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Two house fires hit the west end of Mineral County just weeks apart. Ruschel Sage and Todd Oatman lost their home on Jan. 21 (above) and Shawn and Amy Cielke lost their home on Feb. 19. (Photo courtesy of Ruschel Sage)
February 28, 2018
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February 28, 2018 4:33 p.m.
Two homes lost to fires in two months
Two house fires hit the west end of Mineral County within weeks of each other. Near Haugan, Ruschel Sage and Todd Oatman’s new home burned to the ground on Jan. 21. Nearly a month later, on Feb. 19, Shawn and Amy Cielke’s home also burned and was completely destroyed.