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Oregon Accelerator Students’ NIL Work Featured on OPB
University of Oregon - School of Journalism and Communication
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UO junior Ellie Watson photographs acrobat and tumbler Emily Rezner on May 8, 2025, in Eugene, Ore. Watson is part of Oregon Accelerator, a student-run organization helping athletes learn more about Name, Image and Likeness, or NIL, deals. Kyra...
Oregon's US Coast Guard Saves Two Teens and a Rescuer from Lincoln City Cliff
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
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Published 07/07/25 at 6:15 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Lincoln City, Oregon) – Sometimes even the rescuers need rescuing. (Photo: still from the video taken by USCG) That is just what happened Sunday when a pair of teens got...
Oregon’s recycling gets a needed reboot
The Chronicle - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
While U.S. plastic recycling rates have historically hovered between 5 and 10 percent, Oregon continues to lead the way, with rates trending higher—around 13.7 percent, according to a 2020 report from the Oregon Department of Environmental...
Oregon has a massive new wave energy testing facility. But who is going to use it?
KLCC - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
After more than a decade of planning, permitting, community outreach, drilling, cable-laying and construction, Oregon is now home to the largest-capacity wave energy testing facility in the world. Construction on Oregon State University’s $80...
Oregon BLM To Hold Timber Sales This Month
PNW AG Network - Washington
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July 10, 2025
The Bureau of Land Management will offer several timber sales this month, totaling about 54 million board feet to be harvested from nearly 1,900 public acres across Western Oregon. BLM said timber produced by these sales will provide critical...
'100-year decision:' two companies vie to build SOU senior living community
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
Southern Oregon University plans to build a retirement community on campus. If it moves forward, it would be the first of its kind in Oregon. The goal is to create independent living options for older adults who want to stay active and connected...
Dan Lanning Must Fix Gruelling Oregon Issue for Dante Moore to Win in B1G, Despite Urban Meyer Statement
Essentially Sports
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July 10, 2025
If you’re an Oregon fan, you’ve probably replayed Dillon Gabriel or Bo Nix’s highlights on loop for the past few years. Both have been legends in the college football world. But as much as the fans love Nix and Gabriel, it’s time to turn the page....
Oregon Enacts Registration Requirements for Dental Laboratories
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed House Bill 2594 into law on May 28, 2025, establishing a new registration framework for dental laboratories. The law will be codified within Oregon Revised Statutes under Title 52, governing occupations and...
Stillman Bank holds annual community food drive
Ogle County Life - Illinois
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STILLMAN VALLEY – In conjunction with Stillman Bank’s 143rd anniversary, the bank held a food drive to benefit area families this summer. Nearly 1,000 non-perishable food items were collected during the one-and-a-half-week event. The Community...
Father Thomas Hennen named bishop of Baker, Oregon, as Bishop Cary retires
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Liam Cary, who has led the Diocese of Baker, Oregon, since 2012, and appointed Father Thomas Hennen of Iowa as his successor. The Vatican made the announcement July 10 through Cardinal Christophe...
President Lula wants to cut trade ties with the US following Trump's 50% tariff threats
Cryptopolitan
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July 11, 2025
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared that the nation can survive without involvement with the US after Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports. Lula further asserted that they will look for other trade...
Annual Conservation Closure for Razor Clams on N. Oregon Coast Begins July 15
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
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Published 07/10/25 at 12:15 a.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Seaside, Oregon) - Clatsop beaches will temporarily close to razor clamming at 12:01 a.m. on July 15, as part of Oregon’s annual conservation effort led by the Department of...
South Beach Sandcastle Contest Returns to Central Oregon Coast's Newport
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
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Published 07/10/25 at 7:15 a.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Newport, Oregon) - One of the few events of its kind organized by Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) returns this month to the central Oregon coast and...
Oregon to receive up to $10.1 million as part of nationwide settlements with eight more opioid drug-makers
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 11, 2025
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Thursday approximately $720 million nationwide in settlements with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis. Based on the overwhelming...
In hunger-gripped Oregon, Trump’s food stamp cuts could overwhelm its welfare system
KLCC - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
Each month, one in six people in Oregon receive help from the government-run Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP or food stamps — to put food on their table. About half of them are seniors, people with...
Legislation Looks To Support Mills In Oregon, Nationwide
PNW AG Network - Washington
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July 10, 2025
On Wednesday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Montana’s Tim Sheehy introduced the bipartisan Supporting American Wood and Mill Infrastructure with Loans for Longevity Act, or the SAWMILL Act. The legislation looks to supports mills in Oregon,...
Prosper Portland approves $2.68 M loan to build James Beard Public Market
FOX 12 - Oregon
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July 11, 2025
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Tuesday, Prosper Portland’s Board approved a $2.68 million forgivable loan to the James Beard Public Market, including $1 million from the city of Portland’s 2025 to 2026 budget. The funding builds on earlier support from...
Sen. Ron Wyden invites Trump's border czar to Portland town hall meeting to hear immigration concerns from Oregonians
KGW 8 - Oregon
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July 11, 2025
Sen. Ron Wyden invited Trump Border Czar Tom Homan to a Multnomah County town hall, citing constituent concerns about immigration enforcement. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — On Thursday, United State Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., invited Trump...
BPA faces suit over energy market decision that opponents say would raise rates
OregonLive.com
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July 11, 2025
Five energy and conservation nonprofits are suing the Bonneville Power Administration over its decision to join a new energy trading market, claiming it will raise electricity and transmission costs in Oregon and across the region. The lawsuit,...
Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will seek re-election in 2026
Salem Reporter - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
Oregon’s junior U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, will seek a fourth term in Congress. Merkley, 68, announced Thursday he’d run again for the Senate seat he’s held for more than 16 years. He’s represented Oregon in the U.S. Senate since 2009,...