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The City of Columbia Public Works has updated "No Mow Zone" signs in areas of their Roadside Pollinator Program.

A shortage of Columbia city bus drivers could be addressed by hiring more paratransit-only drivers.

Wild steelhead numbers were lowest on record in the North Umpqua River last summer. Some hope ending hatchery program could help wild stocks.

After the pandemics eviction moratorium ended last year, the shelter saw even more people needing a place to stay.

There are currently 18 openings for full-time and part-time drivers.

The income from parking meters generates about $2 million each year in Columbia.

The second phase of construction on safety upgrades go out for bids on a downtown Columbia parking garage after more than one-half dozen suicides.

The city is receiving very few applications for vacant bus driver positions.

Mortgage rates have climbed 4%, which is the largest increase since 2019.

Mortgage rates have climbed 4%, which is the largest increase since 2019.