U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will host a series of town halls across Central and Southern Oregon on March 20–21, including stops in Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties. The events are part of his ongoing effort to hold annual conversations in all 36 counties statewide.

Klamath Music and Watershed Row have announced the full lineup for the 2026 Klamath Music Festival, returning July 24–25 to downtown Klamath Falls. The event will feature Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys alongside regional and local artists as the festival moves to the new Watershed Row community venue.

Klamath County Fire District 1 crews recently assisted with two field births within a two-week period, helping deliver both babies before the mothers could reach the hospital. Firefighters and paramedics safely delivered the newborns and transported the mothers and babies to Sky Lakes Medical Center for further care, highlighting the training and versatility of local emergency responders.

A section of the Link River Trail near Link River Dam in Klamath Falls will temporarily close beginning March 17 as Pacific Power begins construction work on the West Side Canal.

The Britt Music & Arts Festival has added several new shows to its 2026 lineup, including Modest Mouse, Chicago, Elle King, Brantley Gilbert, and comedians Jeff Dunham and Gabriel Iglesias.

State funding will support a new wastewater treatment plant in Chiloquin and an infrastructure study of the aging sanitation system in Gilchrist.