Harrisburg News

Test fires were conducted in the Harrisburg and Brownsville fire districts Friday afternoon, clearing the way for the first day of full-scale open burning.

Lebanon may be unique in a number of ways, but its recent flap about whether relatives should be able to serve in city government together isn't one of them.

Shop local! Eat Oregon-grown foods! Conserve on energy! Good adages to live by, but how? This summer, you're looking for something fun to do , consider a trip down Peoria Road.

A Marcola man died Thursday night after being thrown from a pickup truck in a crash near Harrisburg.

The city of Harrisburg must dismantle a well it erroneously drilled on the wrong side of a property line in 1996, a Linn County judge has ruled.

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses.

Harrisburg High School will bid farewell to its 68 graduating seniors in a ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 1, in the school gymnasium.

Stephen A. Smith of Harrisburg, 46, was charged with a driving under the influence of intoxicants, driving without headlights and refusing a breath test after he was stopped for driving without headlights ... via Daily Barometer

“A whole lot of wetlands are seasonal, and they don't look like wetlands during the summer and fall”

Pioneers risked everything to reach the flat, fertile soil of the Willamette Valley, then and now some of the best farmland anywhere. via KCBY-TV Coos Bay

“The creation of Medicaid and Medicare, community health centers, the "war on poverty”

New government research has found "large and growing" disparities in life expectancy for richer and poorer Americans, paralleling the growth of income inequality in the last two decades. via New York Times

Roseburg School Superintendent Lee Paterson announced his upcoming retirement last year, and the final three superintendent candidates were in Roseburg Thursday to meet and greet Roseburg citizens. via Kpic.com

“That why I believe in collaborative decision making”

The three men sat in separate rooms, surrounded by people asking them tough questions. via The News-Review

Holiday Rambler Aluma-lite Selected for RV/MH Hall of Fame - Auto News from March 6, 2008 COBURG, Ore., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monaco Coach Corporation , one of the nation's leading manufacturers of ... via Automotive

“We sincerely hope that the community will join us in this critical task of selecting our next superintendent”

The Roseburg School District has announced three finalists for the position of superintendent, including one local principal - Larry Parsons, Doug Freeman and Ron Worrell. via The News-Review

The Company maintains RV service centers in Harrisburg, Oregon, Elkhart, Indiana and Wildwood, Florida and operates motorhome-only resorts in California, Florida and Nevada. via Salem-News.com

“I'd say it was quite an improvement.”

Twenty-five students were excluded from Albany schools this morning because of incomplete immunization records. via Albany Democrat-Herald

“We can't have Sweet Home without police. We need to figure out a system where the public safety departments are funded.”

The Linn Library League will ask for the Sweet Home City Council's support this month to form a countywide library district. via Sweethomenews.com

“The support staff would probably stay about the same”

Linn County commissioners gave county staff the green light on Jan. 29 to start looking into the process of changing Justice of the Peace boundary lines to consolidate Linn County's two justice courts into one. via Lebanon Express

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses. via Albany Democrat-Herald

“There usually are a couple extra days built into the school calendar”

Philomath schools start two hours late today Commuters saw a mix of snow and rain today, but the rain seemed to prevail. via Lee Northwest