Lane County Veteran Services is available to assist with any questions regarding VA benefits or health care. Please do not hesitate to call with any inquiries about current benefits or eligibility or even to just get general information about what may be available. Also, there are some veteran-specific emergency financial assistance programs. The Oregon Department of…
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is excited to introduce the deputies and sergeant assigned to the newly formed McKenzie River Law Enforcement District! Deputy Russ Olson and Deputy Tom Speldrich will be patrolling the McKenzie River Valley, along with Sergeant Steve Sieczkowski (or “Ski” for short). Deputy Olson served as the resident deputy in the…
Visit https://judycasad.withwre.com/art-auction To support cleanup efforts in the McKenzie River Valley due to the Holiday Farm Fire All Art 100% Donated by Artist Judy Casad Where & When The first event starts Friday December 4th Deadline to bid – Monday December 7th at 5:00 PM. BID HERE – YouTube Video Ongoing Auctions will be announced….
We have some exciting updates regarding the grant funds Lane County will be receiving from the State of Oregon. First, the application will be going live 5pm today, Thursday, December 3rd on the Community LendingWorks website communitylendingworks.org/emergency-grants/ and will remain open through Sunday, December 13th. The application will be streamlined to take businesses approximately 5…
Source: McKenzieRebuilds.org We are hearing reports from Holiday Farm Fire survivors that their applications to FEMA for individual assistance were denied. It is important that you know you have the right to appeal if you are denied. Often denials are because FEMA is missing a piece of information or document. Some common reasons for denial…
Source: KVAL.com By Angelina Dixson Christmas came early for the McKenzie School District, in the form of a $200,000 donation. The district serves the communities hardest hit by the Holiday Farm Fire. Blueair, a national air purifier company, is donating the money on this Giving Tuesday. “One of the biggest needs still in the McKenzie…
Source: RegisterGuard.com By Adam Duvernay Residents rebuilding after the Holiday Farm Fire soon will have a place to borrow chainsaws and other tools thanks to a timber and agriculture worker advocacy group. Timber Unity, a natural resources industries activism organization, has donated funds and tools for the beginning of a lending library in Blue River…
Source: Wyden.Senate.gov U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged Senate leadership to include extensions of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs in the next coronavirus relief package. Both of these programs are set to expire on Dec. 26,.Wyden and Merkley noted in their letter along with…
Orchid Health’s mobile clinic will be in Eugene once a week starting on the 14th Dec. to help McKenzie River residents who are still based in the city. The Clinic will be located in the SW corner of the parking lot at the Trillium Building, 555 International Way on the 14th Dec. then returning after…
Oregon residents who lost access to waterand sewer servicethrough their private wellsand septic systemsdue to the September wildfirescould be considered for financial assistance under FEMA’s Individualsand Households Program. Residents in Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Marion counties designated for federal assistance to individuals and households due to 2020 wildfires may be eligible…