Oregon Freeze Dry is donating more than 36,000 Mountain House meals to mid-Willamette Valley community members who need it the most due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, including health care organizations, first responders, care homes, school districts, food pantries and gleaning services, the company announced on Wednesday morning.

An old ambulance that has gone through life as a police crime investigation unit and incident command vehicle is moving on to a new life: helping the homeless.

So far this fiscal year, the low income assistance fund is trending lower than in previous years. If you’re looking for a way to make a difference, here’s a great opportunity to help alleviate some of the stress that comes with trying to pay household bills each month.

Sweet Home’s warming shelter will be open as early as Sunday evening, Dec. 15, to provide a warm place to sleep during freezing weather this winter.

Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Will Tucker on Tuesday morning approved a motion to support the possible merger of the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments and the Community Services Consortium.

Volunteers worked to distribute Thanksgiving meal essentials for more than 1,000 Benton County households Monday at the fairgrounds, 110 SW 53rd St., Corvallis.

The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), the world-leader in remote pilot training and certification, today announced that The Coastal Drone Academy of Oregon has recently implemented USI’s Small UAS Safety Curriculum.

Students baked and decorated cakes and cupcakes just in time for Valentine’s Day, all while getting paid to learn skills that will serve them throughout life.

On Friday, Feb. 9, WorkSource Oregon in St. Helens and NECA-IBEW Electrical, which has a training center in Portland, hosted an apprenticeship forum at the St. Helens High School. Students and the public were invited, but the auditorium was filled mostly with students.

If you are graduating high school or tired of your desk job, WorkSource Oregon in St. Helens encourages you to stop by the apprenticeship forum at the St. Helens High School on Friday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m.