Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 18th of October.
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🏘️ Community
The Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center held its first harvest festival yesterday to mark 115 years of supporting agricultural research.
The event featured booths on hemp, pear, and grape studies, hay wagon tours, and exhibits at the 81-acre facility in Jacksonville.
🌲 Environment
Firefighters completed building firelines around the 281-acre West Fork Evans Creek Fire by Saturday evening, raising containment to 25% while extending mop-up operations (15-25 feet into the burned area) and planning further work overnight.
Officials said no structures were lost and the cause remains under investigation.
🏈 Sports
Miss Royal Hawk, no. 8 ridden by jockey Jaime Lopez, won the $82,000 Far West Futurity in a 400-yard race for two-year-old quarter horses by turning on the jets near the finish line.
The horse had won a qualifier in June and finished second on the Fourth of July.
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