This article was in Sunday’s (May 20th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Holly Dillemuth, H&N Staff Reporter Nagi Naganathan arrived in New York nearly 40 years ago carrying two plywood suitcases, $184, and dreams of becoming an engineer. Naganathan, who is the youngest of nine children and was raised in Kumbakonam, India, had heard […]

This article was in Wednesday’s (May 2nd, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Sean Bassinger, H&N Staff Reporter Two areas in Klamath County have been approved as “Opportunity Zones” by the state and now await approval on the federal level. Several Klamath Falls and Klamath County officials met at the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce […]

This article was in Thursday’s (April 19th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Sean Bassinger, H&N Staff Reporter Klamath Falls has added more than $200,000 in items to its budget, in addition to other adjustments discussed at city council Monday. Councilors voted 4-1 to approve a supplemental budget to help pay for $207,625 for services, […]

This article was in Thursday’s (April 19th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Sean Bassinger, H&N Staff Writer Darin Rutledge, a longtime Klamath Falls resident, has been hired on as the new Klamath Falls Downtown Association executive director. Rutledge started work Wednesday after being selected from a group of several other local applicants, according to […]

This article was in Thursday’s (April 19th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Holly Dillemuth, H&N Staff Reporter  Based on an uptick in enrollment, Klamath Falls City School District plans to add more employees in 2019-20, including support for nursing services, elementary orchestra and certified staff, according to Pat Baldini, district business director. This is […]

The Klamath County Republican Central Committee will host a governor’s candidate forum and dinner on Thursday, April 19, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Shilo Inn grand ballroom in Klamath Falls. Gubernatorial candidates Sam Carpenter, Bruce Cuff, Jeff Smith, Greg Wooldridge and Brett Hyland will be present. Also, 2nd congressional district candidate Paul J. Romero […]

The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) is hosting informational meetings on Klamath River dam removal in Chiloquin, and in the Northern California communities of Weitchpec, Hoopa, Klamath, Orleans and Happy Camp through April 24, according to a news release. The Chiloquin meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 23, in the Klamath […]

This article was in Sunday’s (April 15th, 2018) Herald and News Written By: Kurt Liedtke, H&N Staff Reporter  LAKEVIEW — After countless meetings, hearings, discussions and planning, all hurdles have been cleared for construction of a new renewable energy biofuels plant in Lake County. Red Rock Biofuels, a Colorado-based company established in 2011, has had […]

Oregon Tech invites members of the community to celebrate Earth Day through three days of events on campus and downtown, according to a news release. Oregon Tech Earth Day celebration events will include: Wednesday, April 18: 2 to 3 p.m. Campus energy tour starting at the College Union at Oregon Tech, 3201 Campus Drive Friday, […]

Sky Lakes Medical Center has released new details and concepts for a four story medical complex across from the main hospital. Dubbed the Collaborative Health Center, the roughly 100,000 square-foot office spaces aim to support an Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) campus for rural health that launched in fall 2015, in addition to expanded facilities […]