Lyons News

Think you need to travel far afield for some Halloween fun? The following is a roundup of all the places where Canyon Area residents can celebrate this weekend's spooky holiday close to home.

Fall leaves means it's time for the Stayton Annual Clean-Up Days. In Stayton, residents are responsible for all leaves and debris that fall on their property, according to city officials.

Walk past the neon Coors and Michelob signs, the video-poker machines, the shuffleboard game and pool table, and hanging on the back wall of the Red Barn Bar & Grill you'll see it: a photo of the band that plays the joint, and perched in between the musicians is the bartender -- the one plenty of patrons fondly call "Mom." Around the photo's frame ...

North Santiam Home Education is presenting "Home School Days" in partnership with the Stayton Public Library at the library's conference room this school year.

Ken Woodward of Lyons won the Super Street class in the NHRA Northwest Division race Oct.

The Aumsville Historical Society is seeking information concerning local members of the U.S. armed forces.

The Lyons Garden Club will hold their next meeting 1 p.m. Oct. 14, in the Lyons Rural Fire District meeting room.

Fish numbers are still curious on the North Santiam. Considering the number of steelhead that crossed Willamette Falls, there should be more of them in the upper North Santiam River in the Packsaddle and Minto areas.

'Special alert' - at 7 p.m. Sunday night, Shuttle Bob drove across Mill City Bridge and noticed that the large branch that was stuck above Mill City Falls has washed down and partially blocked the boat channel.

Students in the North Santiam School District have returned to schools in Lyons/Mehama , Stayton, and Sublimity, bringing an end to the slower pace of summer.

The Lyons Garden Club will hold their next meeting at 1 p.m. today in the Lyons Rural Fire District meeting room, 1114 Main St.

Habitat for Humanity has always been about special people doing special things. But when longtime Habitat volunteer Ray Crist of Lyons passed away, special action was taken.

The Lyons Garden Club will hold its next meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Lyons Rural Fire District meeting room, 1114 Main St., Lyons.

An upcoming poker tournament will benefit a local resident. The Texas Hold'em Poker Fundraiser and Social is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, 39043 Jordan Rd., Scio.

A four-alarm fire affected three properties in farmland and forest land east of Stayton Monday night.

The algae and sediment bloom last week was caused by a malfunction at the Detroit Dam complex.

The algae and sediment bloom last week was caused by a malfunction at the Detroit Dam complex.

From a shaded spot under a couple of massive fir trees, Rhett Randall and his 3-year-old twins, Denavae and Rieve, watched Wednesday as the main swimming area at Silver Falls State Park filled with visitors.

The Stayton Mail was awarded first place in general excellence by the Oregon Newspaper Publisher's Association in its Better Newspaper Contest.

Lyons Rural Fire District's 20 volunteer firefighters now will be outfitted in safer gear when they arrive at the scene of a fire because of several grants awarded this year to the rural district.