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Governor Speaks at Economic Conference |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:05 |
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OREGON GOVERNOR TED KULONGOSKI TOLD MEMBERS OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE IN SILVERTON MONDAY... FURTHER INVESTMENTS ARE NEEDED IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO KEEP THE STATE MOVING DURING THIS RECESSION. KULONGOSKI HOPES A TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE WILL BE PASSED BY THE 2009 LEGISLATURE THAT WILL SUPPORT MORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND JOBS... BUT SAYS THE INVESTMENT SHOULDN'T STOP THERE. KULONGOSKI SAYS THE STATE NEEDS TO CONTINUE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND INDEPENDENCE FROM FOREIGN OIL WITHOUT DRAINING THE NEW RAINY DAY FUND. |
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Grasshopper Sales Could Help Farmers |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:03 |
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A MAN IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND WANTS TO HELP FARMERS IN BAKER COUNTY. DAVE GLACER'S WILLING TO BUY UP ALL THE GRASSHOPPERS INFESTING FARMERS' FIELDS. AND HE'LL PAY SEVEN DOLLARS A POUND... PLUS SHIPPING. HE SAYS... PAR-BOILED GRASSHOPPERS TASTE LIKE SHRIMP. |
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Oil and Gas Prices Fall Again |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:02 |
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THE NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IS DOWN FOURTEEN CENTS THIS WEEK. TRIPLE A'S MARIE DODDS IS PREDICTING A FURTHER DECREASE LATER IN THE SEASON. DODDS SAYS THAT CONCERNS OF A SLOWING GLOBAL ECONOMY WILL REDUCE DEMAND FOR CRUDE OIL AND GAS. IF THAT'S THE CASE, OPEC MAY STEP IN TO CONTROL THE PRICE. |
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State Bridge Projects to Begin on Highway 395 |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:01 |
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WORK WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 15TH TO REPLACE THE MCKAY CREEK BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 395. THAT BRIDGE WAS BUILT BACK IN 1956 AND IS LOCATED FOUR MILES SOUTH OF PENDLETON. TOM STRANBERG WITH O-DOT SAYS THE $5.4-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS PART OF THE STATE’S OVERALL $37.5-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THESE BRIDGES. STRANBERG SAYS EXPECT MINIMAL DELAYS DURING THE PROJECT. HE SAYS THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT AT SUNRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL BEGINNING AT 6:30. STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. |
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Harvest Underway for Spuds and Onions |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 06:58 |
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IT'S HARVEST TIME FOR POTATOES AND ONIONS- TWO OF OREGON'S TOP AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. THAT MEANS SOME LONG HOURS OF INSPECTION BY THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND OTHERS: CASEY PRENTISS IS DISTRICT MANAGER OF ODA'S SHIPPING POINT INSPECTION PROGRAM, BASED IN ONTARIO. WITH MORE POTATOES AND ONIONS NEEDING INSPECTION AND RESOURCES TIGHTER, ODA HAS LOOKED TO THE STATE'S PRISON SYSTEM FOR SOME HELP IN EASTERN OREGON. |
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