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A farmworker distribution team works near Ontario in the summer of 2026. Oregon shattered its previous record for total acres burned earlier this month, including the largest single fire in the state's history, located in Southeast Oregon and southwestern Idaho. Editor's note: This story was originally published by Public News Service. Read the original story. As climate change-fueled wildfires continue to burn in southeast Oregon, groups are organizing to support some of the state’s most affected residents: farmworkers. On Thursday evening Ontario Fire and Rescue extinguished a fire that started in a dryer vent at a home on Southwest Fourth Avenue. Firefighters remind residents to clean dryer vents regularly and maintain working smoke alarms. Read moreDryer vent fire causes minor damage to Ontario home Upcoming Treasure Valley events include yoga, book clubs, foot clinics, public meetings and community gatherings in Ontario, Payette, Fruitland, Weiser, Nyssa, New Plymouth and Vale from Aug. 27 through Sept. 2. Read moreMark your calendar: What’s happening Aug. 27 - Sept. 2 Levi Obendorf suffered serious injuries on his family's ranch in Westfall when a horse bucked him then trampled him. Levi was life flighted from Vale to Boise where he remains hospitalized with a collapsed lung, blood in his lung, and multiple broken ribs. Read moreLocal rancher trampled, flown to Boise hospital Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides free monthly books to more than 2,000 children in Malheur, Payette and Washington counties. Following the country music legend’s death at 80, residents can honor her literacy legacy by donating through Four Rivers Healthy Community. Read moreParton’s literacy legacy reaches local children Ontario community organizer Eddie Melendrez is helping provide masks, water and other resources to farmworkers facing wildfire smoke and extreme heat in Malheur and Harney counties. Melendrez says the hazardous conditions threaten workers’ health, rural food security and Oregon’s food supply. Read moreSoutheast Oregon groups aid farmworkers smoked out by wildfires PAYETTE — Golfers will have two opportunities to hit the links while supporting local youth through upcoming Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Treasure Valley tournaments in Payette and Weiser. Read moreGolf tournaments to benefit Boys & Girls Club programs Community events across the Treasure Valley from Aug. 20-26 include civic and government meetings, yoga, social groups, library activities, Toastmasters and local club gatherings in Ontario, Payette, Vale, Fruitland, New Plymouth and surrounding communities. Read moreMark your calendar: What’s happening Aug. 20 - 26 Quanta Services crews building the Boardman to Hemingway transmission line repositioned their equipment to help crews fight wildfires along the Oregon-Idaho border. Read more260819-news-borderfire Ontario High School graduate Giselle Robles-Pacheco has been named a recipient of a 2026 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship and will attend Treasure Valley Community College this fall. Read moreOntario graduate gets Teamsters scholarship to attend TVCC