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A family and their dog escaped a house fire after the power supply to a water fountain on the front porch exploded.

A pre-kindergarten class at the LCC Child and Family Center touched, smelled and climbed on a 1,050-pound pumpkin, exploring what farmer Thad Starr had grown, on Oct.

Starr's pumpkin finished at a record 1,528 pounds. Starr won last year with a pumpkin that that was four pounds lighter and also set a record.

Thad Starr's giant pumpkin really began putting on weight in August _ a lot of weight.

The pumpkin gained about 30 pounds a day on its way to victory Monday at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay.

Starr's pumpkin finished at a record 1,528 pounds. Starr won last year with a pumpkin that that was four pounds lighter and also set a record.

Starr, of Pleasant Hill, Ore., bought a trailer to transport the pumpkin. It has a circumference of 15 feet.

He says his secret to growing big pumpkins is good soil: 'We really pamper them.'

Starr's pumpkin finished at 1,528 pounds, beating the contest record he set last year by four pounds.

When she began her career as a Spanish teacher at North Eugene High School 23 years ago, two experienced colleagues "kind of took me under their wing," she said, steadying her through what might otherwise have ...

Life is sweet when you can turn a hobby into a successful business, and perhaps doubly so when your product tastes good with peanut butter.

Do you drive a turquoise four-door sedan? Were you parked near milepost 3.5 on Hills Creek Road any time between July 14 and July 16? You might be able to help shed some light on the death of a Springfield ...

Do you drive a turquoise four-door sedan? Were you parked near milepost 3.5 on Hills Creek Road any time between July 14 and July 16? You might be able to help shed some light on the death of a Springfield ...

Do you drive a turquoise four-door sedan? Were you parked near milepost 3.5 on Hills Creek Road any time between July 14 and July 16? You might be able to help shed some light on the death of a Springfield ...

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A motorcyclist reported missing last weekend died Thursday after leaving the road and colliding with several trees while crashing down an embankment.

BLUE RIVER: A structure fire in Blue River last Tuesday drew a response from nine fire departments. According to Blue River Fire Chief Gene Flint, "Responding crews totaled about 40 people and were from the Blue River Fire Dept. - 1 engine, Upper McKenzie RFPD - 1 engine and tender, McKenzie Fire and Rescue - 3 engines and a tender, additional personnel from McKenzie Fire and Rescue, Lowell FD, Pleasant Hill FD, Dexter FD, Santa Clara FD, Goshen FD, and Coburg FD."

The fire was reported by the neighbor Monty Wilson at about 11:30 a.m., when smoke was showing from the roof of the manufactured home at 51211 McKenzie Highway. The home, owned by Brandon and Cindy Rux, was a total loss although some personal items were saved, according to Flint.

Katie Barr McCurdy could have packed it in, and no one would have blamed her. On March 17, 2003, on their way to work at Pleasant Hill High School, McCurdy, her husband Patrick and their two-year old daughter , ...

Everette L. Galloway, 89, of Pleasant Hill died Monday, May 12, 2008, in Illini Community Hospital, Pittsfield.

"The thought of trucks going up and down that hill is more than I can take"

Wednesday, May 4, 1988 Neighbors continue to battle over quarry Longtime residents of Molitor Hill Road north of Cottage Grove want their neighborhood to return to the quiet, peaceful place they envisioned when ... via Cottage Grove Sentinel

Siuslaw Bank, the Group's primary subsidiary reported earnings of $1,205,400 compared to $1,202,100 for the same period last year, virtually unchanged. via PR-inside.com

"I can get the piles hotter than I can with manure"

Ah, hot coffee: good for the soul, good for the soil. Experiments in Lane County suggest that nitrogen-rich coffee grounds could play a role like manure in cooking compost - breaking down organic matter so that ... via Kpic.com