Todd Kepple
As It Was ContributorTodd Kepple has been a Klamath Basin resident since 1990. He was a reporter and editor the for the Herald and News from 1990 to 2005, and has been manager of the Klamath County Museum since 2005. He enjoys volunteering at Crater Lake National Park, the OC&E Woods Line State Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail. He is also a founding member of the Klamath Tree League.
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Fire has always been a threat to lumber mills, especially in the days before modern firefighting equipment was close at hand.One mill in Klamath Falls,鈥�
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As America prepared to enter World War I, military recruiters scoured the West for lumber workers to support the war effort in Europe.A recruiter for the鈥�
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The old National Guard Armory on Main Street in Klamath Falls, Ore., held hundreds of boxing matches. One claimed the life of a young Native American鈥�
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It was expensive in the 1800鈥檚 for the federal government to feed soldiers at remote outposts such as Fort Klamath in Southern Oregon.The Army sought bids鈥�
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Members of the Klamath Tribes gathered along the banks of the Sprague River near Chiloquin, Ore., in March 1990 to revive the nearly lost tradition of the鈥�
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Most small communities in Southern Oregon-Northern California鈥檚 mythical State of 老夫子传媒, had their rough edges during Prohibition. The Klamath County鈥�
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The town of Linkville sprang up in March 1867 鈥� 150 years ago this month -- when George Nurse established a trading post and hotel on the banks of Link鈥�
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Some soldiers at Fort Klamath in the winter of 1867 relieved their boredom by producing a humble, hand-written newspaper they called The Growler. One of鈥�
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Long before strip malls and supermarkets became prominent, an entrepreneur in Klamath Falls offered one-stop shopping for rural Klamath County鈥�
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Over the years, Klamath County has had its share of difficulties keeping criminals safely confined. The county鈥檚 first jail, made of sandstone blocks in鈥�
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Free mail delivery came to Klamath Falls in September 1916.Residents accustomed to making trips to the post office were now able to watch a mailman鈥�
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Farmers and ranchers in the Butte Creek Valley east of Eagle Point searched everywhere for sources of irrigation water in the late 1800鈥檚. They chose鈥