A new life jacket loaner station has opened at Irish Bend Park in Benton County, Oregon, as part of an initiative that aims ...

Governor Tina Kotek has declared a drought emergency in Baker and Lincoln counties, directing state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. The U.S. Drought Monitor reported ...

The state joins Hawai’i and Ohio in setting new restrictions on landfills in recent weeks. Elsewhere, WM took a step toward ...

Food programs sponsored by the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments are experiencing increased use, Executive Director ...

Six projects and programs in Northeastern Oregon have received big state tourism grants. Travel Oregon announced Monday, June 30, it has awarded $6.2 million in grants to 65 projects across the state ...

The Oregon Legislature has voted to create a task force to identify solutions for solid waste disposal in the Willamette ...

The Benton County Planning Commission is holding a series of public meetings beginning April 29 on Republic Service's landfill expansion proposal.

Benton County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Oregon, despite adding jobs more slowly than neighboring Linn County.

Oregon Health Authority declared that “overall, Benton County is doing excellent work” cleaving to federal and state health standards at the local health department, according to a letter ...

A report on health conditions across U.S. counties has found that Benton County residents have the longest life expectancy in Oregon, while Klamath County residents have the shortest. The ...

Linn Benton Tractor has been a fixture in Tangent, Ore., for 38 years. Their legacy of experience, service and community involvement will continue under the ownership of Oregon Equipment Sales.

ALBANY — The city’s commissioner of administrative services is one of three finalists for a county administrator job in Oregon. Rachel McEneny, who has been with Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s ...