News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sunday, July 13, 2:30 p.m. Cooler temperatures and up to 1/2 inch of rain over portions of the fire area helped firefighters gain ground on the blaze Saturday night. Firefighters have contained 80 percent of the Link Fire and will work Sunday to construct final containment lines on the western edge of the blaze. Burnout operations on Saturday were very effective at stopping fire progression, according to fire officials. According to a release from the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center, "National Weather Service... Full story
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- Someone damaged a car parked on E. Cascade, possibly using large rocks. - Another car was vandalized on St. Helens Street. - A man turned in a $5 bill that had a note on it indicating something about a rape in Redmond. Deputies turned the bill over to Redmond police for investigation. - Three vehicles were involved in a rear-end collision at the junction of Highway 20/126 at the east end of Sisters. - A deputy arrested a Hillsboro man for drunk driving. - A driver ran off Fryrear Road, hit a tree and left the scene. He was... Full story
The Link Fire sent up a plume of smoke over Metolius Meadows during the late afternoon on Saturday, July 5. photo by Bill Johnson, ImageSharp A towering column of smoke rose into the sky late Saturday afternoon, July 5, as a fire ignited in the forest west of Sisters. The Link Fire, measured at approximately 800 acres, burned on the Deschutes National Forest two miles south of Suttle Lake and five miles northwest of Black Butte Ranch. Fire crews responded aggressively, with heavy attacks from the air by tankers and... Full story
