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My family buried our mother, Jennie Whitepigeon Rickert Wicker, on Friday. Typically for my opinion pieces, I’m searching throughout the week for inspiration to write about a topic that I believe matters to Native Americans and improving our lives. This week, I will make an exception because when it comes to inspiring me, my mother was at an entirely different level for as long as I remember.
The Oregon Department of Forestry is continuing mop-up operations across the Westside Complex fires. With swift response times, ODF is relying on its numerous resources.
August 20, 2022 12:30 p.m. Containment lines are holding across all fires in the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District as forward progress continues across incidents in Josephine and Jackson counties. Public Information Officer Natalie Weber said of the 54 fires ignited by
The Cedar Creek Fire burning near Waldo Lake has grown to 5,618 acres with no containment, according to InciWeb, the interagency incident management website.
The Rum Creek Fire north of Galice, where a firefighter from Talent was killed on Thursday, is not contained and has spread to 60 acres. Meanwhile, the number of fires burning in the Rogue River-Siski...