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that her agency partners with. “There is no better place that exemplifies community and family,” she said. “We’re very excited to start a new journey here, operating out of this station,” Assistant Fire Chief Torey Wakeland said, as he welcomed the crowd. “I think it’s going to increase our capacity to serve this community and give us a good, permanent home for the foreseeable future.” Warden said the moment was an emotional one. “It was through the dedication, the hard work and cooperation …

, McClary said. A Toxics Take Back Event has been scheduled for Friday, April 11. Once a plan has been created, the Tribe anticipates putting it into place by September 2026. The Facilities Department policy on herbicides authorizes uses of specific products, but states that housing tenants who want to opt out of having their yards sprayed may do so if they agree to the required conditions. Those include submitting a formal written request to the Grand Ronde Housing Department and keeping the area …

Tribal Government & News UPDATED: Federal judge issues restraining order over funding freeze 01.28.2025 Nicole Montesano and Katherine Warren Federal government , Grants By Nicole Montesano and Katherine Warren Smoke Signals staff members Confusion spread Tuesday, Jan. 28, after President Donald Trump announced a freeze on federal grant funding Monday, Jan. 27, in defiance of the Constitution and laws that place spending under the authority of Congress. The funding freeze was to go into effect …

of everything that took place,” Vickery said. “There are other events that occurred after the game and things posted on video on Facebook, so things have continued.” However, she said, she had learned enough to institute the ban, noting that the person is banned from ever being on district property, not just for sporting events. She said that she and Willamina School District Superintendent Mike Gass met with the student’s family on Saturday, Feb. 15. “We had a very good conversation,” she said …

its mission was to re-open the falls to the public and provide more Tribal input to management of the area. However, relations soon became rocky. A year or two after the Trust was established, Grand Ronde began negotiating with Portland General Electric, to place a fishing platform at Willamette Falls. Although negotiations initially went well, in 2018, PGE abruptly notified the Tribe it was ending the discussion because of objections from the Warm Springs and other Tribes. PGE operates the Pelton …

if it avoids permit violations involving pentachlorophenol (a wood preservative) during three years of probation. The company also will be required to put corrective actions into place to bring its operations into compliance with state environmental standards and clean up potentially affected areas at its facility. In July, the EPA levied a $98,000 fine against Stella-Jones as part of a settlement agreement for violations of the Clean Water Act. “Oregonians expect businesses to follow the law and protect …

this format a way to get people involved when they come,” Rogers said. “We had about 100 people at the meeting with over 54 attendees beyond the assigned staff and the council members that attended. That is our best attendance for this annual event.” Dinner began after 6 p.m. when Cultural Resources employee Bobby Mercier led a group of community members in a traditional welcome song. He was joined by Jordan Mercier, Leslie Riggs, Chris Bailey, Tammy Fisher, Izaiah Fisher, Jacob Holmes, Nokoa Mercier …

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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Oregon congressional delegation voicing its concerns. “It basically is to keep in place the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which is a piece of the Affordable Care Act,” Kennedy said. “It is the vehicle that delivers health care for Native Americans. “I believe most Tribes have sent in their letters already that try to refocus that health care is a big industry and there are jobs that are very important to all citizens. So we really wanted to emphasize …

place, and they’d put a microphone. My cousin Arnold Logsden would sing with us, so it kind of entertained people. … In Independence, I think that was a real small town, and that’s where the grower had his field.” World War II began in 1939. In 1941, Smith said, “When I was 16, my dad, him and my stepmother went to work in Portland, building airplanes. It was wartime.” Smith and her sister Rose found jobs in a plant where they packaged eggs for the Army. They snatched eggs from a conveyor belt …