Multnomah County

The Multnomah County fair kicks off county fair season in Oregon this weekend, and it brings renewed warnings from the Oregon Department of Agriculture.  State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz encourages people to visit livestock exhibits and interact with animals at the fair.   “...

The U.S. Forest Service is awarding $10,180,000 to boost the Tualatin Mountain Forest Project through the USDA's Forest Legacy Program.  That announcement was made Friday by Oregon senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.  This new federal funding from the historic Inflation Reduction Act builds off the $3.63 million award Me...

According to the latest numbers from the CDC, cases of Whooping Cough continue to rise nationwide, and Oregon is contributing to the outbreak.  The CDC reports there have been more than 1,700 cases of Pertussis, or Whooping Cough, so far this year.  In 2023...

For the first time in over a year, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease has been confirmed in domestic rabbits in Oregon.  State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz said 21 rabbits from one Multnomah County property died over a 72-hour period. “The strain that we have and have been dealing with also is able to infect North American wild rabbits and jackrabbits. That real...

On Tuesday, the USDA designated Hood River County in northern Oregon a Natural Disaster area. The designation allows FSA to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through Emergency Loans. The USDA says emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization o

State health officials say for the first time, a Central Oregon county has recorded West Nile virus.  West Nile was first reported in Oregon in 2003, but 16 years later, this is the first time the virus has been reported in a horse in Crook County east of Bend.  ...

State health officials say for the first time, a Central Oregon county has recorded West Nile virus.  West Nile was first reported in Oregon in 2003, but 16 years later, this is the first time the virus has been reported in a horse in Crook County east of Bend.   ...