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Brush fire warns of firework danger
At about 10 p.m. Friday, June 28 a fire broke out near the Madras Skate Park, and quickly grew to a third of an acre in size. The cause, children setting off illegal fireworks. The fire was called in by a neighbor who saw the almost four-foot flames from her house. Jefferson County Fire and EMS, along with the Madras Police Department responded, put out the fire, and three juveniles were cited by the PD. ...
Bill and Helen Houts named Fourth of July Grand Marshals
The Madras-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Independence Day parade and celebration is Thursday at Sahalee Park, with the parade kicking off at 10 a.m. Bill and Helen Houts, long-time Madras residents and community members, have been named the parade’s Grand Marshals. Bill grew up in Madras, while Helen is from Cottonwood, California. While attending Shasta College in Redding, she met Bill, who attended Oregon State University and was in town...
Crews respond to blaze that guts main portion of Oregon home
CENTRAL OREGON — Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue along with crews from Redmond Fire, Cloverdale Fire and Jefferson County Fire & EMS responded to a residence on SW Sage Hen Road for a reported explosion and structure fire Saturday night. According to Crooked River Ranch Fire, the fire...
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