Articles from the March 10, 2022 edition
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Forest Service plan calls for Delta Campground closure
The Willamette National Forest will hold a virtual public meeting on a proposal to decommission Delta Campground on the McKenzie River Ranger District. The Zoom meeting is scheduled from 6:30 to 8...
Crews tuneup rescue skills
During McKenzie Fire & Rescues' morning and evening drills on February 23rd, crews were able to get valuable training on a structure owned by Jon and Jerri-Jo Payne. The house, at 42831 Leaburg...
Cleanup underway at library
BLUE RIVER: The board of the O'Brien Memorial Library (OML) has chosen an architectural firm to work with them in designing the new OML in Blue River. The process to design the building and grounds...
Army Corps reports on court-ordered fish recovery
U.S. District Court Judge Marco Hernandez issued an interim injunction last year directing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin implementing actions intended to improve conditions for fish passage and water quality at some of its 13 Willamette...
Congress passes long-awaited postal reform legislation
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, HR 3076, cleared the U.S. Senate today, sending legislation to President Biden that would give the U.S. Postal Service relief from a 16-year-old requirement to...
Education, training investments could boost Oregon workforce
In an effort to boost workers in critical industries, Oregon lawmakers are considering a major investment in education and workforce development. Proposed by Gov. Kate Brown, the $200 million Future R...
Sheriff's Report - March 10
Feb. 27: 4:15 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 35200 block, McK. View Dr. A caller reported that their girlfriend will be moving out and was making strange statements. Deputies made contact and determined no crime had occurred and the caller just...
State Police report - March 3
March 4: 13:17: Crash, Non-Injury – 42000 block, Hwy. 126E. Unit #1, U-Haul, was eastbound. The driver stated that a vehicle was driving into his lane. He attempted to drive onto the shoulder but lost control crashing into a ditch and across a...
McKenzie Fire Report - March 3
Feb. 28: 8:09: McK. Hwy./Milepost 32. Public Assist. Provide Traffic Control. 11:39: 4000 block,9 McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 14:45: 87000 blk, Cedar Flat Rd Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. March 1:...
Upper McK Fire - March 3
March 3: 23:06: Medical – 49000 block, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. March 5: 13:04: Medical - 91000 blk, Mill Creek Rd. Female, Conscious, Breathing. March 6: 20:51: Motor Vehicle Accident - McK. Hwy./Mp. 43. Single vehicle accident,...
The McCarty gang's Oregon story: "Bonanza" meets "Unforgiven"
Imagine yourself as a television network executive at NBC in 1973. The bright, happy Western classic "Bonanza" is about to be canceled. In a last-ditch effort to save it from the ax, you've been...
Speed vegetables to the table by growing in water
Ask experienced gardeners what makes their garden grow and they'll come up with the same response: great soil. Good answer, but not the only one. The same crops grown in soil thrive in water, too, as...
Direct Answers
I am a "young" 52-year-old woman living with a man who is very successful in business. He is five years my junior, and we have a history. We were together 15 years ago before I walked out. Since then...
An Indoor Camera That Looks Outside
Here is my solution... an indoor camera with a matching windowpane mount. Wyze has just announced a version 3 camera with an indoor windowpane mount that solves the close-fit issue as well as...
Jeremy Sewell
Jeremy Christopher Gabriel Sewell was born to Carolyn Gabriel and Ralph Sewell on August 19, 1979, at Lucinia Birth Center in Cottage Grove, Oregon. His brother and five sisters were among the...