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Oregon Blueberry & Lemon Cake with Blueberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Grab a boost of blue--Oregon’s Blueberry season is here! Fresh Oregon-grown blueberries are one of the joys of summer and right now they’re at the peak of perfection. U-pick farms are open for business. Find locations here. Savor the taste of...
The 2025 Sauk Valley Media All-Area Softball Team
First team Allie Anderson, Morrison, jr., C: Illinois Coaches Association All-State second-team pick in Class 2A, All-Northwestern Upstate Illini Conference South first-team pick who hit .448 with a team-high 34 RBIs to help the Fillies reach the...

Other Views: Bentz’s vote to cut Medicaid hurts all Oregonians
Published 8:00 am Saturday, July 26, 2025 By WENDY HASSON and TERI MILLS If you have the Oregon Health Plan, you have Medicaid. Wendy Hasson is a physician in Portland, specializing in pediatric critical care and is a board member of the Oregon...

Jevon Holland becoming a vocal leader in first year with Giants
The New York Giants signed free agent safety Jevon Holland to a three-year, $45.3 million deal in March to pair with Tyler Nubin, their second-year budding star in the secondary. Holland, who is just 25 himself, was a second-round pick of the...

College Football 26: Best Offensive Playbooks
Dominating the competition in College Football 26 isn’t just about having the fastest players or the flashiest uniforms—it’s about leveraging the right strategies and playbooks that suit your preferred style of play. Whether you’re a pass-heavy...

Dante Moore’s path to Oregon's QB1 on crossroads as Dan Lanning yet to make announcement for 2025
After transferring from UCLA to Oregon before the 2024 season, Dante Moore accepted a backup role behind former Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Now that Gabriel is headed to the NFL, Moore hasn’t yet been named the starting quarterback by Dan...

U.S. Rep. Bentz talks Republican power, criticizes media in speech at eastern Oregon summit
Oregon’s lone Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz spent little time discussing the potential impacts of the recent GOP tax and spending cut law to energy, the environment, Medicaid or to the lives of his eastern Oregon constituents at his first...

Ranking the SEC's best cornerbacks for the 2025 football season
In modern college football, few positions are as important as cornerback. A shutdown corner can change the completion of a defense. When a defensive coordinator trusts a corner on an island, it makes everything easier for the rest of the unit....

Oregon paddlers to face new permit requirements as state combats invasive species
EUGENE, Ore. — A trip on your favorite waterway will soon come with a cost as new restrictions are on the way. Invasive species in the waterways have pushed the Oregon State Marine Board to enforce a new policy. Next year all paddler crafts will...
How to protect yourself from Canadian wildfire smoke
A detailed view of the sun covered by smoke from the Canadian wildfires as air quality alerts were issued across Minnesota during the second round of the 3M Open 2025 at TPC Twin Cities on July 25, 2025 in Blaine, Minnesota. Credit - Andrew...

Readers respond: Do away with Oregon estate tax
What is an estate tax? It is a tax upon your home and other assets when you die. The federal government taxes estates. Twelve states, including Oregon, impose their own estate tax as well. Oregon exempts the first $1 million of an estate; at that...

Happy Face serial killer rallies around Bryan Kohberger & says it’s his ‘best hope’ to have him as cellmate for security
A PROLIFIC serial killer convicted of murdering at least eight women across the US has rallied around Bryan Kohberger after his case ended this week. The Idaho killer was sentenced on Wednesday to four consecutive life sentences for the murders of...
Best receivers, tight ends in Cincinnati high school football preseason
The Enquirer is ranking the top high school football players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana by position. This week's rankings focus on wide receivers and tight ends, highlighting players with impressive stats and...

Oregon softball's Melyssa Lombardi receives 4-year contract extension
After leading Oregon back to the Women’s College World Series, Melyssa Lombardi received a four-year contract extension. In her seventh season, Lombardi led the Ducks to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2018. She earned...

Top 25 Oregon Ducks since 2000: No. 6 — Kenjon Barner
Over the last 25 years, the Oregon Ducks have been one of the single best teams in all of college football, sitting near the top of the sport for the better part of a quarter-century. Since 2000, Oregon has compiled an overall record of 239-83...

Oregon Softball Coach Melyssa Lombardi Signs Contract Extension Through 2030
EUGENE, Ore. – After a historic 2025 season that included a Big Ten regular season title and a return to the Women’s College World Series, Oregon head softball coach Melyssa Lombardi is being rewarded. The university announced Tuesday that she has...

Oregon State Rep. Mannix files ballot measures to limit pretrial release, end estate tax
After failing to muster support in the Oregon Legislature, state Rep. Kevin Mannix, R-Salem, has set his sights on the ballot box with two proposed November 2026 initiatives that would tighten restrictions on Oregon’s pretrial release program and...

“They’re Lying to You Again”: Fury Erupts as Experts Downplay Oregon’s Undersea Volcano That Could Explode in 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🌋 The Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs of potential eruption. 🧭 While its activity is exciting, experts confirm that it poses no threat to human safety due to its calm eruptions. 🔍...
9th Circuit Rips Oregon’s “Dangerous Gender Ideology” Rule, Clears Path For Faith-Based Adoption
Court Cites First Amendment in Allowing Woman with Religious Objections to Gender Ideology to Reapply for Foster Siblings The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit delivered a significant ruling Thursday, allowing an Oregon mother, Jessica...
Oregon Gov. Kotek calls transportation funding special session just before Labor Day
by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle July 22, 2025 Gov. Tina Kotek will order lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session at the end of August to address a $350 million funding shortfall in the Department of Transportation’s budget...