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A months-long ethics investigation into the Klamath County sheriff was dismissed on Friday.
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Seven candidates are running to replace Klamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber.
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The fire burning in the Fremont-Winema National Forest doubled in size overnight Friday. It's become the largest wildfire currently burning in Oregon.
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A couple who lost their home and business in last year's Almeda Fire moved to Klamath County and set up a bee apiary. Last month, another wildfire claimed that, as well.
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The crews and equipment are being "prepositioned" in Southern Oregon to be available to respond to potential wildfire outbreaks as the region faces hot, dry weather and forecasts of thunderstorms.
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County officials bought a motel and RV park with state funds earmarked for creating transitional housing for people facing homelessness. Now, the low income people who have been living there in their RVs are being forced out.
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A pair of wildfires that started over the Memorial day weekend are being brought under control in the area surrounding Beatty.
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For the first time since the federal Klamath water management project in Southern Oregon was opened in 1907, the main canal supplying water to irrigators will remain closed this season.
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Klamath County has purchased a motel to turn into transitional housing. Officials are considering saving space in anticipation of wildfire season.
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Much of Klamath County is experiencing extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, as south-central Oregon enters the spring with mountain snowpack levels well below normal.
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Faculty and administration at Oregon Institute of Technology have been butting heads for over a year on a new labor contract. Early this month, administration submitted what they called their best, last, and final offer in the arduous negotiation process.
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The Klamath Basin is facing another year of drought. Klamath County commissioners have requested that Gov. Kate Brown make a state-level declaration.
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The fire remains at 14,536 acres. Containment has increased to 21 percent.
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City and county leaders in Oregon say they have yet to receive their share of a federal aid package the state received late last month.