A solution of the vexatious McKay Creek bridge problem apparently was reached at a meeting of the Umatilla County Court Wednesday. Residents of the area, who have been trying for 3½ years to get the county to provide them with a new, public bridge, will pay Gilbert J. Struve, who says the bridge on SW Kirk is a private bridge that the owns, to erect a new structure in place of the present one. Struve, in turn, will pay the county to install the bridge, a railroad flatcar.
25 Years Ago
April 8, 1996
A new subdivision being developed in an effort to ease the housing crunch in Heppner is the first subdivision planned for the city since 1977. The small town in south Morrow County has seen an influx of people in the last year or so, tying up the existing housing market and sending real estate values climbing rapidly. Most of the new residents are senior citizens or people who are looking for the quiet rural lifestyle, said City Administrator Gary Marks. To meet the new need for hous