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Mother’s Day fire destroys Jump River barn

Mother’s Day fire destroys Jump River barn
Firefighters from Medford and Stetsonville fire departments responded to a garage fire at W8579 Hwy 64 in the town of Hammel on Wednesday, May 13. The property is owned by Matthew Blackburn of Medford. Sustained winds from the north hampered firefighting efforts with the fire getting under the structure’s metal roof. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
Mother’s Day fire destroys Jump River barn
Firefighters from Medford and Stetsonville fire departments responded to a garage fire at W8579 Hwy 64 in the town of Hammel on Wednesday, May 13. The property is owned by Matthew Blackburn of Medford. Sustained winds from the north hampered firefighting efforts with the fire getting under the structure’s metal roof. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS

For generations the Brooks barn on Hwy 73 in Jump River has been a landmark for those in northwestern Taylor County.

Now, all that remains is smoldering ruins, the result of a devastating bar...

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