Blue River News

This is a press release courtesy of Oregon State Police A Springfield-area Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division trooper known for having "an outstanding ability to place himself in the right place at the right time" received the division's 2008 "Fish & Wildlife Division Officer of the Year" award.

Remember when your parents would throw you and your siblings in the backseat of the car and take a long drive? Maybe you enjoyed those trips.

Highway 126E was closed for about 15 minutes for LifeFlight landing purposes. Photos of crash scene: Oregon State Police - Police say four members of a Springfield family were injured, two seriously, Friday afternoon in a single vehicle crash on Highway 126 about ten miles east of Blue River.

Mill City is on the list in a bi-state project that will create National Geographic storytelling maps of the rural Central Cascades for a new movement in sustainable travel called geotourism.

59296 Belknap Springs Road, McKenzie Bridge; 541-822-3512, www.belknaphotsprings.com • Holiday Farm Resort.

When winter storms strike, utility crews are among the hardest working people. So far this week, there's only been scattered power outages in rural Lane County, but crews are ready for the next round.