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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday July 12, 2020 ( 9 items )  

DOD Identifies Army Casualty
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Joint Guardian. Pfc. Alexander Blake Klass, 20, from Willamina, Oregon, died as the result of a non-combat related incident, July 4, 2020, at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo. The incident is under investigation. Klass was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guar  more

Drinking Water Protection Projects in Oregon and Washington Get $400,000 Boost From Federal and State Drinking Water Partnership Grants
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Local drinking water protection projects from around Oregon and Washington are getting a $400,000 boost from a partnership of local, state and federal agencies. The Drinking Water Providers Partnership, a collaboration of Federal and State agencies and nonprofits, is celebrating its fifth anniversary by distributing $400,000 in grant funding to 13 key projects in Oregon and Washington. Funded proj  more

Kosovo Forces Regional Command-East Soldier Dies at Camp Novo Selo From Noncombat-Related Incident
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo, July 8 -- U.S. Army Europe issued the following news release: A U.S. Army Soldier, Pfc. Alexander Klass, 20, serving as part of NATO's Kosovo Forces Regional Command-East, assigned to 2nd Battalion 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, died at Camp Novo Selo on July 4. The incident is currently under investigation; the Army notified the soldier's next of kin. Klass, a resident of Willamina, Ore. entered the Army on January 17  more

NASS - N.W. Regional Field Office: Crop Production
OLYMPIA, Washington, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Winter Wheat Based on July 1, 2020 conditions, production of winter wheat in Idaho is forecast at 60.3 million bushels, up slightly from the June 1 forecast and up 2 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 670,000 acres, is down 10,000 acres from 2019. Yield is expected to be 90.0 bushels per acre, up 3.0 bushels f  more

Ore. U.S. Attorney: Seven Arrested, Facing Federal Charges After Weekend Riots at Hatfield Federal Courthouse
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Billy J. Williams, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced that seven people have been arrested and face federal charges for their roles in weekend riots at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland. According to court documents, since May 26, 2020, protests in downtown Portland have regularly been followed by nightly criminal activity including assaults on law enforcement offi  more

Oregon FSA: USDA Reminds Oregon Producers to Complete Crop Acreage Reports
TUALATIN, Oregon, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Oregon Field Office issued the following news release: USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds Oregon producers to complete crop acreage reports by the applicable deadline for their county. Acreage reporting dates vary by crop and by county. Contact your FSA county office for a list of acreage reporting deadlines by crop. "To make sure you're eligible for many USDA programs, you need to file an accurate cro  more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 3-County Oregon Region Respond to Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the CCD Business Development Corporation, Roseburg, Oregon, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate the  more

U.S. Department of Energy Issues LNG Export Approval to Jordan Cove
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 6: U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette announced the issuance of a final long-term order authorizing the export of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG Terminal (Jordan Cove) in Coos Bay, Oregon. In 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) conditionally approved exports from the proposed Terminal. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized the siting, co  more

USS McCampbell Returns to U.S. for Modernization
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) departed Yokosuka, Japan, July 2, for Portland, Oregon, to complete a scheduled a 17-month Depot Modernization Period (DMP). The United States values Japan's contributions to the peace, security, and stability of the Indo-Pacific and its long-term commitment and hospitality in hosting U.S. forces forward-deployed there. These for  more