Metolius News Archives

Are you getting hungry? Outdoor dining options abound in Central Oregon. Here's a selection.

The Redmond School District made it official Wednesday night by agreeing to drop Fridays and go to a four-day school week this fall.

Generations of Oregonians will benefit from a decision made this week by the Oregon Legislature: It protected the Metolius River Basin from large-scale development.

Using a razor-thin majority, Oregon House Democrats pushed through the cornerstone of their effort to protect the Metolius River basin from destination resort development.

Suburban and rural Democrats joined with Republicans to run over environmentalists on a bill that would ban new resort development in the Metolius River basin.

Eric Jackson, center left, and Adam Sather, center right, owners of R.A.D. Camps, took campers on a day trip to the headwaters of the Metolius River on Friday.

Oregon House members voted Wednesday to reconsider House Bill 3296 after they voted it down 24 hours earlier.

The Oregon House of Representatives narrowly voted down creation of strict new environmental protection for the Metolius River basin on Tuesday.

The Oregon House passes the Skyline Forest Bill. House Bill 2228 passed 31 to 28 on a concurrence vote.

The Metolius is a special place for Oregonians. It deserves better treatment than it has received from Oregon legislators.

A measure aimed at banning large-scale development in the Metolius River Basin in Central Oregon was narrowly rejected Tuesday by the Oregon House.

Live-blogging the Metolius vote Carla Axtman 1:08PM Preparing to live-blog the vote on the protections for the Metolius.

There will be a battle in the Oregon House today over creating a 425-square mile area of critical concern for the Metolius River Basin.

In age and experience, we're two generations apart -- a retired two-term governor and a young state representative -- but in our devotion to this state, we couldn't be more together.

Foxes guarding henhouses, and other acts. Carla Axtman As I mentioned a few days ago , the land speculators and Jefferson County officials who've been pushing destination resorts have been especially nasty and strident with legislators.

Environmentalists favoring strict protection of the Metolius River got a big boost Friday when the Oregon Senate passed a contentious bill that would ban most development in the Metolius basin.

Many authorities have been involved in the investigation including the Oregon State Police, Jefferson County District Attorney and Crook County District Attorney.

Grant Martin of Sweet Home uses a shovel to stack treetops and limbs for hog fuel in the forest east of Sisters.. Scott Melcher and Melcher Logging Co.

Behaving badly, live from Jefferson County. Carla Axtman With the Oregon Senate on the precipice of voting on the protections for the Metolius, I'm reminded of the efforts to do this in 2007.