Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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MARCOLA: A Marcola woman with a gunshot wound is fighting for her life in a Portland hospital this week. Lane County Sheriff's Office deputies, Oregon State Police backup troopers, and paramedics responded to the 39000 block of Woods Road shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Friday after 911 dispatch received a report from a man advising that a female had been "inflicted with a gunshot wound." Steven Illmann, 57, made the call and reportedly told dispatchers his wife had shot herself. When police arrived...
The flight to rural America could cause housing headaches; better broadband is coming; children's advocates campaign for free school lunch post-pandemic; and a wily turkey escapes the Thanksgiving platter....
FINN ROCK: "Lots of people don't like government and might be a little bit intimidated by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)," Dametrice Muhammad feels. She's a disaster case manager supervisor for Catholic Charities of Oregon (CCO) and was part of a wide-ranging group of agencies and officials who spent last Saturday offering to help people recover from the effects of the Holiday Farm Fire. Since wildfires destroyed entire towns around the state in September of 2020, CCO has been...
Ethyria, a women's garment line, and Orchid Health, a rural health care provider, both burned up over a year ago. Flames in Blue River did not destroy them despite consuming their physical assets. Anna Bjornsdotter, raised in the world of costume design, had started her "contemporary classics" clothing company over a decade ago. After relocating to the River she had been working out of a studio in the upriver town, while her husband Jose's fine art studio was at their house in Vida. "It has been...
LEABURG: A test of the emergency alert system in the McKenzie Fire & Rescue service area is scheduled for noon on Saturday, November 20th. Residents in the McKenzie River Valley may receive a test alert on their mobile phones, landlines or via email. The messages will include “TEST ALERT” to reduce any potential confusion. Residents should not call 9-1-1 in response to the test alert. “People are more aware than ever before of the need to be prepared for an emergency or disaster,” said McKenzie Fire & Rescue Chief Darren Bucich. “We want to h...
It is with saddened hearts that we postpone the community Thanksgiving meal until 2022. McKenzie Fire & Rescue began serving a community family-style Thanksgiving meal in 2018. As we are all aware, the 2020 pandemic halted many community events. We want our communities to be healthy and strong. Therefore, we have decided to postpone the Thanksgiving meal until a time when we can gather face-to-face and share a meal. Until then, be safe and stay healthy. Chief Daren Bucich McKenzie Fire & Rescue...
Significant reforms in areas like healthcare and environmental protection will be impossible to achieve until big money is removed from Oregon politics. Despite the fact that voters supported Measure 107 and it was declared constitutional, the legislature has yet to impose any limits. Campaign finance reform is needed to ensure that our elected officials are representing the interests of the people who elected them, not the interests of wealthy individuals and businesses who gave large sums of money to their campaigns. Patrick Starns has made...
Our rivers are a powerhouse for every living thing. But for how long? With high demand for water and most of Oregon experiencing drought amid a warming climate, the future of our rivers is threatened. This year, the Deschutes River experienced the lowest period of natural flow since irrigation districts began using Wickiup Reservoir to store water in 1949. In addition to water supply becoming less reliable over time, we also have the inflexible legal tangle that is Western water law — which varies state by state. Western water law is a...
Nov. 8: 7:02 a.m: Unlawful Use of Vehicle - Cedar Flat Rd. & McK. Hwy. 9:15 a.m: Assist, Follow Up – Blue River. 3:29 p.m: Criminal Trespass - 40000 blk, Booth Kelly Rd. 7:02 p.m: Restraining Order Service - 44900 blk, Leaburg Dam Rd. 7:55 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 47800 blk, McK. Hwy. Caller reported that a suspended and uninsured driver was driving a green Nissan Pathfinder. 9:33 p.m: Suspicious Subject – Booth Kelly Rd. & Deerhorn Rd. Caller reported that a white male wearing black pants and a purple jacket was walking along the roa...
Nov. 12: 14:15: Crash, Non-Injury - Hwy. 126E, Milepost 51. A green Toyota Highlander was traveling west negotiating a turn. The roadway was wet and the driver stated she lost traction. The vehicle began to spin, impacted a dirt bank along the roadway, rolled over and came to rest on its wheels off the westbound shoulder. The driver was not injured. She stated she was going 60 -- 70 mph. No state or private property was damaged. The vehicle was towed. Involved: 20-year-old female. 18:05: Agency Assist - 39000 block, Woods Rd, Marcola. LCSO...
Nov. 8: 13:13: 43000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Nov. 9: 9:27: 46000 blk, Goodpasture Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, No Transport 19:09: 41000 blk, Omlid Dr. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Nov. 10: 6:45: 1300 blk, 66th St Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 10:43: 35000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Nov. 11: 2:16: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical Alarm. Accidental Activation. 4:15: 40000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General....
Nov. 12: 04:19: Fire Alarm - 57600 McK. Hwy. Two alarms, both indicating smoke inside. 14:11: Motor Vehicle Accident - Horse Creek Rd./McK. Hwy. Single vehicle flipped, driver is out. Nov. 13: 09:52: MVA - FS 19005 Rd, near Sunnyside Campground. Bus drove off the side of the road, unable to get it out of the ditch. No injuries....
The first radio broadcaster ever to do be sent to prison for cursing on the air was a hard-charging early shock jock known as "The Oregon Wildcat," who kept the city of Portland and surrounding regions glued to their radio sets every evening for most of the first half of 1930. Robert Gordon Duncan was his name, and he broadcast his scandalous but highly entertaining tirades every single day over Radio KVEP (K-Voice of East Portland), 1500 AM. The radio station was originally started in 1927 by W...
Wisteria delivers a beautiful spring display, but this vigorous vine needs plenty of pruning to keep it from swallowing the garden. "Wisteria are very vigorous vines and can climb easily to 30 to 40 feet," said Neil Bell, a horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service. "They can be quite heavy and should be grown on a strong structure." When people see the jaw-dropping blooms erupt in mid-spring, they covet wisteria for their own garden. But, they should first know that in...
Looking at gifts that will enhance TV viewing? Recently, a product called the Amazon Fire TV Cube has become available. However, the Amazon Fire TV Cube is not so simple to set up, and so I have developed this "How to" guide to help other people like me set up a Fire TV Cube for their friends, relatives, or aging parents. I include instructions for how to enable various features I have needed for the solutions I have created for my friends and relatives....
My husband asked me for a divorce a few months ago. Previously he had not communicated all the little things that bothered him. He says he feels he has always come second in my life, second to my friends and to my constant yearning for learning and growth. He held all this in for over a year. He is sorry he didn't tell me, but he feels the only solution is divorce. We have seen a counselor together four times. I still love him very much, and all this has hit me like a ton of bricks. I am so...
ACROSS 1. Lacking imagination 6. Afflict 9. Bob of boxing world 13. From then on 14. Ornamental pond dweller 15. Not asleep 16. Cuzco valley people 17. Overnight lodging 18. 5th of 7 canonical hours 19. *Brothers Grimm language 21. *Language considered to have most words 23. Man's tasseled hat 24. Cross to bear 25. Retriever's word, for short 28. Person, place or thing 30. Like a bow or a racket 35. Pale ____ beverage, pl. 37. It has multiple limbs 39. Mister in Madrid 40. Spare in a trunk 41....
