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Oregon’s tallest tree damaged in ongoing fire stretching into third day
OregonLive.com
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August 18, 2025
Oregon’s tallest tree, a 326-foot Douglas fir east of Coquille in Coos County, has been on fire for two days, officials said. The blaze has severely damaged the tree and caused a 50-foot-long section to crash to the ground. The fire was initially...
Oregon has sued Trump 36 times this presidency -- and filed a 37th challenge Monday
OregonLive.com
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August 18, 2025
As of Aug. 15 — less than eight months into Donald Trump’s second presidency — the state of Oregon had filed 36 lawsuits against his administration. That’s an average of five lawsuits a month since Trump took office in January, and it’s nearly six...
Oregon State wrestler, former West Linn standout, wins U20 World Championship
OregonLive.com
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August 18, 2025
The Beavers wrestling team now boasts a world champion. On Monday morning, Oregon State incoming redshirt sophomore Justin Rademacher bested Magomedgadzhi Magomedov 4-1 for the 97 kilogram title at the U20 United World Wrestling Championship in...
Oregon has two of the most powerful legs in college football competing for one job
OregonLive.com
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August 18, 2025
EUGENE — Oregon has two of the best players in the country in a role it called upon very little last season: punter. Ross James is a two-year returning starter who was joined earlier this summer by Boise State transfer James Ferguson-Reynolds, an...
Oregon Named 5th Least Affordable State for College Grads
KMVU FOX26 - Oregon
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Image Credit: PrasitRodphan / Shutterstock As summer winds down and a new academic year approaches, many young adults across the U.S. are preparing to start college, while others are navigating the transition from campus to career. For the class...
Oregon Black Pioneers: Exclusion Laws, Sundown Provisos, Racism in the Oregon Trail State
Dissident Voice
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August 18, 2025
I had Zachary Stocks on my radio show, which will air Sept. 17. He’s a busy man, working as ED of this non-profit, covering the state of Oregon discussing Oregon Black Pioneers’ history outreach. Listen HERE. Oregon Black Pioneers is Oregon’s only...
Nashville superstar adopts a horse from Oregon ‘in a bout of sweet serendipity’
OregonLive.com
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August 18, 2025
Kacey Musgraves, the popular singer-songwriter who has won eight Grammy awards, last week adopted a mare from Oregon with the help of staff at Brasada Ranch, a luxury resort in central Oregon northeast of Bend. “Hard launching a new relationship,”...
A Grip on Sports: It’s the lessons sports teaches in the mornings of our lives that carry through until the late evenings
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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A GRIP ON SPORTS • There is something about those early morning minutes before the sun rises in the summer. Something about stepping outside and letting the warm air and the day’s possibilities embrace you. Something about allowing the...
It’s a tough road for touring Cajun and zydeco musicians
WWNO - Louisiana
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August 18, 2025
One thousand five hundred miles northeast of Lafayette is one of the nation’s newest Cajun and zydeco festivals. The Bayou Boogie, three days of dancing and camping in the rolling Connecticut hills, features some of Acadiana’s finest: Geno...
Introducing artist Jackie Cleveland
Tehachapi News - California
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Jackie Cleveland is a native-born Californian who graduated from Verdugo Hills high school in Tujunga, Calif., and attended Valley Jr. College in Van Nuys, where she studied medical assisting. After college, she found working in the medical field...
Monday Morning: (August 18, 2025): Articles You May Have Missed This Past Weekend
Native News Online
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Details By Native News Online Staff August 18, 2025 Summer is a busy season filled with activity. Whether attending traditional ceremonies, taking part in powwows, or spending time with relatives and friends, our days are full and meaningful. Here...
Car insurance rates in Oregon August 2025
KMVU FOX26 - Oregon
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The auto insurance rates published in this guide are based on the results of research completed by Way.com's data team. Using a mix of public and internal data, we analyzed millions of rate averages across U.S. ZIP codes. These rates were publicly...
As Trump vows to end vote by mail, some Oregon politicians push back
OregonLive.com
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August 18, 2025
President Trump said Monday he would renew his assault on mail-in voting after Russia’s autocratic leader, Vladimir Putin, told him to do so at their meeting in Alaska last week. The president provided few details, but wrote on social media that...
This small Oregon city voted to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. It’s part of a larger trend.
Smart Cities Dive
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August 18, 2025
The City Council of Sweet Home, Oregon, a city of roughly 10,000 people, voted this summer to remove fluoride from its drinking water. In passing the ordinance, which went into effect Aug. 7, Sweet Home joined a growing number of U.S....
Oregon’s community colleges want to train teachers. State’s universities say ‘not so fast’
OregonLive.com
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August 18, 2025
An early stage proposal by a consortium of Oregon community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees for aspiring elementary school educators is drawing significant pushback from colleges and universities that already prepare teachers. The proposal,...
Top 250 high school football players in Oregon in 2025: 125-101
OregonLive.com
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August 18, 2025
By Rene Ferran | for The Oregonian/OregonLive As it gets closer to the 2025 Oregon high school football season, The Oregonian/OregonLive is counting down the list of players football fans will be excited to see play this fall. Because it’s 2025,...
From Uganda to Prineville to Corvallis, Oregon State wide receiver Eddie Freauff’s story is one-of-one
The Bulletin - Oregon
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August 18, 2025
CORVALLIS — Oregon State wide receiver Eddie Freauff towers over gathered media members following the Beavers’ first scrimmage of fall camp. The redshirt-freshman and Crook County High grad looks every bit of his listed 6-foot-3-inch, 210-pound...
Iowa football with puncher's chance in USA TODAY Sports NCAA 1-136
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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Week 0 of the 2025 college football season is officially upon us and while the Iowa Hawkeyes do not get underway for another week until August 30th, their in-state rivals, the Iowa State Cyclones take on the Kansas State Wildcats in Dublin,...
Artois teen wins America’s Strongest Teen, but sets sights higher
Oroville Mercury Register - California
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August 18, 2025
ARTOIS — Toby von Bargen, an Orland High School student, took home the win at the 2025 America’s Strongest Teen competition in Sacramento on Aug. 2. Toby von Bargen competes in the Hercules hold event, placing first, at the 2025 America’s...
Marianas Festival on Aug. 22-24 in Washington, Oregon
Pacific Daily News
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The Marianas Alliance for Growth of Islanders, MÅGI, will host the 2nd Annual Marianas Festival from Aug. 22 to 24 in Vancouver, Washington, and Fairview, Oregon. "This is more than just a festival—it's a chance to come together, connect, and...