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Wilder Fire grows to nearly 17,000 acres
DENIO, Nev. (KOLO) - Update on July 8: The Wilder Fire has jumped in size to 17,000 acres. Original Article: A wildfire that started late Sunday morning near the Nevada-Oregon border grew to more than 7,000 acres late Sunday afternoon with no containment, the Bureau of Land Management said. The...
FOUND! Central Oregon 2024 Hidden Bottle Hunt bottle found in park
Crooked River Park in Prineville. That's where the Zone 4 bottle for the 2024 Hidden Bottle Hunt was found Saturday after going undiscovered for three days. All six bottles, hidden across the state, were found Saturday. Someone only going by the name A.D. from Bend found the Zone 4 bottle....
Wanted: Oregon artists for Keizer's inaugural art fair
The Keizer Art Association has been talking about hosting an art fair for more than a decade, never wanting to compete against longstanding events in Salem and Silverton. But the all-volunteer nonprofit saw an opening this summer when Salem Art Fair & Festival shifted to September and Silverton Fine Arts Festival announced it would be placed "on pause" for 2024.
Blazing temperatures spark two brush fires in Washington County
Scorching temperatures kept firefighters busy this weekend, with two brush fires sweeping fields in unincorporated Washington County Friday, July 5. Responders from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue were first dispatched to a fast-moving brush fire just after 3 p.m. in the 32000 block of Southwest Firdale Road, south of Hillsboro. With flames nearing structures and no fire hydrants nearby, crews upgraded the incident to a second-alarm fire to bring in...
Search underway for teen who went missing while playing in Willamette River
INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (KPTV) - A search is underway for a teen who went missing while playing in the Willamette River in Independence on Sunday afternoon. The Independence Police Department posted on Facebook that a teenager disappeared under water in the Willamette River near Riverview Park just after 5 p.m. Riverview...
Marion County agrees to pay nearly double rates to Reworld incinerator in Brooks
Marion County has signed a six-month contract extension with Reworld Marion, which operates the municipal waste incinerator in Brooks, nearly doubling the amount per ton the county pays the company to take the county’s garbage. The increase amounts to about $1.3 million over the term of the contract, which ends Dec. 31. The...
Audubon Bird Walks July 12-13 Lincoln City: Height of Summer – Birds Nesting from Forest to Shore!
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – Audubon Society of Lincoln City will lead walks in July that explore the varied nesting sites of local birds—from an Osprey nest atop a snag in Nesika Park to crowded rookeries at Yaquina Head. Friday, July 12, 9-11 a.m. Nesika City Park. EXPLORIENCE one...
Still boarded up but not forgotten
So what’s new with the dwelling at 329 Pine St. S.E., which the City of Albany posted as a “derelict structure” two summers ago? That’s what I was wondering when I passed the place on a bike ride on June 28. On Pine Street, there’s a...
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