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All tagged Highway 197 closed
Local landowners and firefighters work through the night to stem Larch Creek Fire which has grown to some 10,000 acres. Heavy winds on Wednesday, July 10, sent embers across Highway 197, igniting areas of the canyon along the roadway just north of Tygh Valley.
