Holly Dillemuth
Reporter/Regional CorrespondentHolly Dillemuth was JPR's Klamath Basin regional correspondent. She was a staff reporter for the Herald and News in Klamath Falls for over 7 years, covering a diverse range of topics, including city government, higher education and business. Originally from Phoenix, Oregon, Holly earned a B.S. in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism from Southern Oregon University in 2010 and a M.A. in Public Affairs Reporting/Journalism from University of Illinois/Springfield in 2011.
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They left the groceries on the kitchen table on the afternoon of September 8, 2020. My parents and their dog then evacuated safely to my sister’s home in Klamath Falls. That night, my parents wanted answers about their home of more than thirty years. Three days later, my sister and I went home to find out what had transpired. -
A new wood-panel triptych from the renowned artist will be part a social justice-themed art showcase opening next spring in Grants Pass.
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After an unprecedented shut-off of irrigation water in the Klamath Project, ag producers had to scramble to find water for their crops. While many used groundwater wells to make up at least some of the loss, the limits of that resource became clear.
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In the summer of 2020, after racial justice protests roiled Klamath Falls and many other American cities, the Klamath Falls City Council created a task force to examine local issues of racial and social fairness and advise city government on ways to make the city more equitable. Last week, the mayor and city council decided not to continue the group.
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Officials at Sky Lake Medical Center in Klamath Falls have put up a pair of field tents in an adjacent parking lot. The tents are scheduled to begin operating next week as an extension of the medical center’s emergency department, to deal with growing number of COVID-19 patients.
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With school starting next week in the Klamath Basin, more than 170 people gathered under smoky skies Wednesday evening in the parking lot of Henley High School to air grievances about the mask and vaccine mandates issued by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.
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Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls is coming to grips with the same surge in serious COVID-19 infections that has been pushing other hospitals in the region to their limit.
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Brown visited the fire camp and command headquarters on Wednesday afternoon to see the extent of the massive fire and to promise more support for firefighting and wildfire mitigation efforts.
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As the Bootleg Fire in south central Oregon has grown exponentially in recent days, the number of evacuees has grown with it.
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Less than a week after it started on the Fremont-Winema National Forest in south central Oregon, the Bootleg Fire is now the nation’s largest active wildfire. And it's on the move again.
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After an explosive run on Friday and Saturday, the Bootleg Fire in eastern Klamath County slowed its advance Sunday, adding just a little over 6,000 acres, according to fire officials.
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The fire, burning in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Klamath County, has grown four-fold in size over the weekend, and dry, hot, gusty conditions are raising danger levels.
