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Page 2A NORTHWEST East Oregonian Friday, June 19, 2015 Blazes burn in four states amid hot weather The Associated Press :LOG¿UHV DUH FKHZLQJ through parched parts of the West, where temperatures are rising Thursday. Here’s a look at the latest hotspots and what crews are doing to control them. ALASKA 7ZR ZLOG¿UHV DUH burning outside Anchorage, one that tripled in size and forced the evacuation of campsites on the Kenai Peninsula and another in the heart of Alaska’s dog-mushing community WKDW ¿UH¿JKWHUV KDYH NHSW from growing. A blaze in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge ballooned to about 14 square miles as tempera- tures warmed in low humidity. Eight structures — anything from a home to a chicken coop — have been destroyed since Monday. 0RUH WKDQ ¿UH- ¿JKWHUV EDWWOHG WKH EOD]H between a highway and the Kenai River, Alaska’s most SRSXODUVSRUW¿VKLQJYHQXH 0RUH WKDQ ¿UH- ¿JKWHUV KDYH NHSW DQRWKHU ZLOG¿UH DW DERXW VTXDUH miles, this one in Willow, where the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race normally begins. Some residents were expected to return Thursday to the community about 40 miles north of Anchorage. A preliminary assess- Greg Barnette/The Record Searchlight via AP In this June 17 photo, Redding firefighters battle a blaze evening off Buenaventura Boulevard in south- west Redding, Calif. ment showed 132 properties were in the burned area and 26 homes were destroyed, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s Facebook page said Thursday. ARIZONA $VPRN\EUXVK¿UHQHDU a rural Arizona community was contained mainly to a dry riverbed, allowing most of the hundreds of evac- uated residents to return home. 7KHÀDPHVKDYHEXUQHG at least three residences near Kearny, about 85 miles southeast of Phoenix, and torn through nearly 2 square miles of salt cedar trees. A handful of people who live close to a riverbed must stay away because of their homes’ proximity to the ¿UH$UL]RQD6WDWH)RUHVWU\ spokesman Mike Reichling VDLG6RPH¿UH¿JKWHUVZKR faced triple-digit tempera- tures suffered heat-related problems, but there were no serious injuries, he said. CALIFORNIA A Southern California GHVHUW ZLOG¿UH EXUQHG three homes Thursday and another blaze in the San Bernardino Mountains grew to over 15 square miles as smaller blazes erupted in drought-parched areas up and down the state. 6PDOO EXW ¿HUFH ¿UHV burned in grass, trees and brush. $DFUH¿UHHUXSWHGLQ a palm grove in the desert town of Thermal, 135 miles southeast of Los Angeles. By late afternoon, it had BRIEFLY Applications due June 26 for drought funding burned three homes and several outbuildings, state ¿UHRI¿FLDOVUHSRUWHG About an hour’s drive QRUWKZHVW D ZLOG¿UH burning since Wednesday exploded in size in the San Bernardino National Forest. About 400 people, including residents of about two dozen homes and several hundred campers, had been evacuated as the ¿UHEXUQHG%LJ%HDU/DNH 2WKHU¿UHVEHLQJIRXJKW included a 100-acre blaze in Yuba County in the Sierra Nevada foothills north of Sacramento. More than a dozen homes were ordered evacuated after a WUDLQLQJ¿UHIRUVWDWHFUHZV reportedly was swept out of control by gusty winds north of Smartsville. Crews also fought a DFUH ZLOG¿UH LQ 0DUL- posa County; a 50-acre blaze in San Joaquin &RXQW\ DQG D DFUH ¿UH near the Central California town of Bootjack. WASHINGTON $ ZLOG¿UH EXUQLQJ south of Spokane was under control but sent up a massive smoke column in eastern Washington. Brian Schaeffer with the Spokane Fire Department says that air and ground crews got the less than 150-acre blaze halfway contained, Spokane news station KHQ-TV reported. East Oregonian Farmers, ranchers and foresters in Oregon’s 19 drought-declared counties have until Friday, June 26 to apply for federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Up to $2.5 million is available through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to assist producers with improving management practices and sustainability. Funding comes from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and is available only within those counties where Gov. Kate Brown has declared a drought emergency: Baker, Coos, Crook, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Wasco and Wheeler. Priority will be given to applications from the most drought-stricken counties as measured by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Interested landowners should apply to their local USDA Service Center. The RI¿FHLQ8PDWLOOD&RXQW\ can be reached at 541-278- 8049, and in Morrow County at 541-676-9011. Oregon individual health insurance rates to go up PORTLAND (AP) — Health insurance premiums are poised to go up for 220,000 Oregonians who buy their own coverage, according to the state’s proposed rates unveiled Thursday. In some cases, insurance compa- nies proposed rates that were similar to or better than the current rates, but they were told by the state that they must be raised. The state says the cost of medical care has far outstripped revenue, forcing insurers to dip into reserve funds. The proposed premiums are still subject to public comment and formal approval. Under the state’s proposal, the cost for the lowest priced silver plan for a 40-year-old will be $271 per month next year, up nearly $50 from this year, the Oregonian reported , Most insured