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Lind Fire fully contained after destroying several homes, seriously injured firefighter recovering | News

Lind Fire fully contained after destroying several homes, seriously injured firefighter recovering | News

LIND, Wash. – After destroying 14 structures Thursday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said the Lind Fire is now fully contained.

ACSO said the firefighter who was airlifted to Spokane is now home with his family and recovering.

Local crews are mopping up and monitoring hot spots.

Last Updated: August 5 at 10:30 am

In a statewide briefing, Washington Department of Natural Resource (DNR) officials said the Lind Fire is not yet contained but is “looking really good.”

DNR said firefighting progress is moving in the right direction and they are optimistic that there will be no more damage to structures.

Last Updated: August 5 at 8:30 am

All evacuations have now been lifted for the Lind Fire, after 14 structures, including six homes and eight other structures, were lost to a quick-moving wildfire. Officials say the fire is now contained and under control, but crews will work through the night to make sure it doesn’t spark back up.

State fire assistance was put in place to support local firefighters who are working to contain it. Ground and air support responded to the fire.

The fire started on the south side of the town and began approaching homes. Adams County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) and Washington State Patrol (WSP) crews are helping with evacuations.







Entire town of Lind being evacuated, 10 homes already lost to quick-moving wildfire




Highway 395 was closed in both directions as well as SR 21 but has since been reopened.

The Red Cross was assisting displaced people at the Ritzville Elementary School.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Check back for updates.

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Australians have the chance to own an entire town and their own pub in East Gippsland just like popular show Schitt’s Creek

Australians have the chance to own an entire town and their own pub in East Gippsland just like popular show Schitt's Creek

Australians have been given a once in a lifetime opportunity to own an entire town, including a charming historical pub nestled in Victoria’s East Gippsland region.

Coopers Creek was settled in the 1860s and has since been the site of copper and lime mining after not striking much luck digging for gold during Victoria’s gold rush.

The small town is set on 11 acres on the Thomas River and consists of 21 lots, all of which are up for grabs to potential buyers.

The peculiar listing has drawn parallels with popular tv show Schitt’s Creek.

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The show follows the adventures of the Rose Family who loses their fortune and takes up residence in the small town of Schitt’s Creek, which they bought as a joke during wealthier times.

Fans of the show or Australians wanting to own a piece of history now have the chance to buy the town of Coopers Creek, which at its height had a population of 250 people.

Mason White McDougall Real Estate expects the town may sell for around $2.5 to $3million, similar to the price of a single home in Melbourne’s Kew or Hawthorn.

Ian Mason, the Director of Mason White McDougal, said the town is the perfect place to live out the dream of starting a business or living off the grid.

“If you have ever wanted to own your own town or be the mayor of your own domain, this is the place for you,” Mr Mason said.

“Whether it’s setting up a tourism business or a desire to live off grid immersed in nature.”

The East Gippsland region is known for its stunning mountain ranges and is surrounded by beautiful bushland.

The town is a haven for outdoor adventures and therefore the region attracts bushwalkers, fishermen, kayakers and campers alike.

Mr Mason also advertised the towns stunning scenery and pristine natural environment as the perfect escape for the right buyer.

“Coopers Creek offers endless opportunities including a break from city life and a change of scenery in one of Victoria’s most pristine natural environments,” he said.

“Like the Rose family in Schitt’s Creek, Coopers Creek could be a life-changing move for the right buyer.”

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Australia

Isisford builds third big yellowbelly statue to reel in tourists

An older man in a yellow hi-vis shirt stands in front of a giant metal fish.

Henry ‘Cocky’ Bignell has spent most of his 89 years in the small outback town of Isisford in central west Queensland.

“I was born and bred here, I put a lot of years away,” Mr Bignell said.

But 12 years ago, when he and his late wife Veronica planned to return home after a stint in Rockhampton, he could not shake the feeling that the town he loved was missing something.

“We were talking about coming back home and I just thought a little town wants something to put us back on the map,” he said.

Since then, his vision to have larger-than-life yellowbelly (golden perch) monuments on the banks of the Barcoo River has become reality, twice.

A giant metal fish made out of scrap and junk sits above bushes.
Scrap from windmills, old cars, and even a Cessna went into this sculpture.(ABC Western Qld: Dan Prosser)

Mr Bignell’s biggest catch is a nine-metre whopper on the road in from Ilfracombe, built in late 2018.

“It was supposed to be 6 meters, but like all fish stories it finished up 9 meters,” he said.

“Not in my wildest dreams did I think it would turn out like this.”

school of giant fish

Construction of Isisford’s third metal marine monument is underway on the opposite side of town.

A man in high-vis holds a document showing an image of the yellow fish statue.
Second-hand 2cm galvanized pipe, angle iron, and new windmill sails will be used in the town’s third big fish.(ABC Western Qld: Dan Prosser)

“It won’t be anything like the other one, it’ll be flat, on a 90-degree angle to the road, [a] good view coming [from] both ways,” Mr Bignell said.

“A lot of the [windmill] sails I’m going to use have never been used, they’re still in the crates that I got them in, so they could be a bit shiny.

“It’ll stand out like nobody’s business.”

Three poles stand in the ground, early signs of construction.
Isisford’s third big fish is still under construction, and Mr Bignell already has ideas for another one down by Oma Waterhole.(ABC Western Qld: Carli Willis)

After years of fashioning fish sculptures for his hometown, Mr Bignell said it had all been worth it.

“I’m still getting messages from overseas people who have driven through and had a look at it and found out who I was,” he said.

“I’m so happy, so proud of it.”

A silver yellowbelly sculpture made out of horseshoes.
Mr Bignell helped a family friend finish building this fish out of horseshoes.(ABC Western Qld: Dan Prosser)

Always a bigger fish

Whether it is oversized attractions or ancient fish fossils, the waterways of Isisford are one of the town’s main attractions.

During the cooler weather of the outback tourist season, residents say hundreds of caravans make themselves at home on the banks of the Barcoo River or at Oma Waterhole.

Such were the scenes at the weekend, when almost 750 people wet a line with the hopes of snagging the biggest yellowbelly at the Isisford Fishing Competition.

A man and a woman hold a damper trophy, beside another woman wearing blue.
Other events at the fishing competition included damper cook-offs, whip cracking, bale rolling.(Supplied: Dawn Bailey)

Isisford Fishing Club president Rob Anderson said the popular event, now in its 20th year, had come a long way.

“Twenty years ago, everyone just had old utes and tents, now there’s that many camper trailers and caravans,” Mr Anderson said.

“It’s a good drawcard, it’s a lot of money coming into the town, and a lot of people come and join it from everywhere around.

“It’s real good.”

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