Cascade District News Today

I must credit the documentary, “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones,” as the inspiration for this article. 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of Stand Up For Jamaica (SUFJ) Carla Gullotta is renewing her call for authorities to track and release all mentally ill inmates from prison. Some of these persons, she said, are lost in the system. Her call comes on the heels of...

Last winter’s snow and its resultant plant damage to my garden is becoming a mere memory now. I have removed the remnants of frozen succulent spoilage and tree branch breakage.

A wildfire was reported Thursday night along Drift Creek Road NE in Silverton. The 5-acre Drift Creek Fire was 0% contained as of 6 p.m.

Crews are working to battle a wildfire located about ten miles southwest of Veneta. As of Saturday night, the fire was estimated to be burning 300 acres of mostly private

Crews are working to battle a wildfire located about ten miles southwest of Veneta. As of Saturday night, the fire was estimated to be burning 300 acres of mostly private

Crews are working to battle a wildfire located about ten miles southwest of Veneta. As of Saturday night, the fire was estimated to be burning 300 acres of mostly private

Winds have been steadily increasing throughout the state as the predicted weather event continues to intensify. Hot, dry conditions with strong east winds at the height of fire season make it easy for fires to start and spread quickly. Almost exactly two years ago, a similar weather event started on Labor Day, and the resulting fires devastated communities across the state. Statewide, Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters are standing ready to do what they do best: find fires early, get to ...