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Medford city council voting on new fire engine
MEDFORD, Ore. – On Thursday, July 11, Medford city council will be voting to approve and authorize the purchase of a new fire engine for the Medford Fire Department. The engine would replace a 25-year-old ladder truck and 16-year-old pump truck. New engine and old engines. 1. Proposed new...
Planned Power Outage to Affect Surprise Valley Areas
Surprise Valley Electric members in various regions, including south of Alturas, Wildlife Estates, Likely, Jess Valley, Madeline, Termo, and Ravendale, will experience a planned power outage for maintenance on Tuesday, July 16th, 2024. The outage will occur from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Members in the Cal Pines area...
Man sentenced to jail in connection with the death of original Mickey Mouse Club member Dennis Day
The family of original Mickey Mouse Club member, Dennis Day, are finally getting some closure in his homicide case. On Wednesday, Daniel Burda, a live-in handyman at Day's home in Phoenix, Ore., was sentenced to four-plus years in prison after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide and abuse of a corpse on Monday.
Over 1,300 without power in Phoenix
PHOENIX, Ore. -- About 1,366 customers are without power in Phoenix right now, according to Pacific Power's outage map. The outage map said the outage was first reported at 3:52 p.m. It is estimated to be restored before 7 p.m. On the outage map, the cause is listed as "investigating."
Residents of small Southern Oregon town frustrated with power outages
Residents of Talent, Oregon, have experienced numerous power outages during the current heat wave that’s baking the Rogue Valley with temperatures up to 111 F. While Pacific Power says it’s part of an effort to prevent wildfires, many residents are wondering why Talent has been so affected. According...
Oregon drought concerns increase following heat wave
With an early summer heat wave hitting Oregon, specialists have concerns for the drought conditions in months to come. June 3 marked the first time since 2019 that the state saw no drought conditions. As temperatures skyrocketed statewide, hitting the triple digits within the first week of July, months to come are looking extra dry. Matt Warbritton, supervisory hydrologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, said these conditions can “create...
Oregon launches new summer food program for children
Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) is a new food benefits program to help shrink the hunger gap when children are on summer break and don’t have easy access to healthy meals at school. Summer EBT started in late June and provides $120 per eligible child to buy food. “During the summer, many families must provide another 10 meals per child, per week,” Oregon Department of Education Director Dr....
TWO PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED AFTER SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT THURSDAY
Two people were hospitalized after a single vehicle accident early Thursday morning in south county. Information from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said at 6:00 a.m. a large SUV hit a tree and damaged a fence in the 900 block of Days Creek Road in the Days Creek area.
New Slate Fire sparks near Limpy Creek, Shan Creek drainages
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Multiple agencies responded to reports of smoke visible in the Marcy Loop, Limpy Creek, and Shan Creek areas Friday morning. With the assistance of ODF, Rural Metro found a new fire, being called the Slate Fire, on the top of a ridge between the Limpy Creek and Shan Creek drainages. Crews cut down a number of trees, constructed a path, and laid down several hundred feet of hose to the fire.
SOCAN Presentation: Nuclear Power – Unaffordable at any Size
Misinformation and disinformation have been the hallmarks of the fossil fuel corporate campaign to undermine climate science and thwart action on climate change. The nuclear industry is not far behind as it constantly tries desperately to sell itself as a viable, if not essential, component of a low greenhouse gas emissions solution to the climate crisis.
Talent Residents are Frustrated by Power Outages During Triple Digit Heatwave
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The triple digit heatwave blanketing the Rogue Valley in Oregon is causing power outages, frustrating residents of Talent. However, they are going to have to exercise patience as outages could continue through to October. Power Lines on Elevated Fire Risk Settings. The outages occur automatically...
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