Oregon schools prepare for back to school

As schools across the nation grapple with the prospect of resuming classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some school districts in rural Oregon hope to leverage their modest size to conduct largely in-person classes.

$5 million allocated for COVID testing in rural Oregon 

U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced that $5 million in federal funding will be distributed to 102 rural health clinics in Oregon to help boost their  coronavirus testing capacity. 

Low construction rates impact Oregon’s affordable housing supply

Oregon state economist Josh Lehner published a report on the last day of 2019 titled “Economic Trends of the 2010s.” In the report, he concluded that housing construction during the last decade reached a record low despite the state’s prevalent housing shortage.

Rural school in Oregon takes on the best academies in the nation

A rural high school with barely 350 students is outranking many of the best schools in the nation.

RCAC offers free individual well assessments for private well owners

Napa County, Calif. — Private well owners in specific counties, including Napa County, are eligible to participate in Rural Community Assistance Corporation’s (RCAC) Individual Well Program, which provides free private well assessments for those not regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act.