AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Madras Oregon. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/madras-or 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/madras-or https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:33:33 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined colleagues urging the U.S. Department of Defense to protect national https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-colleagues-underscore-national-security-imperative-to-provide-abortion-leave-for-service-members-31555293-madras-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-colleagues-underscore-national-security-imperative-to-provide-abortion-leave-for-service-members-31555293-madras-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Environmental Justice, Waste Management and https://www.americantowns.com/news/chairman-merkley-sounds-the-alarm-on-epa-program-that-streamlined-cancer-causing-chemicals-from-plastic-burning-31558654-madras-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/chairman-merkley-sounds-the-alarm-on-epa-program-that-streamlined-cancer-causing-chemicals-from-plastic-burning-31558654-madras-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Elizabeth Warren https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-markey-sanders-warren-urge-department-of-energy-to-ensure-responsible-use-of-hydrogen-in-clean-energy-investments-31562766-madras-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-markey-sanders-warren-urge-department-of-energy-to-ensure-responsible-use-of-hydrogen-in-clean-energy-investments-31562766-madras-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Performers And Attractions - 56TH ARMY ROCK BAND - ACEMAKER T-33 JET - AEROBATIC RIDES - BLACKHAWK STATIC DISPLAY - ERICKSON AIRCRAFT PLANES FROM https://www.americantowns.com/news/airshow-of-the-cascades-festival-2023-31595115-madras-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/airshow-of-the-cascades-festival-2023-31595115-madras-or.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Schedule: Thursday, August 22nd, 2024 5:30 PM Kick Off Party (Erickson Aircraft Collection) $15.00- Adults, $10.00- 12 and Under (Tickets Online https://www.americantowns.com/news/airshow-of-the-cascades-festival-2024-31684350-madras-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/airshow-of-the-cascades-festival-2024-31684350-madras-or.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Students’ new app helps bicyclists avoid high-crash areas WASHINGTON, D.C. [11/22/22] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici announced https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-announces-winner-of-oregon-first-districts-annual-congressional-app-challenge-31495050-beaverton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-announces-winner-of-oregon-first-districts-annual-congressional-app-challenge-31495050-beaverton-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that Oregon will receive $801,300 from the U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-800000-for-rural-emergency-health-care-services-in-oregon-31495295-sutherlin-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-800000-for-rural-emergency-health-care-services-in-oregon-31495295-sutherlin-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) released the https://www.americantowns.com/news/neal-blumenauer-welcome-withhold-release-orders-on-dominican-sugar-products-31495633-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/neal-blumenauer-welcome-withhold-release-orders-on-dominican-sugar-products-31495633-portland-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 M. President, a little later on today the Senate is going to vote on the Respect for Marriage Act. This vote is an affirmation that the United States https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-calls-for-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31496443-astoria-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-calls-for-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31496443-astoria-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Bernie Sanders https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-warren-wyden-sanders-urge-ambitious-action-to-combat-plastic-pollution-31497040-keizer-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-warren-wyden-sanders-urge-ambitious-action-to-combat-plastic-pollution-31497040-keizer-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley shared the following statement after the United States Senate passed the https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-merkley-love-wins-celebrates-passage-of-respect-for-marriage-act-31497034-newberg-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-merkley-love-wins-celebrates-passage-of-respect-for-marriage-act-31497034-newberg-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden invite Oregonians to participate and comment on a plan to protect key https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-invite-public-to-comment-on-plan-to-conserve-key-habitats-in-willamette-valley-31497037-tillamook-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-invite-public-to-comment-on-plan-to-conserve-key-habitats-in-willamette-valley-31497037-tillamook-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today voted in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation to protect the https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-applauds-senate-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31497045-bandon-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-applauds-senate-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31497045-bandon-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Wyden Probes Exchanges’ Safeguards for Customers, Corporate Governance and Financial Transparency As The First Step Toward A New Crypto Consumer https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-questions-crypto-exchanges-on-consumer-protections-following-failure-of-ftx-31497047-sherwood-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-questions-crypto-exchanges-on-consumer-protections-following-failure-of-ftx-31497047-sherwood-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Kate Brown Signs Agreement to Continue Building Trade Partnerships at Vietnam-U.S. Trade Forum 2022 The Governor led Oregon's trade https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-governor-kate-brown-newsletter-november-2022-31497438-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-governor-kate-brown-newsletter-november-2022-31497438-salem-or.html Government and Politics Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600