Klamath County News

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Concentrations of heavy metals in the water of the Klamath River are not a threat to public health but is not suitable as drinking water, says an environmental program manager with the North Coast Regional Water…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors has declared a state of emergency because of water quality issues in the Lower Klamath Dam and River. Presence of Heavy Metals Will Dissipate But the presence of…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Internationally recognized Lightwire Theatre Lightwire Theatre- a semi-finalist on season 7 of “America’s Got Talent," is bringing their futuristic meets prehistoric production, DINO-LIGHT, to the Ross Ragland Theatre…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The National Park Service (NPS) announced in a press release that hospitality company ExplorUS intends to take over the concessions contract at Crater Lake National Park after several controversies arose at the park…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirmed that around 830,000 juvenile salmon released from the Fall Creek Fish Hatchery on February 26 turned up dead in the Klamath River over the last week.…

Governor of Oregon, Tina Kotek, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, and leaders of Columbia River Basin tribes commemorated the launch of a $1 billion plan on Friday as they signed the plan- announced in December, that will help depleted salmon…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Commencing on January 9, three Klamath dams were breached to enable the draining of the reservoirs- marking another milestone in removing dams in the Lower Klamath Project. With the 3 dams drained, the Klamath River…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Crater Lake Hospitality LLC- a subsidiary of Aramark that operates Crater Lake National Park, has been advised that the National Parks Service (NPS) intends to terminate its contract with Crater Lake Hospitality.…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The parched Klamath Basin, with its dwindling populations of Chinook, coho, and steelhead trout, has been given a $72.7 million lifeline by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The much-needed funding will be…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Three endangered gray wolves from the same pack have died in Klamath county, and a federal agency in southern Oregon is offering a $50,000 reward for information about their deaths. On December 29, two gray wolves'…