with this outbreak strain of E coli.
It says seven people have been hospitalized, with two people developing hemolytic uremic syndrome. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) describe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) as a rare but potentially serious condition, often due to infection.
CDC said no related deaths have been reported.
It said almost all sick people purchased organic walnuts from bulk bins in food co-ops or natural food stores in California and Washington supplied by Gibson Farms, Inc., which has recalled these products.
Oregon is being called one of the best states in the nation for nurses.
The personal finance website WalletHub ranks the Beaver State number six in its top ten list of the best states for nurses to work in. WalletHub compared states on 20 different metrics of job satisfaction, including average salaries, job openings per capita and the quality of nursing homes. Washington state came in first place. The report notes that Washington nurses enjoy high-median salaries across various work settings in Washington as well as high levels of educational attainment. WalletHub also notes Washington has some of the best-ranked nursing schools in the nation.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., have requested the Federal Trade Commission investigate major automakers for breaking a pledge to protect their customers’ location data, in a letter to Chair Lina Khan sent yesterday.
The automakers had deceptively pledged that they would insist on warrants or other court orders before turning over location data from their customers’ connected automobiles to law enforcement agencies.
The letter comes in response to an inquiry by Sen. Wyden’s office, which asked the association representing automakers how their members respond to law enforcement requests for location information collected from internet-connected cars and trucks. He found that only five — GM, Ford, Honda, Stellantis and Tesla — require a warrant to provide location data to law-enforcement. And only Tesla notifies auto owners about government demands.
Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, Volkswagen, BMW, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and Kia all confirmed that they will disclose location data to U.S. government agencies in response to subpoenas, which do not require a judge’s approval. Volkswagen indicated that it will require a warrant for more than seven days of location data, but will disclose six days or less in response to a subpoena. Volvo, which is owned by Geely, a Chinese company, did not respond to the request. These responses directly contradict a public pledge by the auto industry, that the companies signed onto, committing to require that “requests or demand from governmental entities for geolocation information, must be in the form of a warrant or court order,” except in emergency situations or with the owner’s consent.
Wyden and Markey warned that failing to protect Americans’ privacy could have dangerous consequences. Vehicle location data can reveal intimate details of a person’s life, including for those who seek care across state lines, attend protests, visit mental or behavioral health professionals or seek treatment for substance use disorder.
Despite rampant drug use and addition problems in the U.S., the Biden administration will take a historic step toward easing federal restrictions on cannabis, with plans to announce an interim rule soon reclassifying the drug for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago. This according to sources with knowledge of the plan.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to approve an opinion by the Department of Health and Human Services that marijuana should be reclassified from the most strict Schedule I to the less stringent Schedule III, marking the first time that the U.S. government would acknowledge its potential medical benefits and begin studying them in earnest.
Recreational use and personal sales of marijuana have been legal in Oregon for the past 4 years.
Since 1971, marijuana has been in the same category as heroin, methamphetamines and LSD. Each substance under Schedule I classification is defined as a drug with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule III substances include Tylenol with codeine, steroids and testosterone.
By rescheduling cannabis, the drug would now be studied and researched to identify concrete medical benefits, opening the door for pharmaceutical companies to get involved with the sale and distribution of medical marijuana in states where it is legal.
A Lincoln County transit bus was stolen on Sunday and recovered thanks to a cell phone.
The driver parked the bus at the Lincoln County fuel pumps, went inside to use a bathroom, and the bus was stolen when the driver returned. The driver left a cell phone in the bus which police used to track it to a home in Newport.
The suspect who stole the bus fled the scene. Security video from inside of the bus showed the suspect had a red beard and was wearing a “Rip City” hoodie. Police are asking for help identifying the suspect.
Several Oregon cities are being ranked among the best places in the nation to call home.
That’s according to Livability’s 2024 report on the 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. Livability looked at data on thousands of American cities and judged them based on nearly 100 data points, considering metrics like economy, housing, cost of living and amenities. Beaverton, Hillsboro, Eugene, Medford and Salem all made the top 100 list.
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