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Ground broke late last month for the O’Brien Memorial Library in Blue River. The previous building was destroyed in the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire.
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Several draft concepts for rebuilding the fire-ravaged community of Blue River will be presented by Lane County officials on Nov. 8. Local input is encouraged.
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Three years after a health clinic in rural eastern Lane County burned down in the Holiday Farm Fire, it is finally being rebuilt.
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The fire-ravaged community of Blue River is getting six new homes, to help rebuilding efforts.
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A restoration project on the McKenzie River is finding success at providing habitat for endangered Chinook salmon to lay their eggs.
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, and Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch were given the latest updates on the immediate wildfires east of the Eugene-Springfield area.
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The Bedrock, Lookout, and Salmon fires have all continued to burn away, helped in part by recent gusts and extreme heat. But relief workers are doing their best to contain the spread of misinformation and disinformation about the incidents, as well as give some pointers on donations.
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Oregon’s Office of Resilience and Emergency Management announced it has closed its long-term shelter program from the 2020 wildfires.
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A new child care center is meant to fill a critical gap in the McKenzie River community.
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Roughly two years after the devastating blaze, recovery efforts from the Holiday Farm Fire continue in the McKenzie River Corridor. One tool does a fresh take on the “lemons to lemonade” proverb, by taking one by-product of salvage efforts and converting it into something useful.
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A Blue River resident and disaster relief worker says the town is just about a third rebuilt, since being leveled by 2020’s Holiday Farm Fire.
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McKenzie Valley residents who lost their septic systems to the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire can now get money to replace them.