Oregonians get coverage from an employer or the government, so they’re unaffected by the proposed rate hikes. About 75 percent of people in the individual market, who are affected, qualify for federal tax credits averaging almost $200 per month. Moda Health, which covers more than 100,000 Oregonians in the indi- vidual market, would raise premiums an average of 25.6 percent under the state’s rates. Last year, Oregon avoided some of the big premium hikes seen elsewhere following the implementation of Pres- ident Barack Obama’s health care law. 6WDWHRI¿FLDOVKDYHRIWHQERDVWHGWKDW Oregonians enjoyed some the lowest premiums in the nation. But now the state says those rates were too low. According to the state, in 2014, insurers spent $830 million on medical care for people with individual plans and collected $703 million in premiums. 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 2I¿FHKRXUV0RQGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\DPWRSP &ORVHGPDMRUKROLGD\V “We need to ensure a market that long term is stable, competitive and ensures pricing that is much closer to the cost of delivering health care,” said Pat Allen, director of the state Department of Consumer and Busi- ness Services, which oversees the Insurance Division. To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ (DVW2UHJRQLDQ(USPS 164-980)LVSXEOLVKHGGDLO\H[FHSW6XQGD\0RQGD\ DQG'HFE\WKH(20HGLD*URXS6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 3HULRGLFDOVSRVWDJHSDLGDW3HQGOHWRQ25Postmaster:VHQGDGGUHVVFKDQJHVWR (DVW2UHJRQLDQ6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Mostly sunny, breezy and nice Mostly sunny and nice Partly sunny 81° 52° 82° 52° MONDAY TUESDAY Breezy and nice with sunshine Partly sunny and pleasant PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 87° 57° 86° 53° 83° 53° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 83° 51° 85° 50° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 89° 79° 100° (1961) 55° 53° 38° (1902) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" 0.05" 0.86" 4.99" 6.94" 7.37" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records HIGH LOW 92° 80° 108° (1961) 57° 54° 40° (2010) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" Trace 0.41" 3.14" 4.03" 5.52" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full 5:05 a.m. 8:48 p.m. 8:27 a.m. 10:52 p.m. Last New June 24 July 8 July 1 89° 55° 88° 54° Seattle 71/52 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 89° 57° July 15 Spokane Wenatchee 77/50 81/56 Tacoma Moses 72/46 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 83/51 73/44 64/47 72/44 84/49 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 72/47 83/57 Lewiston 85/51 Astoria 82/54 65/49 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 75/52 Pendleton 73/43 The Dalles 83/51 81/52 80/52 La Grande Salem 77/47 77/51 Albany Corvallis 77/49 80/49 John Day 76/47 Ontario Eugene Bend 87/57 78/48 74/43 Caldwell Burns 84/55 80/46 Medford 86/55 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern Washington: Times of clouds and sun today, but sunnier across the south and in central sections. 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Knute Buehler said the two measures combined allow Oregon women to have the easiest access to birth control in the nation. LONGVIEW, Wash. $3²$¿UHRI¿FLDOVD\V a wood products executive was seriously injured when two 3,000-pound concrete blocks fell on him at his Longview, Washington company. The Daily News of Longview reports that 70-year-old John Leber was ÀRZQIURP6ZDQVRQ%DUN and Wood Products to a Vancouver hospital, where — Pat Allen, Director of the state Department of Consumer and Business Services Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHSP7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — Oregon Senate committee clears birth control proposal Giant concrete blocks injure SW Wash. man “We need to ensure a market that long term is stable, competitive and ensures pricing that is much closer to the cost of delivering health care.” Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 he was reported in critical condition Wednesday evening after the accident earlier in the day. Longview Battalion Chief Kevin Taylor says workers were building a retaining wall using the concrete blocks on top of a soft sand when the wall collapsed. The two blocks trapped Leber’s lower body. With the help of a crane, he was freed in about 15 minutes. The newspaper says Leber is the president and owner of Swanson Bark. A state Labor and Industries spokesman said the department will investigate. 7 5 2 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Heavy rain from Bill will affect the middle Mississippi Valley today. Downpours will dot the mid-Atlantic Ohio Valley and South Central states. Rain will soak the Dakotas. Northwest Washington will be damp. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 117° in Blythe, Calif. Low 34° in Truckee, Calif. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 96 92 86 87 85 92 85 76 95 79 71 70 92 94 74 100 84 78 89 91 77 96 82 109 83 83 Lo 67 74 69 68 58 74 57 57 76 66 55 58 74 60 57 74 58 63 75 74 68 73 68 79 74 63 W t t pc t t pc s pc t t pc pc c s pc s pc t pc pc t t c s t pc Hi 99 90 82 86 80 90 87 70 96 85 83 84 92 87 82 102 83 79 88 89 83 96 92 112 93 82 Sat. 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