Fire burns through Cottonwood Canyon State Park, estimated at more than 5,000 acres
The Ferry Fire burning in and near Cottonwood Canyon State park has grown from a brushfire to more than 5,000 acres as heavy winds are pushing the blaze in the steep arid country filled with dry grass and sagebrush.
Authorities recover body in drowning in the John Day River near Cordwood Canyon
Gilliam County, Ore., July 21, 2023 - On July 15 at approximately 8:23 pm, Frontier Regional 9-1-1 received a 9-1-1 text message indicating a rafter on the John Day River had drowned in the area of Cordwood Canyon (river mile 78)
