Burn near Oakesdale school

A controlled burn garnered notice in Oakesdale Oct. 16 as a landowner burned pasture and ditches on three acres along the south edge of the Oakesdale School property. When a concerned citizen called the fire department, two trucks were dispatched. “They watched, and made sure it didn't get out of hand,” said Oakesdale Fire Chief Cory Doneen. “It put off some pretty good smoke. It had some people worried.”...