Rental Assistance for Tenants & Landlords
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Rental Assistance for Tenants & Landlords

ByTom Atkinson

Rental Assistance for Tenants. If you have been struggling to keep up with rent payments due to the pandemic, you may be eligible for help through the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Learn if you’re eligible to apply. Landlord Compensation Fund. Oregon’s Landlord Compensation Fund Program helps provide relief to residential landlords who have been…

Blue River Post Office Gets a Grand Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
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Blue River Post Office Gets a Grand Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

ByTom Atkinson

Blue River has come a long way since the Holiday Farm Fire last September, and things are really starting to look better with a lot of cleaning up being completed and construction starting on many properties around town. A major milestone for the community has been getting our Post Office back, on the same site…

USDA Rural Development Funding for Telecommunication Projects
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USDA Rural Development Funding for Telecommunication Projects

ByTom Atkinson

Join us to learn about access to funding and an overview of USDA Rural Development Telecommunication Programs  USDA Rural Development will be holding a region-wide webinar to provide the latest information on the financing of Broadband, Re-connect, and Distance Learning Telemedicine (DLT) programs for rural communities. This is an essential webinar that will provide information…

Public Safety Power Shutoff Events
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Public Safety Power Shutoff Events

ByTom Atkinson

Source: LaneElectric.com Overview A Public Safety Power Shutoff, also called a PSPS, occurs in response to severe weather. We turn off power to help prevent wildfire and keep our community safe. Multiple factors are considered when deciding to turn off your power, and we take the decision very seriously. How a PSPS is Determined: We…

Governor Kate Brown Calls on Legislature to Support Statewide Broadband Expansion
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Governor Kate Brown Calls on Legislature to Support Statewide Broadband Expansion

ByTom Atkinson

Source: Oregon.gov Governor Kate Brown today appeared before the Joint Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development to urge her support for investments in expanding broadband access statewide. The Governor’s Recommended Budget proposes a $118 million investment, with a focus on providing broadband access to underserved communities that have been disproportionately impacted during the pandemic; ensuring…

Announcement: CDC Board Role Changes
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Announcement: CDC Board Role Changes

ByTom Atkinson

The McKenzie Community Development Corporation (McKenzie CDC) is pleased to announce some board role changes to better meet the evolving needs of our community as we continue to recover and rebuild. With the new realignment, Jeff Dehne will assume the role of President of the CDC, representing the McKenzie CDC board in the larger community,…

Spectrum TV, Internet, and Phone Services Restored
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Spectrum TV, Internet, and Phone Services Restored

ByTom Atkinson

Spectrum has announced that after working in conjunction with Lane Electric they have finished rebuilding the more than 30 miles of their network that was destroyed in the fire and have now restored service to an area stretching roughly from Vida to McKenzie Bridge. Work to repair the network began as soon as the area…

Vida Relief Center Now Offering Public WiFi!
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Vida Relief Center Now Offering Public WiFi!

ByTom Atkinson

Good News!  As of Saturday, the Vida Relief Center now offers public WiFi thanks to Matt Sayre and the Oregon Internet Response volunteers. Currently, there is public WiFi access in the Information Center and near the buildings where there are multiple picnic tables available outside.  The Vida Relief Center driveway gate is open only when the relief center is open (Tu/Th/Sa, 10a-4p)  …