BOB WILLIAMS/ FOR THE CHRONICLE Holiday Farm fire, at a glance (as of 10 a.m. Sept. 10): Estimated fire size: 144,695 acres; Containment: 0%; Expected containment date. Oct. 29, 2020; Structures threatened: 17,732; Structures destroyed: Unknown; Personnel deployed: 207; Injures on incident management team: 0 Firefighters celebrated some small successes[Read More…]
Community
McKenzie fires: Willamalane suspends senior meals; other sites listed
SPRINGFIELD — Due to a facility closure at the Willamalane Adult Activity Center, the Senior Meals Program will suspend service of both Café 60 meals to go and Meals on Wheels routes on Friday, Sept. 11. Other locations include: Local: * COTTAGE GROVE (RIVERVIEW TERRACE) – 925 W. Main, Cottage[Read More…]
McKenzie fires: Police say impostor fire marshal, looting claims unfounded
Several rumors around the McKenzie River fires, including fire marshal impostors encouraging people to evacuate their homes, and looting of evacuated homes, we cleared up Thursday by Springfield Police. “One of these concerns was regarding a subject posing as fire marshals, encouraging people to evacuate their homes,” lieutenant George Crolly[Read More…]
McKenzie fires: Many PeaceHealth clinics close
Due to the continuing hazardous air quality and wildfire activity, PeaceHealth will close most of its Springfield, Cottage Grove and Eugene PeaceHealth Medical Group clinics from noon today through the weekend. The only clinics that will remain open are: *Urgent Care at Gateway in Springfield and West Eugene *Pediatrics at[Read More…]
McKenzie fires: Rumors of reentry false
BOB WILLIAMS/ FOR THE CHRONICLE Rumors that people can return to the fire area along McKenzie Highway to check on homes or look for animals are incorrect, Lane County officials say. Areas under a Level 3 evacuation notice, including the roads within those areas, are closed to the public. The[Read More…]
Chronicle opens offices for public use
The Chronicle, Creswell, Ore. Note to readers: The Chronicle shares in the grief we are all feeling for our family and neighbors during this wildfire tragedy. As always in these situations, we’re heartened to see the outpouring of support and love from people all over the area. We have taken[Read More…]
Women, area musicians power inaugural Blues festival in the Grove
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLELeft, Anni Piper performs at the Village Green Resort in Cottage Grove during the inaugural Blues Festival. COTTAGE GROVE – Aussie-born blues artist Anni Piper’s rebellious spirit seems like a nice fit here in Oregon. “People in the Pacific Northwest don’t give a damn what anybody else[Read More…]
Uncertain future for canal, dam
Photo courtesy of EWEBLeaburg Canal runs full all winter with stormwater runoff complicating the future of the canal for both power generation and stormwater conveyance. The Leaburg Dam and the Leaburg Canal Project, built by the Eugene Water and Electric Board during the 1930s, have been a presence in Lane[Read More…]
Medical experts: Stay inside
PHOTO BY EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE … Air quality is at dangerous levels in the southern Willamette Valley. The direction from area medical experts could not be clearer: Stay indoors as much as possible. And if you must go out, make it brief and wear a high-quality mask. “The most important[Read More…]
Tragedy chokes valley: McKenzie fire continues to devastate
Smoke from the McKenzie River fires devastates the valley on Sept. 8. BOB WILLIAMS/FOR THE CHRONICLE Thousands of Oregonians have been evacuated due to wildfires, and those who fled to safety are in shock from the loss of their homesteads, their pets, and their missing neighbors and loved ones. Oregon[Read More…]