Articles from the March 16, 2023 edition
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Housing plan gains funds
BLUE RIVER: McKenzie Community Land Trust (MCLT) and DevNW were recently awarded $800,000 from the Lane County Board of Commissioners to support the development of a 6-unit affordable homeownership...
New fire station on track
BLUE RIVER: Contractors, architects, and Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District personnel all stood in the cold mud of a vacant lot on March 6th. They were there to discuss when hammers would...
Wellness group calls for new members
Local nonprofit McKenzie Valley Wellness is encouraging people to join if they haven’t already. Anyone over 18 can for only $10 a year. Everyone who is a member by April 1st will be able to vote in...
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Dry forests need fires
Oregon State University research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a Goldilocks effect – unless a blaze falls in a narrow severity range, neither too hot...
Guest Opinion
For Devon Lawson-McCourt the answer is yes. He’s the sophomore class president at the McKenzie River Community School who strongly supports three bills up for consideration by Oregon legislators. House Joint Resolution 20: “I believe that every c...
McKenzie Sports Report - March 16
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Track and Field teams will co-host and compete in the McKenzie HS Ice Breaker meet, this Thursday, March 16. The meet will be held at the Aaron and Marie Jones Community Track with...
Body-snatchers planned to ransom ex-mayor's corpse
“It is very clear that the purpose of the robbers is to conceal the remains, in the hopes that a reward will ultimately be offered for them,” the Portland Morning Oregonian’s reporter wrote, in...
What to do in the garden in March
Spring arrives in March, and that’s when the gardening season really takes off! You might not be at a loss for what to do. But if you are, our friends at Oregon State University Extension Service...
OSP Report - March 16
March 9: 15:31: Traffic Crimes, All except DUII – Marcola Rd. Milepost 12. Troopers stopped the driver of a Honda Civic for switched plates. The driver was felony suspended, had a serviceable warrant for his arrest, and the Honda was stolen. The...
Sheriff's Report - March 16
March 26: 6:31 p.m: Suspicious Subject - Marcola Rd. Milepost 4. Three people were reported to be trying to flag down the traffic. March 27: 3:58 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 50200 blk, McK. Hwy. A caller reported seeing information on Facebook...
McK Fire Report - March 16
March 6: 3:37: 45000 block, N. Gate Creek Rd. Public Assist. Lift Assist. March 7: 19:35: 37000 blk, Upper Camp Creek Rd. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-Injury/Non-Blocking. 20:19: 50000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal...
Upper McK Fire Report - March 16
March 7: 20:17: Medical – 50000 block, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. March 8: 19:58: Assist Police Dept. - McK. Hwy. /Milepost 47. March 9: 02:06: Fire Alarm – 57000 blk, McK. Hwy. LCSO out with a traffic stop of an elderly male found...
Direct Answers
My problem is that I am falling in love. My friend and I are both 23. He lives in the United States, seven hours away from where I live in Canada. Just yesterday I came back from seeing him again. I...
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER
Celeste Rubanick loses 80,000 Marriott Bonvoy points when she books a hotel in Scotland. Why won't the company restore the points? I made reservations at the Residence Inn, Edinburgh, Scotland, for tw...
PROBLEM SOLVED
Victoria Sims's Frigidaire refrigerator has never worked. It's been almost a year since she bought it -- can she get a replacement? I'm writing to you about my Frigidaire refrigerator, which I...
Crossword
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