Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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THURSTON: Police responding to a report of a very slow vehicle last Thursday found a line of about 30 cars had built up by the time they caught up with it. Initially, the caller had reported he was behind an eastbound Kia near the Walterville Elementary School. A Lane County Sheriff's Deputy was finally able to get the driver of the cream-colored Kia Soul to stop before directing the driver to pull into the Ike's Pizza parking lot by Leaburg Lake. The driver reportedly almost ran over a deputy...
MT. JEFFERSON: The family of a pilot killed in an accident in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness got some help from a GoFundMe campaign, according to Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan. The sheriff reported on October 20th that her office had continued to assist in the recovery of a plane that was lost near Mount Jefferson. At 4:14 p.m., on September 22nd, two hikers who had been on the Pacific Crest Trail reported they heard the crash and said they could smell fuel but did not see an airplane....
BLUE RIVER: The McKenzie Valley Wellness (MVW) non-profit got some good news last week from the Oregon Dept. of Justice. In their determination, the DOJ said they’d received “sufficient information and otherwise addressed our questions outlined in the Order. We do not intend to take any further action at this time.” According to MVW president Val Rapp, “the DOJ requested only that McKenzie Valley Wellness send them confirmation when MVW members vote on a proposed new board composition policy, drafted by MVW’s attorneys in response to the DOJ’s...
EUGENE: No matter what commissioners finally decide on the fate of the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s Leaburg hydroelectric plant it is still likely to cost anywhere from $50 to $100 million more than what they’d expected. During a four-hour work session last Tuesday EWEB’s staff told the board those projections would be part of an updated report they could expect to receive next month. The additional costs would cover anticipated upgrades to EWEB’s Walterville Canal likely to be required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Both facil...
The Forest Service is now accepting scoping public comments through November 14th for its proposal to develop a trail-wide comprehensive plan and associated environmental analysis for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, extending the original scoping public comment period by 15 days. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail was designated by Congress as part of the National Trails System in 2009 and is one of the nation’s newest national scenic trails. The trail covers a route of approximately 1,200 miles, from the Continental D...
The Oregon Board of Forestry approved more than 100 changes to the Forest Practices Act at a special board meeting on October 26th. The rule changes will impact timber harvest activities on more than 10 million acres of private and non-federal forests in the state. “The rules we adopted are just one of a great many changes coming from the Private Forest Accord that will advance how Oregon protects its natural resources and responds to the climate change crisis, while also providing some stability for the communities and economies that rely on t...
Opening up the Santiam Pass By M.J. Nye In the fall of 1880, a Company was organized to build a wagon road over the Cascade Mountains via what is now known as the Santiam Pass. Little or nothing was known about the country at the headwaters of the south Santiam, along which the road was later built; for it is supposed that no white man had ever crossed the Cascade Mountains at this point until 1859 when Andrew Wiley led a company of men across. Wiley had previously led a band of emigrants from...
Oct. 21: 5:52 p.m: Threat, Harassment - Camp Creek Rd. & Skyhigh Dr. Complainant advised the squatters camp on Camp Creek made threat if caller didn’t stop harassing them. No crime, property owner is going through eviction process. 7:07 p.m: Criminal Mischief - 37800 blk, Upper Camp Creek Rd. Complainant believes ex-wife is attempting to break into home. House in both of their names. Ex-wife cited for Harassment. Male cited for Reckless Endangering. 10:40 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 39400 blk, Mohawk loop Rd. Tenant and landlord dispute, P...
Oct. 24: 9:29: 35000 block, Camp Creek Rd. Public Assist. Traffic Control Provided. 17:43: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Illegal Burn. Investigate, Fire Extinguished. Oct. 25: 12:03: 42000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Heart. Patient Refusal. Oct. 27: 1:34: 51000 blk, McK. Hwy. Public Assist. Lift Assist. 23:52: McK. Hwy./Camp Creek Rd. Subject Down. Unable To Locate. Oct. 28: 18:15: McK. Hwy./Milepost 44. Mutual Aid. Disregarded. Oct. 29: 10:16: McK. Hwy./N. Gate Creek Rd. Legal Backyard Burn Pile. McK. Fire & Rescue will hold its monthly Board of Directors...
Oct. 24: 23:07: Brush Fire – 54000 block, McK. Hwy. Passerby reports a tree on fire, embers going up the trunk, no flames visible. Oct. 28: 19:02: Fire - McK. Hwy./Milepost 44. Report of flames & smoke near the highway, on the east side. It did not appear to be a structure involved but caller did not stop. Oct. 29: 14:23: Check Smoke – W. King Rd./E. King Rd. Caller is seeing white smoke coming through the trees. 18:32: Medical - 57041 N. Bank Rd. Male, Conscious, Breathing. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its mon...
Just as we begin to think about wrapping things up in the garden for the season, slugs slither out of their homes underground to lay their eggs for next year. That means it's time again to slug it out with one of the gardener's most familiar, frustrating, and certainly slimiest pests. "What slugs want is a place that's warm and moist," said Claudia Groth, an Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardener. "That's why spring and fall are when they're most active. They'll be coming out...
I was listening to a woman author on TV. Paraphrasing her, she said something like, "If you were happy 50 percent of the time, you had a good marriage." I am in a marriage with an alcoholic who is in recovery. I deal with lies, broken promises, rage, and denial. You know the profile. We have been through a turbulent decade. I learned many lessons about myself. I have grown. My husband is still in denial about his role in our problematic relationship. He wants out. I suspect he is running away...
Steven Pearson's Whirlpool refrigerator doesn't work. It's also leaking and has caused $4,200 in damage to his kitchen floor. Why won't Whirlpool respond to his request for help? I need help with a Whirlpool refrigerator that has damaged my kitchen. I have experienced nothing but issues with the appliance since I got it in 2020. The ice maker doesn't work. The leaky refrigerator caused $4,200 of damage to my kitchen floor. Whirlpool asked me to fill out a claim form, which I did. But I have not...
When Lufthansa cancels Nancy Plasschaert's flight, her online agency offers her a full refund. But almost a year later, the airline is still holding onto her $3,450. How can she get her money back? I booked four Lufthansa tickets from Brussels to San Francisco through Kiwi.com in 2021. Lufthansa canceled the flight. Kiwi.com offered to request a refund. We have received two automated responses so far, but no refund. I have not yet contacted Lufthansa directly since Kiwi.com is our online travel agency. It's been a year since Kiwi promised to...
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