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Death notice: Dean Bardell Frazier. Three contested Grant County races on the Nov. 5 ballot. Public safety log: Oct. 14, 2024. New team taking command of Rail Ridge Fire this week. ODOT seeks input on John Day traffic light. More than 500 formerly homeless Oregonians have found housing this year.
Obituaries | bluemountaineagle.com
Death notice: Bonnie LaVonne (Deardorff) Pickle. Death notice: Adam Garrett Jennings. Death notice: Charles McKinnon. Death notice: Merle Jane Metcalf. Death notice: Michael Lindsey Wenick. Death notice: Peggy Ann Clark. Death notice: Stanley Lawrence McKay. Death notice: Garnet Lucile Shank. Death notice: Verlene Davis.
Death Notices | bluemountaineagle.com
Oct 1, 2024 · Death notice: Luke Litwiller. Sep 25, 2024. Luke Litwiller, 24, of Dumas, Arkansas, was found deceased on Sept. 24, 2024, at Magone Lake in Grant County. Burial services will be held in Arkansas in the near future. To leave online condolences for Luke's family, please visit www.driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Rail Ridge Fire reaches 164,000 acres, 61% containment
Sep 25, 2024 · The head of the Rail Ridge Fire on Sept. 4, 2024. DAYVILLE — Despite modest fire growth, containment also continues to expand around the Rail Ridge Fire in southwestern Grant County, fire managers reported in an update on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The fire burning just south of Dayville now covers a little over 164,000 acres and is 61% contained.
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UPDATED: Grant County tallies the damage from summer wildfires
Sep 30, 2024 · UPDATED: Grant County tallies the damage from summer wildfires. A fire crew with a brush tender works on suppressing the rail Ridge Fire. The blaze has been burning south of Dayville since Sept. 2. Cows graze on freshly laid hay between two plots of scorched earth on Sept. 4, 2024. A firefighter uses a drip torch to set a back burn on the Rail ...
Public safety log: Oct. 14, 2024 | News | bluemountaineagle.com
3 days ago · Stock image. 123RF. Public safety log: Oct. 14, 2024 (Street address numbers are omitted for privacy concerns) Download PDF. Blue Mountain Eagle. Justin Davis is a reporter for the Blue Mountain Eagle and can be reached at 541-219-6266 or at [email protected].
Meet the candidates | News | bluemountaineagle.com
3 days ago · Heather Sank, Vernon Pifer and Ed Newby are hosting a candidate meet-and-greet from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14 at the John Day Senior Center. All three are candidates in John Day's upcoming city council election. Blue Mountain Eagle.
Shooting the Breeze: The .35 Whelen | Outdoors
Oct 5, 2024 · The .35 Whelen is an affordable choice for hunters who need a heavier bullet. Dale Valade/Contributed Photo. It is a bit of a mystery to me as to just why .358-caliber rifle cartridges have been such a red-headed stepchild in our country. The .35 WCF in the Winchester Model 1895 levergun was a somewhat popular choice up north for moose and bear.
Shooting the Breeze: Colt vs. High Standard | Outdoors ...
Sep 7, 2024 · The High Standard Sport King, left, and Colt Woodsman set the bar in .22 auto pistols in the 1920s. Ernest Hemingway used to entertain party guests by shooting the end of a lit cigarette out of their mouths with his Colt Woodsman. Either they were extremely trusting or extremely inebriated to willingly participate, but were it not for the ...