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Rural Oregon Communities Have a 100+ Year Old Approach to Fighting Wildfire. A New ‘Era of Fire’ Makes Some Worry for the Future.
Canon is a retired attorney who has lived in rural Oregon for most of his life, and in Douglas County for over two decades. The 282 acre parcel of land he owns is part of the 1.6 million acres ...
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Rural Wildfire Risk Doesn’t Stop New Residents
This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to ...
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Rural home deemed total loss after fire
A home in rural Douglas County near Clinton burned to the ground Sunday evening as dozens of area firefighters scrambled to find water to extinguish the blaze. The fire at 938 E. 300 Road began ...
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Some rural small businesses wouldn’t have to register with Douglas County under new proposal; county leaders will vote on it Wednesday
Certain kinds of rural, home-based small businesses wouldn’t have to register or pay a fee to Douglas County under a proposed code change that county leaders will be voting on this week. At its ...
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Rural Oregon sees spike in unsheltered homelessness
Oregon has eight continuums of care, its largest, the Balance of State or Rural Continuum of Care (ROCC) spans 26 counties (Baker, Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam ...