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Mon 9:40 | Commemorating five years since 2020 Labor Day fires, 80 years since WWII

By Charlie Zimmermann
Published September 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM PDT
On Aug. 16, 2025, Rachelle McMaster visits the Otis, Ore. plot where her manufactured home stood before it was destroyed by the 2020 Echo Mountain Wildfire.
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On Aug. 16, 2025, Rachelle McMaster visits the Otis, Ore. plot where her manufactured home stood before it was destroyed by the 2020 Echo Mountain Wildfire.

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Charlie Zimmermann is the Assistant Producer of the Jefferson Exchange. They plan themed weeks of programming, host occasional segments, produce podcasts, and keep everything running smoothly in “JX-land”.
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