Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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MCKENZIE BRIDGE: A motorcycle accident about five miles east of Belknap Springs took the life of a man last Saturday. Oregon State Police and first responders from the Upper McKenzie Rural Fire District responded at 2:19 p.m. to the report of a crash involving two motorcycles on Hwy. 126 near milepost 13 of the Clear Lake Cutoff. A caller told dispatchers the drivers were lying in the middle of the highway, blocking whole road. In their initial investigation police reported a blue BMW K11 motorcycle was traveling eastbound and entered the...
EUGENE: The Lane County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday heard an update on how siting tiny homes on private properties might become easier to accomplish. Keir Miller, manager of the county’s Land Management Division gave a background report including a review of how the smaller structures could help recovery and housing needs following the Holiday Farm Fire. “Current regulations enable the use of tiny homes through various permitting paths. However, their use is not widespread outside of urban growth boundaries due to density limitations est...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Officials describe it as a project that will provide a sustainable timber supply, improve forest diversity and manage roads. Opponents counter that it threatens old growth forests. "It" is the Flat Country Timber Project, a timber sale that encompasses 74,063 acres man-aged by the U.S. Forest Service along with 28 acres of private property. Those acres extend from Scott Mountain to the McKenzie River, and include the Boulder, Kink, White Branch and Lost Creek watersheds. In his...
Joseph E. Swards was 16 years old when he left his native Philadelphia as a brand-new apprentice seaman on the barque Geo. F. Manson, bound for Astoria and Portland. He would turn 17 at sea, in July of 1878. By the time he was 18, he would be doing life without parole for a crime he didn't commit. The facts of Joseph's story are clearly laid out in the Portland newspapers, and they read like a 19th-century cautionary tale - the kind that used to be made up to demonstrate the dangers of playing...
Come spring, excited gardeners drive to nurseries, load up their cars and go home to plant. That's tradition. But fall planting also ranks high as a time to put plants in the ground. Nurseries may not be as jam-packed with plants in fall, but as more people push to plant in autumn, garden stores are bringing in more stock at the end of summer. "For trees, shrubs and perennials fall is a great time to plant," said Weston Miller, Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist. "If you...
Sept. 19: 12:45 a.m: Hit & Run - 87800 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. A silver Kia sedan struck the caller’s fence. Oregon State Police was the primary investigating agency. 7:32 a.m: Tree Down - 90300 blk, Thomson Ln. 11:46 a.m: Tree Down - Sunderman Rd. & Marcola Rd. 2:26 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 7500 blk, Thurston Rd. Caller reported a verbal dispute with a male that has been living in a camper in the driveway. Deputies made contact and the parties were separated. 2:41 p.m: Citizen Contact - 45800 blk, McK. Hwy. 4:47 p.m: Assist, follow Up - 5...
Sept. 20: 1:05: 39000 block, Walterville Ln. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 1:49: 37000 blk, Upper Camp Creek Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal 15:34: 51000 blk, Blue River Dr. Mutual. Cancelled Prior To Arrival. Sept. 21: 11:10: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Mistaken Alarm. .Confirmed False Alarm 17:14: 88000 blk, Tiki Lane Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 17:20: 39000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-injury. No occupants, vehicle flagged. 21:17: 38000 blk, McK. Hwy. MVA. Unknown Injury....
Sept. 20: 15:32: Fire Alarm – 51000 block, Blue River Dr. Fire at school, general smoke inside. Sept. 23: 11:26: Medical – 51000 blk, Blue River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Sept. 25: 14:16: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury - Milepost 13, Clear Lake Cutoff. Motorcycle crash just west of Olallie Campground, blocking whole road. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 20th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge, at 7 p.m....
Every time a holiday rolls around, I get a knot in the pit of my stomach. Once again, I'm going to be face-to-face with all my aunts, uncles, married sisters, and everyone wondering why I'm not married yet. I know I shouldn't care what other people think, but... I've been living with my boyfriend for almost four years, just like any married couple, and he won't marry me. We share a house and have pretty good jobs. Adam mows the grass and does other husband stuff. I've wallpapered and decorated...
When Susan Danner cancels her Ireland tour after the COVID-19 outbreak, the operator promises a prompt refund. That was a year ago. Where's her money? Last year, I reserved a tour through Paddywagon, an Irish tour operator. I prepaid $1,219 for a two-day Wild Atlantic Way tour of the Irish countryside. We could not go because of the pandemic. I sent an email canceling the tour in May, more than 28 days before the tour started. Under the terms of the tour, we qualified for a full refund. Paddywag...
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