From Our Files: June 17, 2026

Two “Cat” operators level off the hill above Sweet Home for the city’s new 750,000-gallon water reservoir in 1951. The city water superintendent announced this week one reason there is a water shortage is due to limited storage capacity.

June 21, 1951

 

A new flare-up in the 240-acre Wiley Creek fire southeast of Foster caused fresh consternation among Santiam Lumber company crews which have manned the huge blaze since it broke out several days ago. The fire is believed to be caused by a spark set by friction in a fouled block or other equipment near a yarder. Equipment and felled and bucked timber was lost to the fire.

 

The second annual…

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