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Family cat dies in house fire caused by stovetop KPTV/Dallas Fire & EMS     DALLAS, OR (KPTV) — Fire crews say a family cat died on Saturday morning after a house fire in Dallas. Just before 10 a.m. neighbors to 288 Southwest Applegate Trail saw smoke, heard the smoke alarms sounding from inside the house and called 911. Dallas Fire & EMS responded and when they arrived immediately requested a 2nd alarm because there was a large column of smoke coming from the house. There was conflictin...

APPLEGATE VALLEY, Ore. — A local author’s book about re-enacting travel along the Oregon Trail with a wagon train has recently been published. Life along the Applegate Trail: A Tale of Grit and Determination debuted March 8th with hardcover and paperback. The author, local woman Linda Lochard, used her re-enactment experience along with 1846 diary entries from real pioneers to create her novel. “It’s been really interesting because everyone needs something from a book, whether that’s ...

APPLEGATE VALLEY, Ore. — If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to travel with a wagon train across the trails of Oregon, a local author is writing a book about her experience doing just that. Back in 1993, Linda Lochard decided she wanted to ride into town on a wagon to commemorate the then 100 year celebration of the Oregon Trail. “I climbed in on the wagon and I never wanted to get off,” she said. Lochard spent the next 3 years preparing to live life as a pioneer. “We did become...