24-465 Prohibits Psilocybin Manufacturing / Service Centers in Unincorporated Marion County YES: 52,279 (58.20%)
NO: 37,550 (41.80%)
24-473 Five-Year Operating Levy for Silverton Swimming Pool Operation/Maintenance
YES: 2,388 (66.61%)
NO: 1,197 (33.39%)
By Kristine Thomas In an attempt to nip potential problems in the bud, the Silverton City Council met for almost two hours on July 27 to discuss how the city would deal with Oregon’s new marijuana laws. In November 2014, Oregon voters approved Measure 91, legalizing the possession and sale of marijuana. On June 30, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed […]
Federal legislators are hosting a listening session on efforts to reauthorize the Farm Bill this Friday, June 2, at Linn-Benton Community College. The bill, otherwise known as the Agriculture Improvement Act, was passed in 2018 and must be reauthorized after five years. The bill created programs that invest in rural counties, focusing on infrastructure, economic development, workforce training, nutrition and […]
By Melissa Wagoner When residents of the mid-Willamette Valley awoke to a world covered in a beautiful blown glass tapestry of ice on the morning of Feb. 12, they would have been hard pressed to imagine the destruction that would be unleashed only a few hours later. A night of freeing rain replaced the morning quiet with the sound of […]
