A helicopter carries a load of water drawn from Emigrant Lake to the Neil Creek Road Fire burning south of Ashland on Wednesday afternoon. Smoke is in view of Interstate 5, which can be seen below.
By Vickie Aldous of the Daily Courier
ASHLAND — Normally a resource for Rogue Valley irrigators, Emigrant Lake is pulling double duty as a key spot for helicopters to siphon up water and then unleash their loads on the nearby Neil Creek Road Fire south of Ashland.
The scattered blazes and smoke plumes that make up the Neil Creek Road Fire were holding at roughly 250 acres as of this morning, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Read More »
The Grants Pass Nuggets, on a hot streak after finishing second in the Corvallis Tournament last weekend, had trouble scoring runs while dropping an Area 4 American Legion baseball doubleheader to Roseburg Doc Stewarts Wednesday at Legion Field in Roseburg.
Doc Stewarts took the initial game 6-1 before completing the sweep 5-2 in the nightcap. Read More »
A water main break in Ashland has been repaired, and the city's Public Works Superintendent Mike Morrison said everything should be back to normal.
The city said there was a "substantial" break on Wednesday on Tolman Creek Road between Siskiyou Boulevard and Dianne Street, affecting some homes and businesses on Siskiyou Boulevard.
Morrison said the city doesn't have an exact reason for the break, but they happen "from time to time," often due to the age of pipes. Read More »
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