The John Day Dam, near Rufus, in Sherman County is run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The county’s federal employees account for more th…
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CANYON CITY — Driving up Canyon Creek, south of John Day toward Burns, the devastation is dramatic. The Canyon Creek Complex Fire tore through this canyon, leaving the woods and community forever changed.
PORTLAND (AP) — Officials are starting to report some containment of the wildfire that destroyed 36 houses near John Day, Oregon, but gusty winds were expected to continue on the southeast flank.
PORTLAND — Firefighters and rainfall blunted a grasslands fire that threatened an Eastern Oregon city. Two overnight showers dropped a tenth of an inch of rain, slowing the flames enough for authorities to lift be-ready-to-leave notices given Thursday to neighborhoods at the edge of John Day.
Approximately 20 firefighters from departments around Hood River County have been called up by the Oregon Office of the State Fire Marshall to help fight the over 10,000-acre Grouse Mountain Complex near John Day.
PORTLAND — Oregon state Forestry Department and National Forest firefighting crews were dispatched to the area around the eastern Oregon community of John Day on Wednesday as several lightning-sparked wildfires erupted there, a fire spokesman said.
Weekend Fishing Opportunities: Spring chinook fishing is open above Bonneville Dam. Walleye anglers are having some success in The Dalles and John Day pools. A handful of legal white sturgeon are being caught in the Portland area. Effective April 1, the annual sturgeon bag limit is two legal white sturgeon.
Water levels upstream of the John Day Dam are expected to be lower than normal between March 1 and March 8, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering the temporary closure of Philippi Park near the John Day Dam as a result of increased costs and budget cuts.
