WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management's Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in person in Hines, Ore., on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 28 and March 1. The public is welcome to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Burns District Office, 28910 US-20, Hines, OR 97738. A virtual participation option will also be available and participation instructions will  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: January 1, 2023 all cattle inventory in Alaska was estimated at 18,000 head, unchanged from 2022. All cattle inventory in Idaho was estimated at 2.50 million head, down 2 percent from 2022. Inventory of all cattle in Oregon was 1.24 million head, down 1 percent from last year. In Washington, all cattle inventory totaled  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSper) -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following news release: The Office of Advocacy in the U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce Jennifer Clark has been named Region 10 Advocate. Representing Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, Clark will be the link between northwestern small businesses and the Office of Advocacy. Clark brings over 25 years of leadership experience in government and marketing. Recently, she cre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 541) entitled "Portland & Western Railroad, Inc. - Abandonment Exemption - in Washington County, Or.": * * * Portland & Western Railroad, Inc. (PNWR), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon the rail line extending between milepost 10.28 in Forest Grove, Or., and milepost 4.68 in Hillsboro, Or  more