Jackson County Oregon News

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — With the deadline for voter registrations for the May local elections just two weeks away, nonaffiliated voters have emerged as the single largest group, exceeding the number of both Republican and Democrat voter…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Medford-based community health group La Clinica has reached an agreement with Southern Oregon University (SOU) to operate the SOU Student Health & Wellness Center on campus from September. Traditionally offering…

MEDFORD, Ore. — In a lawsuit filed against the city of Medford in 2021 on behalf of 6 homeless plaintiffs in respect of the city’s public camping ordinances, US District Court Judge Ann Aiken sided with Medford on all claims. The ruling of…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Health Care workers who say they were forced to take unpaid leave after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 have taken the Asante health care group to the U.S. District Court in Medford. They are claiming wrongful…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms, sometimes called "magic mushrooms," advocated for use in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in war veterans by organizations such as the NPO Heroic Hearts Project (HHP), are…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Animal Shelter faced the heartbreaking prospect of having to euthanize dogs on April 3 because the shelter had more dogs than its capacity could handle. The participation of the shelter staff who…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Medford, a 56-year-old Medford resident, Wesley Allen Armstrong Jr., is being charged with several offenses, including illegal possession and sale of explosives, and is…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Nineteen Ashland School District staff members, mostly paraprofessionals and education assistants, have been layed off in the face of shrinking budgets. They will vacate their posts in June, at the end of the school year.…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — An increase in emergency medical responses as well as admissions to the emergency department between March 24 and 29 in the county has led Jackson County Public Health (JCPH) to issue an overdose alert for opioid…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Tickets go on sale today (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. for the long-awaited fourth-round clash of the Mills Bowl between the Southern Oregon University Raiders and their Japanese counterparts, the Fighters, from Kwansei Gakuin…