Please see below for recent press releases from SDAO:

• SDGAA Passes Senate Committee (July 31, 2024)
• House Approves Bipartisan "Special District Grant Accessibility Act" (May 8, 2024)
• SDAO Honors Special Districts and Individuals at 2024 Awards Banquet (February 9, 2024)
• Special Districts in Oregon Awarded About $40,000 in Grant Funding (July 20, 2023)
• Senator Cedric Hayden Honored with SDAO Legislative Leadership Award (February 16, 2023)
• SDAO Honors Special Districts and Individuals (February 15, 2023)
• Pendleton High Scool Student Wins 2nd Place Scholarship in National Video Contest (May 18, 2022)
• Special Districts in Oregon Awarded Over $42,000 in Grant Funding (May 9, 2022)
• Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) Honors Special Districts and Individuals (February 18, 2022)
• Lebanon Fire District Honored with SDAO Outstanding Special District Program Award (February 18, 2022)
• Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD Honored with SDAO Outstanding Special District Program Award (February 18, 2022)
• Rainbow Water District Honored with SDAO Outstanding Special District Program Award (February 18, 2022)
• Special Districts in Oregon Awarded Over $65,000 in Grant Funding (July 7, 2021)
• Rural Oregon’s Services and Utilities - Water, Electric, Fire Protection, Health, Law Enforcement and More – Could Lose Funding and Hurt Disadvantaged Populations (June 18, 2021)
• Congressman Peter DeFazio Honored with SDAO Congressional Leadership Award (February 9, 2021)
• Clark Balfour with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Honored with SDAO Lifetime Achievement Award (February 8, 2021)
• SDIS and Executive Director Frank Stratton Honored with Prestigious Industry Awards (February 5, 2021)
• Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) Honors Special Districts and Individuals (February 19, 2020) 
• Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) Announces Recipients of Internship Grants (June 7, 2019)