KWSO News Update: Tribal Budget Updates, Community Belonging Project, and Regional Reports

Tribal Council sessions this week have been canceled and tonight’s Simnasho Enterprise meeting has been postponed.

Tribal enterprises project strong 2027 dividends to fund community services, led by Warm Springs Power & Water at $12 million.

The Museum at Warm Springs is accepting entries for its 33rd Annual Tribal Member Exhibit through October 20.

A powwow drum making class for youth will be held Wednesday, October 7, at the Old School Cafeteria.

The OHSU and OSU-Cascades Community Belonging Project will host a focus group at the Warm Springs old school cafeteria on Thursday, October 15, offering dinner and a ten-dollar gift card to participants.

The USDA is awarding a nearly 12 million dollar grant to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians to expand high-speed internet access in rural Lincoln County.

Oregon is joining a groundbreaking national study called BRIDGES-NBS to explore using full genome sequencing in routine newborn screening for treatable genetic disorders.

Environment Oregon is seeking volunteers for its October 17 through 25 Roadside Wildlife Count to document wildlife and roadkill.

Portland transportation officials report that southbound Interstate-5 traffic congestion near the Rose Quarter has leveled out during construction, which is expected to wrap up October 16.

In the Northwest, a decades-long effort to return 34 miles of Columbia River shoreline to local cities, counties, and tribes is advancing as the U.S. House passes the Water Resources Development Act.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the “Snohomish Eight” firefighters regarding religious exemptions to vaccine mandates, allowing lower court rulings against them to stand.

Nationally, researchers analyzing satellite data have found that water supplies across several major Western regions often sync up, creating shared drought risks for water managers.

Sunny and warm conditions will continue with highs near 87 today and clear skies overnight dropping to a low of 49. Wednesday will remain sunny and warm with highs reaching near 85.