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FRANK ARMENDARIZ/PHOTO Blue River, a scene repeated all over the McKenzie River Valley, where over 800 homes and structures have been lost. Friends and neighbors, it is a calamity of an immensity our county has never seen. Yes, we have had powerful wind storms, heavy…

SLCF&R Fire Chief John Wooten UPDATED: Monday, Sept. 21, 1:40 p.m. COTTAGE GROVE – The South Lane Fire District board of directors met Thursday, Sept. 17, for the first time since mid-June, and Thursday night’s meeting covered how to promote public meetings, project costs and…

The sun can be seen behind the clouds and above City Hall, through the smokey haze, Thursday afternoon in Creswell, OR. The rain might be coming, but it’s bringing potential landslides and flooding with it. And air quality remained poor Thursday afternoon in the southern…

Wesley Fredrick Roy Jr. CRESWELL – Wesley Fredrick Roy Jr., a suspect in a shooting Tuesday night of a man in the 81000 block of Davisson Road in Creswell, remains on the loose and Lane County Sheriff’s Office officials say he is armed and dangerous.…

Signs across the southern Willamette Valley convey residents’ appreciation for efforts to serve and protect life and property.  PHOTOS BY BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIO PHOTOS BY BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIOPHOTOS BY BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIOPHOTOS BY BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIOPHOTOS BY BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIOPHOTOS BY BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIOPHOTOS BY…

Joey Blum I dedicate this piece to: Matt, Lily, Miles, Kyle, Isaac, Kate, Casey, Brett, Jake, and the many other firefighters I know working tirelessly and protecting us from the fires raging across Oregon. You have my admiration and gratitude. And to: Nick “The Trainer…

JANICE SEXTON/PHOTO Early reports last week stated that the Goodpasture Covered Bridge had been destroyed by the fires. In fact, it still stands thanks to citizen volunteers who protected it. It is sad to look at the news today. The beautiful little town of Detroit…

East Side Fire Tower also housed City Hall. The old City Hall was built in 1911. Fire is nothing new. It was here before us and it will be here long after we are gone. Taming fire let our ancestors survive and eventually move out of…