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The Jefferson County School District’s Free Summer Meals for Kids provides meals weekdays at the Warm Springs K-8 Academy. Breakfast is served from 8:30-9am and lunch 11:30 until noon. Meals are open to all kids 18 and younger. No enrollment is required. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Library looks at strengths, opportunties and resources
I just finished my fifth year as your Jefferson County Library director. Every year at this time, I look back and consider where the library was in 2019 and where we are today. When I started working here, I had a clear vision of what this library could be with a substantial online presence and place in the community. Luckily, everyone – staff and board – also saw the potential, and we've worked hard to re-imagine our library. This library was where people came to...
Juniper Fire quickly stopped at 628 acres
At about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10 a report of a vehicle fire quickly turned into a fast-growing brushfire on Juniper Butte alongside U.S. Highway 97 milepost 106. The fire quickly grew to 628 acres, but has been stopped and is 100% contained. Crews will remain in the area mopping up, supporting containment lines and hitting hotspots. Initially, Level 3 evacuations were in place for homes on Juniper Butte. As...
Fires spark across county, two homes destroyed
On Monday, July 8 in the afternoon, multiple plumes of smoke erupted from the areas around Culver and Madras. It began at about 12:45 p.m. with a fire that eventually destroyed a home and took over a field and vehicle near Jericho Lane east of U.S. Highway 97. No serious injuries occurred, but two people were transported for smoke inhalation. The house is reportedly a complete total loss. While crews...
Train Blamed For Multiple Jefferson County Fires
CULVER, OR -- Jefferson County Fire & EMS responded to five fires in a short amount of time Monday afternoon. The string of incidents started with a house fire on Irving Lane, in Culver. With flames spreading from the building to nearby brush and trees, crews on scene requested BLM resources to help.
Juniper Fire, sparked by Hwy. 97 vehicle fire at Juniper Butte, declared fully contained after burning 628 acres
A vehicle fire along U.S. Highway 97 at Juniper Butte sparked a wind-fanned brush fire Wednesday afternoon that quickly grew to more than 600 acres, closed a six-mile stretch of the highway between Redmond and Madras for hours, prompted evacuations and brought a major air and ground fire attack that got a line around the blaze. The post Juniper Fire, sparked by Hwy. 97 vehicle fire at Juniper Butte, declared fully contained after burning 628 acres appeared first on KTVZ.
Fire destroys Culver-area home, vehicle; Jefferson County, other crews tackle at least 3 brush fires possibly sparked by train
CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Jefferson County firefighters, joined by several other departments from around the region, rushed to stop and put out a string of at least three brush fires in the Culver area Monday afternoon that may have been sparked by a passing train amid very hot, dry conditions.
Jefferson County Fire crews battle two house fires, along with three brush fires believed sparked by passing train
Jefferson County firefighters, joined by several other departments from around the region, rushed to stop and put out a string of three brush fires in the Culver area Monday afternoon that may have been sparked by a passing train amid very hot, dry conditions. The post Jefferson County Fire crews battle two house fires, along with three brush fires believed sparked by passing train appeared first on KTVZ.
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