The Oregon Employment Department and the National Agricultural Statistics Service are conducting a joint survey of employment in Oregon's agriculture sector, aimed at providing the first comprehensive picture of employment in agriculture compiled in more than a decade.

Keizer Veterinary Clinic received accreditation from a national association again.

SILVERTON — Sure, most fine arts festivals have whimsical glass creations, handcrafted jewelry and photographs capturing worldly images.

The state's next economic and revenue forecast, scheduled for Thursday, will contain more bad news for the state budget.

Before the animatronic dinosaurs come to life, before the competitive lumberjacks take their positions and before the rides hurl brave fairgoers through the air, crucial things such as electricity have to be in place.

GRAND RONDE — It was a good afternoon to dance.

STAYTON — Parents and kids packed the halls of Stayton Middle School on Saturday — as if school had already begun.

CORVALLIS — Part of Oregon's State's football practice Saturday included grueling bear crawl drills, where linemen crawl on their hands and feet.

State Sen. Jackie Winters, R-Salem, plans three town-hall meetings next week, two with Rep. Vicki Berger, R-Salem.

There always is pressure to keep up in college athletics, and during the past five years, Oregon and Oregon State have been running just as fast as their Division I competitors in terms of increased spending.

Oregon and Oregon State are ranked in the top 25 in the first Associated Press poll of the college football season.

The top Republican leaders in the Oregon House, Rep. Bruce Hanna of Roseburg and Rep. Kevin Cameron of Salem, plan a telephone town hall.

A state deputy administrator working with public health plans in Salem was recently honored with a statewide community advocate award.

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EUGENE — If former Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount accidentally punched then-coach Mike Bellotti during a 2008 practice, that's news to current Ducks coach Chip Kelly.

CORVALLIS — Oregon State coach Mike Riley knows what's coming from opposing defenses this season: a steady diet of blitzes.

The Western Oregon football team staged a 100-play scrimmage Friday at McArthur Field as the Wolves went through their ninth consecutive day of practice.

Members of a citizen review panel meeting all week in Salem narrowly favored a ballot measure Friday that would allow dispensaries for medical marijuana.

NORTH PLAINS — Japan's Ai Miyazato shot a 6-under 66 for the first-round lead Friday at the Safeway Classic at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.

YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima scored three runs in the first inning Friday and never trailed in a 6-2 victory against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.