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Cow Creek Tribe works to restore once-extinct language
The Takelma language, once spoken by the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians and others, went extinct in Southwestern Oregon by 1940. Now, tribal members are in the process of restoring it.
The world’s largest dam removal will touch many lives in the Klamath River Basin
A $500 million project will remove four dams from in Southern Oregon and Northern California and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that's been blocked for more than a century.
Weekday Wrap: Dead bears in Southern Oregon; Washington County arson; politicians blast grocery merger
Also in this edition: Oregon & Health and Science University will shell out tens of thousands of dollars for animal welfare violations. Plus, Oregon and Japan have struck an interesting transportation deal.
Deadly Grants Pass police shooting of civilian deemed justified, widow of man killed plans to sue
Last month, a Grants Pass officer who was searching in the dark for a criminal suspect shot and killed a resident who stepped out of his house with a gun. On Thursday, a Josephine County grand jury concluded the shooting was justified.
SOU president plans to ‘realign’ university revenue to reduce burden on students
SOU president Rick Bailey has plans for the university to have self-reliant energy and other projects to lessen the institution’s reliance on tuition and state funding.
A Southern Oregon conservationist’s wishlist for better collaboration with the BLM
Some environmental groups in Southern Oregon are frustrated with the Bureau of Land Management. They say the agency is hiding commercial logging under the guise of forest resilience projects.
Oregon judge rules against federal clearance of timber sales
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service claimed in 2019 that two logging projects by the Bureau of Land Management in southern Oregon would not harm the endangered northern spotted owl.
SOU president presents plan to address multimillion-dollar deficit
Southern Oregon University has a challenging financial path ahead as it deals with declining enrollment. SOU president Rick Bailey told faculty and staff on Tuesday morning that the university is facing a nearly $5 million deficit in the coming year.
Survey shows most Southern Oregonians agree homelessness is important issue
A new survey released last week shows the vast majority of residents in Southern Oregon see homelessness as an important issue.
Scientists work to keep Oregon’s Crater Lake clear for years to come
The clarity of Crater Lake, Oregon's only national park, has remained uncompromised for decades. But other changes are afoot, many of them wrought by a warming climate. Some of these changes have profound implications for the lake’s ecology — and perhaps for its iconic appearance.