Skiffes Creek will look like a construction site immediately after the dam removal, but that the restoration efforts will prompt vegetation to establish within a few months.

The long-proposed and debated potential dam on Drift Creek south of Silverton was denied again on Feb. 26 by the Oregon Water Resources Commission.

Lincoln County was hit hard by flooding from winter storms in 2025. Records of major floods in the area date nearly 100 years ...

Federal workers are getting ready to kick off the next phase of an experimental dredging operation at a major reservoir in ...