If you drive along Ryals Avenue in Benton County, the construction you see south of the road is the result of the desire by the city of Adair Village to be more than a tiny bedroom community. It wants to be a bigger town.
Old church’s fate still undecided
Written June 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
If anybody wants to move and preserve Albany’s former Cumberland Presbyterian Church, better speak up now and have a plan to come up with the money to do so. The city of Albany isn’t going to do it because four council members, a majority, are opposed.
Panera Bread gives public timely news
Written June 10th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Unlike some other companies, Panera Bread wants people to know early that it’s planning a new outlet. That’s the case in Albany, at any rate, as the photo shows.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany planning, Albany restaurants, Carls's Jr., community develoment, Panera Bread, Tom Tom
Tags: Albany planning, Albany restaurants, Carls's Jr., community develoment, Panera Bread, Tom Tom
A dying man’s wish, unfulfilled
Written June 8th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Three months ago, I looked at this mess of barbed wire on the Albany-Santiam Canal along with Jim Ketter, who had asked the city to remove it. Now Jim is gone, but the wire is still there.
Traffic on 2nd: How much, how fast?
Written June 5th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Right about here, on Albany’s Second Avenue S.E., is where the city council wants to install a radar speed display sign in the hope of slowing drivers down. But first, the city wants to have good data on average speeds there now.
Salem’s water scare: What we can learn
Written June 4th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The great Salem water emergency has been over since Saturday. But as usual after such an event, we have to think about it and see what we can learn.
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Tags: Albany water system, Albany-Santiam Canal, cyanotoxins, Detroit Lake algae bloom
Tags: Albany water system, Albany-Santiam Canal, cyanotoxins, Detroit Lake algae bloom
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Ahead of him, a really long ride
There are easier ways to reach the East Coast, and quicker ones. Brann Smith, however, aims to get there the hard way — on his bike.
Tags: bicycling, Brann Smith, crossing the U.S. by bike