Klamath County

The program has been running in Clackamas, Jackson, Klamath and Wasco counties. It recently expanded to Corvallis, Coos Bay and Umatilla County.

Klamath County commissioners passed an agreement on July 2 to expand a program designed in part to reduce the County’s annual emissions by exchanging wood stoves with cleaner, more efficient heaters.

Preliminary results from the Klamath County sheriff’s race have shown one clear winner from a crowded seven-person primary. The top two winners will face off in November.

A months-long ethics investigation into the Klamath County sheriff was dismissed on Friday.

Seven candidates are running to replace Klamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber.

Oregon’s Measure 114 passed by a razor thin margin in 2022. Although it’s not on the ballot this year, it’s still a topic in upcoming local elections.

The Klamath County Sheriff faced an unsympathetic Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. They denied his request to pay an $11,605 legal bill.

While the Klamath County sheriff is under investigation for a possible ethics violation, his son is threatening to sue the county for being denied the chance at a promotion at the sheriff’s department.

A standoff between the Klamath County sheriff and commissioners won’t end in the firing of the sheriff’s sons, for now. County commissioners have suspended an ultimatum that was triggered by an ethics complaint.

The Klamath County Sheriff and his two sons will no longer be able to work together, after county commissioners say he broke an agreement to follow ethics laws.

The fast-moving Golden Fire, located 11 miles north of Bonanza, in Klamath County, has destroyed 43 residences and 43 outbuildings, according to initial assessments from the Oregon State Fire Marshal.

In May, the Klamath County Board of Commissioners decided to cancel a library-sponsored social justice book group over concerns the programming could be perceived as political.