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Oregon Sports Hall of Fame

The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting to former Oregon State Beaver Football stars.  The 40th induction ceremony will be held virtually and broadcast live on Portland’s KGW-tv on September 26th.  the two Beavers are Craig Hanneman and Rockne Freitas.  Hanneman, is from Salem and played at Oregon […]

Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire Update – September 3, 2020

Overnight firefighters completed a successful burnout operation on the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 fire.  Crews removed about 10 acres of unburned fuel between the fire perimeter and established fire line according to the ODF daily briefing.  As of this morning the fire is reportedly 30% contained and today crews are […]

OSU Running Back on Watch List

OSU Running Back on Watch List Redshirt Junior Running back from Oregon State, B.J. Baylor has been named to the watch list for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.  The award is given to the nation’s top offensive Player with ties to the state of Texas.  Baylor is a native […]

Air Quality in Mapleton Degraded Air quality for residents in the area surrounding the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 fire is degraded.  Travis Knudsen from the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency says even without sensors in the area the presence of heavy smoke is a danger to health. “It’s pretty easy […]

Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire Update

Lane County has announced the closing of Sweet Creek Road to milepost 3 in Mapleton due to increasingly dangerous conditions on the roadway.  Debris continues to drop on the road as a result of fire and firefighting efforts in the area.  A detour has been set up that accesses Sweet […]