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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), measles is very contagious, spreading through the air when an infected pers…

Teenager missing from Junction City, could be in The Dalles
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Teenager missing from Junction City, could be in The Dalles

  • By Alana Lackner Columbia Gorge News
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The Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Division, has put out a statement asking the public to help find Payton Brazell Smith, age 16, a child in foster care who went missing from Junction City on April 9. Smith is believed to be in danger, according to the press release.

Vickie Farley retires
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Vickie Farley retires

Longtime Pietros Pizza Assistant Manager Vickie Farley retired Feb. 26. She’s been at the restaurant for more than 20 years. “She has been muc…

Obituaries

Arden Kunhausen

Arden Leslie Kuhnhausen passed away on Nov. 14, 2019, at the age of 84, after a long struggle with dementia. She was born to Amos and Bertie P…

Fire’s aftermath overwhelming
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Fire’s aftermath overwhelming

  • Neita Cecil
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Jessie Godsil, her burned and swollen right arm bandaged from the fingers to above the elbow, chased after her four-year-old, Kiva, in the foyer of the motel they were staying in. “Ouch,” she whispered as she hoisted him into her lap. On Friday, Jan. 18, Godsil had raced out of her burning house on Nevada Street, Kiva in her arms. Her path to the door forced her past the burning sofa in the living room where the fire apparently started. Kiva wasn’t hurt.

Letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor: Barbaric practice

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To the editor: Bring to mind your beloved son or daughter, your precious grandchild or niece or god-child whom you adore. Pull them into your lap, hold them in your arms, and feel their warm head snuggle into your chest. Now imagine your child being dragged out of your arms, kicking and screaming and crying out for you in panic.