Are you an Oregonian with a knack for weeding out the bad marijuana from the good? A cannabis magazine is seeking Oregon judges for a People’s-Choice-Awards-style ceremony. Later this December, marijuana news source High Times will host the Oregon Cannabis Cup for the first time since 2020. The awards’ ceremony allows everyday residents to vote for the highest quality cannabis products grown in the state.
With the beginning of the 2023-24 respiratory virus season underway, Oregon health officials and experts are telling residents how best to prepare. At a media briefing on Thursday, the Oregon Health Authority’s medical director for communicable diseases and immunizations, Paul Cieslak, said Oregon has already seen a consistent increase in positive COVID-19 tests since the late spring.
The windows of the Clackamas County Democratic Party Headquarters in Oregon City have been vandalized for the second time in less than a month, local party leaders say.
The latest National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center report shows a 50 to 60% chance of above-average rainfall for Western Oregon and Washington between Sept. 24 and 28.