A unique rail-to-barge grain facility at the Port of Morrow is expanding with help from a $2 million grant recently approved by state transportation officials.

Eagle County and the Eagle Valley Library District shared installation costs for six (6) electric vehicle (EV) charging stations recently installed at the Eagle Library, with concrete and conduit in place for two additional stations.

Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors recognized the top three entries in the 2022 “Love Water, Save Water” Poster Contest on May 18.

The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) has awarded $587,919 to the Jefferson County Soil and Watershed Conservation District for two projects aimed at improving water quality and restoring habitat for fish and wildlife in two parts of the Deschutes River Basin in Jefferson County.

Six other North Bay agencies — including Sonoma Water and the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District — are proposing a dozen projects totaling $41.2 million, bringing the total to $83.2 million, as Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing water reuse as an antidote to drought.