Matt Knight Flameout
Impressive timing by the University of Oregon to announce its refreshed arena floor. It always did look like a forest on fire rather than a … Continue reading
Year: 2020
Horses in the Oregon Wildfire Smoke
What can horse owners do to prevent illness from Oregon's wildfire smoke?
Headlines have been filled with heartwarming stories of horses being rescued and evacuated from the Oregon fires. The Holiday Farm Fire up the McKenzie River … Continue reading
No Official System to Rescue Animals from Holiday Farm Fire
The community comes together to help animals left behind as a result of the wildfires
As the Holiday Farm Fire reaches more than 161,000 acres with five percent containment, residents who live in communities along the McKenzie River are still … Continue reading
Fire Delays School Start Date
The Holiday Farm Fire raging just to the east of Springfield leads local school districts to move the first day of school to Sept. 21
As smoke chokes the Willamette Valley from the Holiday Farm Fire currently spanning 156,000 acres straddling the McKenzie River, Eugene and Springfield’s three K-12 school … Continue reading
Smoke and PepperBalls
The Eugene Police Commission met on Sept. 10 to talk about impacts of the wildfires and police policy on pepper spray
Between police use of pepper spray and tear gas against Black Lives Matter protesters, a global pandemic that targets the respiratory system and, now, extremely … Continue reading
‘An Unprecedented Event’
Key takeaways from Sept. 10 press conference on Holiday Farm Fire
Fighting the Holiday Farm Fire has been emotional for some firefighters, said Damon Simmons, a spokesperson for Oregon Office of the State Fire Marshal at … Continue reading
Fire: Truth or Fiction
There are a lot of rumors floating around about Oregon's wildfire. If you don't want to fact check them before posting, we will.
With too few personnel out fighting the Holiday Farm Fire — 200 people for a 145,000 acre fire as of Sept. 10 — damaged communication … Continue reading
Wildfire Update: Volunteers Needed at Silke Field, Donations to North Eugene
Volunteer for the Red Cross Wildfire Relief Station and donate to a new site
If you are looking for a way to help out those affected by the Holiday Farm Fire, volunteers are needed at Silke Field at Springfield … Continue reading
Symptoms? Stay Home.
With cold and flu, as well as wildfire smoke, making us feel sick, what do you do during COVID-19?
Your nose is stuffy, your head aches, you don’t feel well, but you don’t feel so bad that you think it’s COVID-19 either. Is it … Continue reading
Our Corporate Congressman
Last week’s piece on Rep. Peter DeFazio (“Mr. DeFazio Goes to Washington (Again),” EW 9/3) ends by saying that his campaign has raised $1.9 million … Continue reading