On Dec. 22, a 16-year-old driver from Brownsville lost her life when her vehicle crossed the center line in a right-hand curve on Highway 228 in Linn County and collided with the front end of a tow truck coming the other way. It was what the Oregon State Police called a “road departure crash,” the kind we always […]
Apparently under the impression that not everybody in Albany already knew about it after reading Tuesday morning’s edition of hh-Today, the city manager’s office issued a press release during the day confirming that the public will have a role in the planning if the police and fire station projects move forward. “Public to Help Plan New Fire, Police Stations “The […]
When it comes to air travel from and to the mid-valley, we are lucky to have the Eugene Airport less than an hour away. Its drawback is that it’s small, but that is also its great attraction. Getting there from Linn and Benton counties is a breeze. Parking could not be more convenient. A short […]
Dear readers, Thanks for following my offerings here. I’ll have to take a few days off in order to attend my mother’s funeral. Expect the next items to appear here about Oct. 2. Hope to see you then. Hasso Hering
If you want to see a proper job of wetlands protection, take a look at what’s going on in the Benton Woods subdivision and housing development in North Albany. The city of Albany approved the planned development in 2006. The plan calls for 257 lots north of Dover Avenue and east of Scenic Drive. […]
First Avenue and Burkhart Street in east Albany is not a busy place. A year or two ago, a small tank farm on the southeast corner was cleared away, leaving a vacant lot surrounded by a fence. The Union Pacific and a second rail line cut off Burkhart on the south, but there’s a […]
One of the nice things the Oregon Department of Transportation does for the public is to leave some of its truck scales on even when they are not staffed, which is most of the time. I learned about this when I asked ODOT about the Adair weigh station on Highway 99W. That scale is on […]
