The announcement was made during a special session held by Talent City Council Friday night.
An executive order was signed Friday, allowing FEMA to conduct a preliminary exploration study on converting two of the four Little League fields at the park.
If needed, the site could provide temporary shelter for 25 to 29 families. According to FEMA, some 130 families that qualify for assistance remain without housing five months after the Almeda fire burned through their communities of Phoenix and Talent on September 8th, 2020.
FEMA said their first pick for building a Direct Housing Mission site is the burn pads of previously standing trailer and RV parks. However, FEMA representative Duke Davis said they must first determine those sites are safe and free of hazardous materials. According to FEMA, the fields would serve as a contingency location.
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A South Medford High School graduate is making a difference one step at a time.19-year-old Spencer Fowler left for college, just 2 days after the Almeda Fire tore through Phoenix and Talent. "When it's in your home town it hits totally different," says Fowler.
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Say they are keeping commitment to seniors, despite doses for educators
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials explained and defended the state’s vaccination priority and rollout during a Friday news conference, while noting the limited availability of doses here and nationwide have led to some difficult choices and public frustration.
“I’m using every single tool we have to get our children back in the classroom this school year,” Brown said, noting a recent study that shows staying in remote learning could result in substantial educational losses, especially in math, as well as the other impacts on families, working mothers and the like.
North and South Medford High School Honor Society groups are hosting a book drive for elementary students.
The joint community service project is collecting English and Spanish language children’s books.
The students ask that the books be in new or gently used condition.
Donations can be dropped off at the South Medford High School Library book depository or the North Medford High School front office.
Books are being distributed on February 11th at both high schools.
The honor students ask books to be submitted before January 29th.
NBC5 News reporter Mariah Mills is a Medford native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. She also minored in sociology.