Blue River rebuild dealt a blow
BLUE RIVER: Lane County reported this week that the site evaluation process for a community onsite wastewater system has been completed on the Blue River Park and the Old Mill property (Three Sisters) sites. It determined that the proposed...
Two fires100% contained
Fire managers reported this week that both the Horse Creek and Pothole Fires have been 100% contained. Crews on those fires wil now ocus on repairing roads and...
Wine, friends ... and flowers
VIDA: People turned out on Saturday to sample this year’s harvest at a wine and honey-tasting event sponsored by the Vida McKenzie Community Center (VMCC). A local winemaker, McKenzie Crest Wines,...
Corps could end hydro production
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District is assessing whether it should continue to produce hydroelectric power at its Willamette Valley project dams. In total, nine of those 13 federally-owned dams are capable of producing upwards of 500...
They're back!
FINN ROCK: Chinook salmon making their way back up the McKenzie River have found more places to lay their eggs thanks to years of work restoring floodplains throughout the watershed. This year, the...
McKenzie Sports Report
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Volleyball team hosts Alsea on Tuesday, September 19, with first serve set for 6:00 pm. The Eagle team travels to Eddyville on Thursday, September 21, for a double-header. The first...
Offbeat Oregon History
Continued From Last Week The accolades kept coming. She appeared on an episode of NBC’s This Is Your Life, with the legendary Ralph Edwards. Afterward, she was presented with a home in Beaverton...
Know when it's time to pick pears and apples
Anticipation of ripe pears and apples peaks in fall as fruits hang heavily from branches and begin their gravity-aided trip to the ground. But how do you know when it’s prime picking time?...
Sheriff's Reports - Sept. 21
Sept. 7: 12:31: p.m: Theft - 39200 blk, McK. Hwy. A caller reported that their purse was stolen out of their vehicle while at an area business. 6:43 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 92200 blk, Murdoch St. A caller advised being in a verbal dispute while...
OSP Report - Sept. 21
Sept. 13: 15:54: Crash, Hit & Run – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 17. Reporting party, who is the driver of a brown Subaru, stated while stopping for a school bus with its flashers on, a white Ford Bronco rear-ended their Subaru. The driver of the Subaru...
Upper McK Fire Report - Sept. 21
Sept. 13: 15:55: Medical – 49000 block, McK. Hwy. Female patient. Sept. 15: 17:44: Motor Vehicle Accident, Unknown Injury - McK. Hwy. /Milepost 34. Vehicle rolled over. Sept. 16: 17:28: Check Smoke – 54000 blk, McK. Hwy. Caller is seeing heavy...
McK Fire Report - Sept. 21
Sept. 11: 11:08: 47000 block, McK. Hwy. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-Injury/Non-Blocking. 12:21: 42000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. Sept. 12: 14:05: Camp Creek Rd./Milepost 2. Smoke Scare. Unable To Locate....
Crossword
ACROSS 1. In the middle of 6. "____, the Beloved Country" 9. Start of "The Night Before Christmas" 13. Anoint 14. *"...three strikes, ____'re out, at the old ball game" 15. Capital of Egypt 16....
Direct Answers
I dated a woman I work with for four years. In both our minds we were soul mates. A year and a half ago she broke it off. I never found out the real reasons. After we broke up she would still tell me...
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER
What happened to Michael Kivel's refund from Avis? The company promised him his money after he had to cancel his car rental reservation. Is the money lost? I recently reserved a tour, which included...
PROBLEM SOLVED
Laura Lowry's Sollevare wine cooler doesn't work, and neither does the replacement. Who does she talk to about a refund? Last year, I bought a Sollevare wine cooler from Lowe's that was supposed to...