This article was in Sunday’s (July 16th, 2017) Herald and News Written By: Holly Dillemuth, H&N Staff Reporter The “Completing the Transformation” capital campaign for Klamath Community College’s Work Skills Technology Center is at 95 percent of it’s $650,000 goal. With recent contributions of $50,000 from Sky Lakes Medical Center and $25,000 each pledged by […]

This article was in Sunday’s (July 16th, 2017) Herald and News  Written By: Samantha Tipler, Klamath County School Districts  Now that summer is here it’s time for big projects to improve and maintain Klamath County School District schools. The last day of class was on June 15. KCSD maintenance staff and local contractors started on […]

Adkins Consulting Engineering — Klamath Falls’ largest locally owned civil, structural, surveying and materials testing firm — has expanded its office staff and capabilities to better serve their clients, according to a press release. Because of its growth, the firm will be moving to a new office location in downtown Klamath Falls later this fall. […]

This article was in Sunday’s (July 9th, 2017) Herald and News Written By: Holly Dillemuth, H&N Staff Reporter  Oregon Tech announced plans Friday to reduce fall tuition from the anticipated 8 percent increase to 5 percent after the Oregon Legislature approved $737 for higher education. The tuition reduction is based on Senate Bill 5524 that […]

This article was in Saturday’s (July 8th, 2017) Herald and News Written By: Holly Dillemuth, H&N Staff Reporter  The Oregon Legislature approved $40 million in state bonding authority on Friday for Oregon Tech’s Center for Excellence in Engineering and Technology (CEET) on its Klamath Falls campus. The money will be matched by $2 million in […]

PRESS RELEASE from Rep. Werner Reschke, R – Klamath Falls SALEM — HB 3435 authorizes funds from federal sources in the county road funds of Curry, Klamath and Yamhill counties to be loaned to districts within the county, another county or districts within another county, only pursuant to a legally binding intergovernmental agreement or loan […]

This article was in Friday’s (July 7th, 2017) Herald and News Written By: Kristena Hansen, Associated Press  SALEM (AP) — A $5.3 billion plan to modernize Oregon’s transportation and public transit systems over the next decade has passed the Oregon Legislature with bipartisan support after a final 22-7 vote in the state Senate on Thursday. […]

This article was in Sunday’s (July 2nd, 2017) Herald and News Written By: Lacey Jarrell, Klamath Community College  Klamath Community College students are cultivating awareness about agriculture and have established the first collegiate Farm Bureau chapter in Oregon. The chapter was established in May and will replace KCC’s Future Farmers of America chapter, according to […]

This article was in Sunday’s (July 2nd, 2017) Herald and News  Written By: Holly Dillemuth, H&N Staff Reporter The proposed Jordan Cove liquid natural gas pipeline that will travel 235 miles from Malin to Coos Bay, could pump an estimated $5 million a year in tax revenue into the Klamath County economy, according to county […]

This article was in Friday’s (June 30th, 2017) Herald and News Written By: Lacey Jarrell, Klamath Community College  Cascade Health Alliance (CHA) has donated $50,000 to sponsor a workforce training room in Klamath Community College’s new Work Skills Technology Center (WSTC). CHA sponsored the classroom as part of KCC’s “Completing the Transformation” campaign, to raise […]