Cedar Creek Fire Quick Facts Size: 114,104 acres Contained: 20% Start Date: August 1, 2022 Origin: 15 miles east of Oakridge, Oregon Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 1,732 Resources: 43 engines 27 crews 65 heavy equipment 9 helicopters West Zone Operations: Northwest Incident Management Team 9 has officially taken command of the[Read More…]
Month: September 2022
New East Lane Venture Catalyst at Oakridge Meetup 1PM
Hello, Hope you are doing well. I just wanted to share the good news with you, and give a warm welcome to the new East Lane Venture Catalyst, Melissa Prestinario. Welcome to the team, Melissa! She will be at the RAIN‘s Entrepreneur Meet-up in Oakridge happening next Tuesday 9/27/22. Please join us at Mane Street Coffee Shop (48296 E[Read More…]
Court strikes down school district ban on political signs
Gary Allen Oregon Capital Bureau A Yamhill County court has struck down the Newberg school board’s 2021 ban on political signs, declaring it a violation of the state constitution’s guarantees of free speech. Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Easterday granted a summary judgment in the case of teacher Chelsea Shotts vs.[Read More…]
Cedar Creek Fire September 25, 2022 Daily Update at 8:30 AM
Cedar Creek Fire Quick Facts Size: 114,104 acres Contained: 20% Start Date: August 1, 2022 Origin: 15 miles east of Oakridge, Oregon Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 1,817 Resources: 44 engines, 28 crews, 68 heavy equipment, 9 helicopters West Zone Operations: Overnight, the ridgelines and higher elevations areas (above 4,000 ft) experienced lower humidity and[Read More…]
Special Fire District … Joint subcommittee meeting of 9/22
By GARY CARL/for The Herald — On Thursday. September 22nd, The Special Fire District Joint Sub-committee met at the Oakridge fire station. Attendance was live as well as by Zoom. The sub-committee consisted of Skip Baker and John Milandin from Hazeldell Rural Fire District. Kelly Packard and Mayor D’Lynn Williams[Read More…]