This article was in Sunday’s (June 17th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Stephen Floyd, H&N Staff Reporter Gov. Kate Brown signed into law Saturday a bill providing full tuition to Oregon National Guard members seeking higher education, with the signing ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls. House Bill 4035 was passed unanimously by […]

This article was in Sunday’s (June 17th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Sean Bassinger, H&N Staff Reporter Rubicon Investments has purchased four remaining lots at TimberMill Shores in a move they say could help them seek out other interests and potentially spur growth. Lots 7, 8, 10 and 13 have since been purchased at […]

From a press release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have introduced the Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts (DEFENSE) Act, which would allow rural commercial airports that are also heavily utilized by the military to access critical federal support to help maintain air service. Rep. Greg Walden, […]

This article was in Thursday’s (May 24th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Sean Bassinger, H&N Staff Reporter  The continued effects of state retirement benefits, the need for street repair projects and addressing staff shortages were all key points addressed at this year’s Klamath Falls budget hearings. Klamath Falls City Council and the budget committee […]

This article was in Thursday’s (May 24th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Holly Dillemuth, H&N Staff Reporter Bureau of Reclamation’s Klamath Basin Area Office announced late Wednesday afternoon that up to 3,500 acre feet is available for delivery to Klamath Project irrigators starting today and running through May 31 before deliveries start on June […]

This article was in Thursday’s (May 24th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Samantha Tipler Klamath County School district, with its nearly 850 employees and 6,500 students, is now a Blue Zones Project Approved worksite. Leaders from the KCSD Staff Wellness Team and Blue Zones Project Klamath Falls celebrated with a ribbon cutting at the […]

This article was in Wednesday’s (May 23, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Stephen Floyd A project to repave the Highway 97 northbound offramp leading to downtown Klamath Falls remains ahead of schedule, though weather could delay an end date of May 30. On Tuesday, Peter Murphy, public information officer for Oregon Department of Transportation’s […]

This article was in Tuesday’s (May 22nd, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Sean Bassinger, H&N Staff Reporter Two men facing a midlife crisis decide to open a bowling alley and pizza place in Phoenix. But it’s not the “Phoenix” that most people think of, said Director Gary Lundgren, who is on the production site […]

This article was in Friday’s (May 18th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Sean Bassinger, H&N Staff Reporter What’s now an empty lot just north of a sports park along Foothills Boulevard could eventually spur development throughout one of the county’s prime access roads. Andrew Stork, operations director for Klamath County Economic Development Association (KCEDA) […]

This article was in Sunday’s (May 20th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Sean Bassinger, H&N Staff Reporter As they took to the stage Thursday at the Oregon Tech Student Union, two Catalyze Klamath Challenge project members asked: how should people expect some students to compete against space shippers such as SpaceX and NASA? “Well, […]