Articles from the June 22, 2023 edition
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Engineer donates speed feedback signs for McKenzie Highway
An engineer for a construction contractor who is also a volunteer for McKenzie Fire and Rescue is donating six speed feedback signs for three 45 mph zones on OR 126 east of Eugene. Joel Zeni of...
Oregon Legislature returns Saturday for last push toward sine die
The Oregon House and Senate will return Saturday and possibly Sunday for the last gasps of a 160-day marathon that reached its quickest pace this week. Sunday at 11:59 p.m. is the constitutional deadl...
Salvage trees still giving
The Community Log Program, organized by the McKenzie River Locals Helping Locals financial impact the program has had a big impact. To date, it has donated $110,107.84 to local non-profit...
Road atop Cougar Dam closed for construction
COUGAR DAM: Travelers visiting the McKenzie River area may need to plan alternate travel routes to the area’s trails and campgrounds this summer. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has closed...
Fire safety boosted
Blue River Fire Station The $250,000 grant the Lane County Board of Commissioners approved at their May 23rd meeting is part of the funds helping make a new firehouse for the Upper McKenzie Rural Fire...
Oregon Senate Republican walkout ends with compromises
Oregon Senate leaders on Thursday reached a deal that brought a handful of Republicans back to the floor, ending the longest walkout in state history and clearing the way for the Legislature to pass...
What to do in the garden in June
June is a great month for gardening. It has great weather, long days, pleasant evenings and, typically, mild weather. (We know, try telling that to the 2021 Heat Dome, which was severe, but was also...
Offbeat Oregon History
Continued From Last Week So right away, Baldwin was hearing the stories. Most likely there were some terrible ones; they obviously touched her heart. Over the next several decades she would dedicate...
Sheriff's Report - June 22
June 11: 11:22 a.m: Fraud - 94400 block, Marcola Rd. A caller advised that an unknown person opened a fraudulent telephone account in the caller’s name. 08:36 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 40000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Heated dispute between spouses. no...
McK Fire Report - June 22
June 12: 18:50: 38000 block, E Cedar Flat Rd. Medical Alarm. Cancelled By Dispatch, False Alarm. 21:50: 42000 blk, McK. Hwy. Assist Police. Police Issue, No Medical Needed. June 13: 1:50: 36000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Cardiac Arrest. Patient Assessed, Co...
Upper McK Fire Report - June 22
June 15: 16:20: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury – McK. Hwy./Milepost 37. Driver with leg injury. June 17: 19:14: Medical – 55000 block, McK. River Dr. Male, Conscious, Breathing. June 18: 08:40: Medical – 91000 blk, Blue River Reservoir Rd....
Direct Answers
I need some advice, please! I've been married to the same man for 11 years. He's a nice person when he's not drinking. However, that isn't very often. He drinks on a daily basis. Sometimes it's four...
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER
When IcelandAir changes Patricia Boyle's flights from Baltimore to Washington Dulles, she asks for a refund from her tour operator, IcelandAir Holidays. Why isn't it responding? I recently booked a va...
PROBLEM SOLVED
Joe Eckre has tickets to see Alan Parsons, but the artist has postponed the event. Can Eckre get a refund? I purchased a ticket to see Alan Parsons Live Project at Libbey Bowl in Ojai, Calif., in 2021...
Crossword
ACROSS 1. Kind of illusion 6. Perched 9. Island near Java 13. Old West pack animal 14. False statement 15. Opposite of atonal 16. Hailing from the East 17. Supply with weapons 18. "____ death do us...
