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Articles from the February 18, 2021 edition


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  • Beefing up water protection

    Feb 18, 2021

  • CenturyLink Update

    Feb 18, 2021

    “We have restored the Blue River central office and fiber that enables all service in the area,” according to Tre Hendricks, Director of Government Affairs for CenturyLink/Lumen.  “We are beginning reconnection customers who remain out of service in the Blue River area – there were approximately 50 and almost half of those were restored last week.”   Hendriks said several cable cuts were, “Due to other utility and road clearing activities in the last two weeks, which has slightly delayed our...

  • With the right care, asparagus beds will last decades

    Feb 18, 2021

                Growing asparagus requires patience – from planting to harvest takes two to three years, but the wait is well worth the reward. Homegrown asparagus is one of the earliest vegetables of spring. Its quality is much better than store-bought spears, and it’s less expensive. Once established, this vegetable easy to grow. And asparagus is beautiful. A member of the lily family, its fern-like foliage turns from green to gold in fall, and can be a backdrop to chrysanthemums or other late-season...

  • February 18, 2021

    Feb 18, 2021

    Eagles Are Great, We’re Going To State! To many of us in the McKenzie River Valley, this exclamation had become a frequent and somewhat anticipated rally cry following several of our high school sports seasons. Although our McKenzie High School Eagle teams have fallen on tougher times recently, even prior to the Co-Vid 19 outbreak and the Holiday Farm Fire, many are the memories of hard fought athletic battles and road trips all around the Great State of Oregon. What became the norm, however, was not at all the case in the earlier years...

  • Coos Bay shipwreck became scene of massive, drunken looting party

    Feb 18, 2021

  • Doodles

    Feb 18, 2021

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