Pioneer Portraits - August 27, 2015

Ten Years Ago

September 1, 2005

A signal from an aircraft emergency locater transmitter (ELT) was detected and located near Waitsburg on July 20 by members of several Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Squadrons. The ELT, transmitting from a parked aircraft, was a false alarm.

AS firefighting resources continue mop-up operations in the School Fire area, the need for road, trail and area closures were evaluated and eased to accommodate public access late last week. “There is still a lot of firefighting activity taking place within the fire perimeter and we can’t allow unrestricted public access until hazar...