Cedar Creek Fire Update Size: 114,999 acres Contained: 20% Start Date: August 1, 2022 Origin: 15 miles east of Oakridge, Oregon Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 1,818 Resources: 42 engines 34 crews 68 heavy equipment 10 helicopters West Zone Operations: Crews saw progress with firing operations as warmer temperatures allowed for the[Read More…]
Month: September 2022
Real Estate Corner
By JOY KINGSBURY/for The Herald — There is a cooling in the housing industry. Although some listing prices are being reduced, the interest rates for loans to purchase these homes continue to rise, which will increase monthly loan payments required to accommodate rising interest rates. In our local community there[Read More…]
Monday, September 19 through Sunday, September 25
The following incidents and service calls have been reported by the Oakridge Police Department. Although there may be exceptions, The Herald does not routinely disclose the names, addresses or phone numbers of victims or complainants whose personal information appears on the daily log at the police department. Information identifying individuals[Read More…]
Cattle grazing with virtual fencing shows potential to create wildfire fuel breaks, study finds
By Sean Nealon, 541-737-0787, [email protected] Source: David Bohnert, 541-573-8910, [email protected]; Chad Boyd, 541-573-8939, [email protected] Visuals: https://flic.kr/p/2nNAUrv and https://flic.kr/p/2nNBjHh (photos); https://youtu.be/xbgsoYywfIQ (produced video); https://oregonstate.box.com/v/22-virtual-fence (broll) BURNS, Ore. – The use of virtual fencing to manage cattle grazing on sagebrush rangelands has the potential to create fuel breaks needed to help fight wildfires, a recent Oregon State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research[Read More…]
Bipedal robot developed at Oregon State achieves Guinness World Record in 100 meters
By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, [email protected] Sources: Alan Fern, 541-908-0363, [email protected]; Devin Crowley, [email protected] Video of Cassie’s Guinness World Record: https://beav.es/itE Photos: https://beav.es/ive CORVALLIS, Ore. – Cassie the robot, invented at the Oregon State University College of Engineering and produced by OSU spinout company Agility Robotics, has established a Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 meters by[Read More…]
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