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Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: sword-wielding man arrested; Reedsport hatchery vandalized
A man was arrested in Blue River Monday morning after being spotted waving a sword on Saturday. Also, in Reedsport, a hatchery was allegedly vandalized and 20,000 salmon hatchlings were killed. Dylan Robichaud has the weather.
Janelle Bynum and Jamie McLeod-Skinner compete for Democratic nomination in 5th District
This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters May 1. Voters will choose between Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum and attorney Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the May 21 primary election for the Democratic nomination in Oregon’s 5th congressional district, which encompasses all of Linn County, most of Clackamas and Deschutes counties, and parts of Marion and Multnomah counties.
‘It’s pretty exciting’: Sisters nonprofit hangs banners around downtown to honor the graduating HS Class of ’24
A Sisters-based nonprofit, Citizens 4 Community, hung the senior portraits of the Sisters High School graduating Class of 2024 throughout downtown on Monday, and the reaction has been enthusiastic and supportive. The post ‘It’s pretty exciting’: Sisters nonprofit hangs banners around downtown to honor the graduating HS Class of ’24 appeared first on KTVZ.
USFS says CEC to conduct power line vegetation management, fell about 140 trees along North Pine Street in Sisters
Vegetation management will begin next Wednesday, May 1 on about 3.5 miles of existing power line along Forest Service Road 2058, also known as North Pine Street, on the Sisters Ranger District. This section of road connects the City of Sisters with Indian Ford Road to the north. The post USFS says CEC to conduct power line vegetation management, fell about 140 trees along North Pine Street in Sisters appeared first on KTVZ.
Honor Flight: Former Vietnam Army nurse shares story ahead of flight
PORTLAND, Ore. — For the last decade, KVAL has honored veterans by providing exclusive coverage of the South Willamette Valley Honor Flight's trip to Washington, D.C. Dozens of military veterans from our area spend three days in the nation's capital visiting monuments, museums and national landmarks. The flight leaves...
Lebanon firefighters respond swiftly to shed fire
LACOMB, Ore. – Firefighters responded to a shed fire in an unincorporated area of Linn County early on Tuesday, according to the Lebanon Fire District. Fire officials said that fire crews were dispatched to a structure fire at about 12:12 a.m. on April 23 in the 33000 block of Ford Mill Road. Initial reports described the incident as a shed containing livestock that was on fire and responding firefighters arrived to find a 20-by-30-foot shed that was fully involved in fire and spreading to a vehicle parked nearby, authorities said. District officials said that firefighters quickly knocked the fire down and prevented it from spreading to other vehicles parked nearby. The Lebanon Fire District responded to the incident with two engines, three water tenders, two ambulances, and a battalion chief vehicle, authorities said. District officials said that the Albany Fire Department provided community coverage for the district during the firefighters’ response.
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