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Large blazes create strain on firefighting resources
Crews are scrambling to gain control of a nightmarish wildfire that’s devoured more than two dozen homes, scattered…
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One vet saves another’s life
Mike Mannell’s friend woke him up as fire approached By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle CANYON CITY –…
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Airman loses shop to fire
CANYON CITY — James Dunn, an active-duty airman, was coming home from Michigan, where he is stationed, when…
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Berry Creek Ranch home saved
CANYON CITY — Gordon and Julie Larson’s home in the canyon at their Berry Creek Ranch was saved,…
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Retirees find home is safe, and the cat
On Aug. 14, Julie and Dennis Reynolds heard through the grapevine that their home, beyond J-L, had been…
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Neighbor saves one house but loses his own
Bryan Nelson gets tears in his eyes when he thinks about his neighbor’s loss. He calls Mike Mannell…
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‘We’re rising from the ashes’
JOHN DAY — Jason Wright piled socks, underwear, jeans and shirts in a shopping cart in the Pavilion…
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Friends save home in the middle of fire
Sam Palmer, of Seneca, who lost three houses in the Canyon Creek Complex, helped to save his best…
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Fire roars through canyon like a locomotive
CANYON CITY — The 90 antique cookie jars and antique player piano that once were on display at…
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Donations flow to the Pavilion
JOHN DAY — Only two weeks ago, the Pavilion at the Grant County Fairgrounds was filled with vendors’…
