AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Reedsport 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/reedsport-or 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/reedsport-or https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:26:45 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the City of Gates will receive a $400,000 Rural https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-400000-to-gates-for-resilient-water-infrastructure-damaged-in-2020-fire-31498506-bend-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-400000-to-gates-for-resilient-water-infrastructure-damaged-in-2020-fire-31498506-bend-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Judiciary https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-statement-on-committee-vote-on-associate-justice-adrienne-nelsons-nomination-to-us-district-court-31498508-eugene-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-statement-on-committee-vote-on-associate-justice-adrienne-nelsons-nomination-to-us-district-court-31498508-eugene-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today held a hearing on U.S. Senator Ron Wyden's legislation https://www.americantowns.com/news/key-committee-holds-hearing-on-wyden-bill-to-boost-economic-development-in-malheur-county-31498510-gresham-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/key-committee-holds-hearing-on-wyden-bill-to-boost-economic-development-in-malheur-county-31498510-gresham-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a new River Democracy Act that reflects input https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-announce-new-river-democracy-act-31500865-roseburg-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-announce-new-river-democracy-act-31500865-roseburg-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced $557,600 in federal funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-announces-nearly-560000-for-west-coast-monarch-butterfly-and-pollinator-conservation-31500132-sutherlin-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-announces-nearly-560000-for-west-coast-monarch-butterfly-and-pollinator-conservation-31500132-sutherlin-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Senators: “We request that legislation with such broad implications, impacting every state, go through the regular committee process in both https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-colleagues-push-to-keep-fossil-fuel-permitting-changes-off-of-key-endofyear-legislation-31500863-pendleton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-colleagues-push-to-keep-fossil-fuel-permitting-changes-off-of-key-endofyear-legislation-31500863-pendleton-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of National Pearl Harbor https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-orders-flags-lowered-to-halfstaff-in-honor-of-national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-31500991-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-orders-flags-lowered-to-halfstaff-in-honor-of-national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-31500991-salem-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Bentz Supports Passage of NDAA, Has Amendment Included WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-O2) voted in favor of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/bentz-supports-passage-of-ndaa-has-amendment-included-31504261-dairy-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bentz-supports-passage-of-ndaa-has-amendment-included-31504261-dairy-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged the United States Department https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-senators-emphasize-western-drought-and-conservation-in-bipartisan-letter-31501612-troutdale-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-senators-emphasize-western-drought-and-conservation-in-bipartisan-letter-31501612-troutdale-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today is exercising her executive authority under ORS Chapter 401 in response to a surge of adult and pediatric https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-issues-executive-order-to-help-health-care-workers-hospitals-address-continued-rise-in-respiratory-illness-cases-hospitalizations-31501691-corvallis-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-issues-executive-order-to-help-health-care-workers-hospitals-address-continued-rise-in-respiratory-illness-cases-hospitalizations-31501691-corvallis-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C—Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, released the following statement https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenauer-its-time-for-the-federal-government-to-catch-up-31501752-pendleton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenauer-its-time-for-the-federal-government-to-catch-up-31501752-pendleton-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC [12/1/22] – Today Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced legislation to make child care more accessible to people who https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-introduces-bill-to-make-child-care-available-at-affordable-housing-buildings-31501749-beaverton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-introduces-bill-to-make-child-care-available-at-affordable-housing-buildings-31501749-beaverton-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Congressional Cannabis Caucus Celebrates President Biden Signing Bipartisan Marijuana Research Reform The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressional-cannabis-caucus-celebrates-president-biden-signing-bipartisan-marijuana-research-reform-31501755-gresham-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressional-cannabis-caucus-celebrates-president-biden-signing-bipartisan-marijuana-research-reform-31501755-gresham-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Bentz Announces Winner of 2022 Congressional App Competition WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) announced Ava Theriault https://www.americantowns.com/news/bentz-announces-winner-of-2022-congressional-app-competition-31505954-saginaw-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bentz-announces-winner-of-2022-congressional-app-competition-31505954-saginaw-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representatives Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., and Debbie Lesko, https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-eshoo-lesko-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-prevent-domestic-abusers-from-targeting-survivors-with-technology-31506152-bend-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-eshoo-lesko-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-prevent-domestic-abusers-from-targeting-survivors-with-technology-31506152-bend-or.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600