Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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EUGENE: “Focusing on operational readiness and honing in on our research and development” was how Jeannine Parisi characterized the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s plans for counteracting weather-related fire dangers. The utility’s strategic planning manager’s presentation to the utility commissioners last week also noted that “communication is the most important part of PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoffs).” Last year EWEB had planned to increase the sensitivity of powerline shutoffs when...
FINN ROCK: Phase II of the Floodplain Enhancement Project in the Finn Rock Reach is now underway. It is designed to enhance habitat conditions across more than 80 acres adjacent to the McKenzie River by restoring historic floodplain connections between the main stem stream and Elk Creek. The new project adds to Phase I work completed in 2021 that reconnected more than 50 acres of floodplain. Beginning around Thursday, contractors will temporarily reroute a section of Elk Creek into a diversion...
In a report distributed last week, the Oregon Department of Transportation has come up with proposals to address a half dozen problem areas along the McKenzie Hwy. Those sites - from Walterville to Leaburg - were developed as a result of input from a February 9th public meeting, as well as online and other submissions. The first stretches from Milepoint 12.9 to 13.15. It includes the Walterville Canal Bridge and the Page Lane intersection. Between 2016 and 2020, there were seven reported crashes...
Under a grant program administered by the Eugene Water & Electric Board, eligible landowners may qualify for up to $35,000 for septic system upgrades or repairs. People do not need to be an EWEB customer to receive a grant because the utility is administering the program for the entire fire-affected area. Applicants must be the current owner of a property located within the Holiday Farm Fire perimeter and that sustained structural damage or destruction. If the property owner can’t do the work, septic system repairs or installation must be c...
Public safety partners in Lane County are updating their emergency alerting service to the statewide alerting system OR-Alert, which will be called Lane Alerts locally, to send emergency alerts – including evacuation notifications – to residents and visitors. Residents should go to www.LaneAlerts.org to create a free Lane Alerts account and select where and how they would like to receive emergency alerts. Residents can also text their ZIP code to 888777. Lane Alerts allows people to opt-in to...
The Oregon Department of Transportation continues to expand its road usage charge program, OReGO, by offering customers a new commercial account manager option, Ferrovial’s NextMove by Cintra. Nearly 900 drivers participate in OReGO, the nation’s first road usage charge program, where participants pay a per-mile fee based on the miles they drive and can receive credit for the fuel taxes they pay. ODOT’s new partner, NextMove by Cintra will collect and report the mileage driven by parti...
Residents who experienced direct harm from Oregon’s 2020 wildfires are more likely to take steps to mitigate their fire risk in the future, an Oregon State University study found. They’re also more apt to participate in community-helping activities like donating to and volunteering with emergency response groups after wildfires. Disaster preparedness actions for wildfire risk may include preparing an evacuation plan, replacing flammable building materials, assembling an evacuation kit, imp...
Two years ago, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2021, which requires Oregon’s investor-owned electric utilities to phase out fossil fuels by 2040, producing all electricity from renewables—mostly wind and solar. But renewables have a problem: Wind and solar are notoriously unreliable. They must always depend on on-demand “dispatchable” resources, which in Oregon means natural gas and hydro. New hydro is nearly impossible to build, and with other dispatchables outlawed, Oregon could find itself without electricity when it’s really needed...
As we move closer and closer to the next election, and continue to debate the role of the media in American politics, we might want to stop for a moment and reflect on just how fragile our free-expression rights can be. In mid-July 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, which made it a crime to publish false, malicious, or scandalous writing about the government. Despite the First Amendment, which guaranteed a free press and free speech, despite all of the talk about freedom from tyranny, despite all of the newspapers springing up, with the...
The Willamette Meteorite is the most famous heavenly body to end up in Oregon, but it’s far from the only one. Here are some of the others: Sams Valley Meteorite, Jackson County: 1880s and 1890s The area of Sams Valley, about 10 miles north of Medford, apparently was the target of a meteorite that broke up on entry into the atmosphere. There have been roughly half a dozen pieces of it found over the years, including three found in the 1880s by a gold panner, a 15-pound metallic lunker found i...
Reality can get skewed when there are so many sources of information - books, magazines, newspapers, nurseries, and, most of all, the internet and social media open up lots of room for contradiction. So, how do you find the right answer to gardening questions? Experts from Oregon State University Extension Service stepped up to bust some common gardening myths. Read on to get some research-based answers to 10 common misconceptions. For additional questions, call the OSU Extension master...
July 8: 1:13 p.m: Harassment - 92200 block, Carson St. A caller reports that tenants yell at the caller whenever the caller is outside. 11:52 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 36600 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Verbal dispute between husband and wife. July 9: 12:38 a.m: Strangulation - 37200 blk, Parsons Creek Rd. Physical domestic dispute. Male arrested for putting hands around victim’s throat and strangling her. 11:30 a.m: Vicious Dog - 38100 blk, McK. Hwy. Caller reports ongoing issue with neighbor’s black Lab attacking the caller’s dog. Reported that the...
July 7: 11:17: McK. Hwy./Quartz Cr. Rd.. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-Injury/Non-Blocking. July 8: 14:24: Camp Creek Rd./Millican Rd. Smoke Scare. Unable To Locate. July 10: 10:26: 90000 block, Greenwood Dr. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 21:32: 44000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. July 11: 14:48: Camp Creek Rd./Marcola Rd. MVA. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 16:02: 39000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 21:42: McK. Hwy./Milepost 3.8 MVA. Patients...
July 15: 14:15: Medical - Tamolitch Falls. Linn County is contacting Sisters medic. July 16: 17:44: Medical - Old McK. Hwy./Milepost 69. Single vehicle over the side of a cliff. July 17: 11:33: Medical - Tamolitch Falls. Male, Conscious, Breathing. July 17: 14:22: Medical - Tamolitch Falls. Female, Conscious, Breathing....
I don’t drive and have health problems. I have a friend who runs an under-the-table errand service. She is one of my closest friends, so I rely on her. I always give her sufficient money for her time, and she has helped me out in many situations. There have been two times in a row where she has blown me off. Both times she was to take me to a doctor's appointment. The first time she did not call me in advance as she always did, so I called her. She said, “I can’t talk. I’m running out the doo...
When William Houck returns his rental car to LAX, Budget tries to charge him a fee for refueling and cleaning. But he brought the car back with a full gas tank, and it was clean. How can he fight these charges? I rented a car from Budget at Los Angeles International Airport recently. I returned the vehicle with a full tank of gas after stopping at a station a few blocks away. After I dropped off the car, I received a receipt that indicated they would charge me a $90 fuel service fee. I...
Keith Cantrell's new refrigerator is making a loud buzzing sound. GE can't fix it, and Home Depot won't let him return it. What should he do? QI bought a GE refrigerator from Home Depot's website in February. I noticed a loud buzzing noise within an hour of the appliance being installed. While it isn't "hold your hands over your ears" loud, you can easily hear it from across the room. I called to complain within 48 hours of taking delivery that the fridge was making an unacceptable amount of...
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