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Knot Fire Burning Approximately 3 Miles Northeast of Sprague River
Lakeview, OR ⎯ The Knot Fire is burning approximately 3 miles northeast of the town of Sprague River, near Walla Walla Rd. and Kootenai St. Observed behavior is wind-driven, and the fire size is estimated at 1200 acres. Approximately 20-30 structures are threatened. Multiple resources are on scene with...
Kotek proposes changing State School Fund calculations: Eugene/Springfield districts react
Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday released a proposal to increase the State School Fund’s current service level estimate for the 2025-27 biennium by $515 million. The State School Fund provides the majority of funding for K-12 public schools. In 2023, the state budgeted $10.2 billion for Oregon schools. The current service level is the state’s...
DP Little League Juniors win State Tournament to advance to Western Regionals in Oregon
DP Little League Juniors All-Stars win State Tournament to advance to Western Regionals. The post DP Little League Juniors win State Tournament to advance to Western Regionals in Oregon appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Ashland New Plays Festival announces October lineup
2024 season features four plays highlighting ‘the best new voices in American theater’. Four plays picked from among 350 submitted to the Ashland New Plays Festival will be performed during the group’s 2024 Fall Festival this October. “ANPF’s readers did a wonderful job this year, narrowing 350 submissions...
Federal officials allow Oregon to offer Medicaid services to those behind bars
Federal officials have approved Oregon’s request to offer free Medicaid services for addiction and some other services to people who are on the verge of being released from jail or prison, something that’s prohibited by federal law. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Oregon will offer the new program, along with Illinois, Kentucky, Utah and Vermont. They’re joining California, Massachusetts, Montana and Washington state which first piloted programs offering some Medicaid services to people about to be released. ...
Conservation groups suing federal agency over plight of harbinger tree species
Conservation groups intend to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for federal protection of a small mammal that lives in tree tops and is considered by conservationists to be a harbinger of forest health. In a notice last month, officials from the Center for Biological Diversity, Bird Alliance of Oregon, Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild said they will challenge the agency’s denial of federal protection for red tree voles under the Endangered Species Act. ...
Knot Fire near Chlioquin now 1,200 acres, about 80% lined
CHILOQUIN, Ore. – Updated at 9:50 a.m.: The Knot Fire is now 1,200 acres and about 80% lined, according to ODF's Klamath-Lake District. "Multiple type 2 hand crews, engines and contract equipment will staff the fire today," the release said. "The focus will be to fully line thef ire and securing existing lines."
Crews respond to structure fire on E McAndrews Road
Crews with Medford Fire and Jackson County Fire District 3 responded to the fire, which is now out. The cause is still under investigation. East McAndrews Road open again after structure fire Saturday. MFD said on Facebook that the fire is out. "Fire investigators remain on scene working on determining...
Residents fear fire risk from overgrown grass in Central Point
Some residents in Central Point brought concern to NewsWatch 12 regarding a property on Hamrick Road across from the Pioneer Cemetery. Some residents in Central Point brought concern to NewsWatch 12 regarding a property on Hamrick Road across from the Pioneer Cemetery.
Global IT outages causes airport problems
MEDFORD, Ore. – The global tech outage has been hitting airports all over the world. With flights being grounded, many passengers who were planning on traveling today woke up to bad news. “We got here probably 4:30 this morning,” said traveler Josiah Hearne, flying to London in order to...
PHOTO FOCUS: Nighttime at the Jackson County Fair
With hot days all week, visitors to the Jackson County Fair at The Expo in Central Point have been treated to comfortably warm temperatures at night. The fair saw 2,300 visitors Thursday, plus 5,200 people came to see Josh Turner in concert Thursday night. Total attendance for the fair, which started Tuesday, is more than 17,500, according to organizers. The fair continues through Sunday night. The fair runs until midnight Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. To purchase advance admission and concert tickets, visit tickets.attheexpo.com/tickets.
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