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Southern Oregon Defective Homes For Wildfire Survivors To Be Replaced, Not Rebuilt
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After the wildfires, the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) built modular homes for 118 families, but the replacement homes were subsequently found to be defective. Instead of renovating these, OHCS …
Lower Klamath Dam and River State of Emergency declared
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors has declared a state of emergency because of water quality issues in the Lower Klamath Dam and River. Presence of Heavy Metals Will Dissipate But the presence of…
Grants Pass Homeless Case Respondents File Scotus Brief
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Written arguments were filed yesterday with the Supreme Court of the U.S. (Scotus) by the respondents in a Supreme Court case that was initiated in Grants Pass, the matter of Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson and John Logan…
Oregon Website Eases Access Amidst Supreme Court Anti-Abortion Hearing
Making it easier for women to access an abortion, the Oregon Health Authority launched a website on Tuesday to provide useful information about women’s reproductive rights. The launch was timed to coincide with an abortion case being…
St. Timothy’s Church Wins Federal Court Battle Against City of Brookings
Brookings, Ore. — St. Timothy’s Church has won the first round of a protracted legal battle with the City of Brookings about feeding homeless people. Brookings took the church to court after residents lodged complaints, saying homeless…
Solar-Powered Trash Cans for Ashland Pilot Program
ASHLAND, Ore. — In an innovative move, Ashland City Council is installing 13 solar-powered trash cans to combat littering and reduce the time spent on garbage disposal. The pilot program costs $145,000 and will be funded by Transient…
Conservationists Oppose “Excessive” Logging in Josephine County Forest – Federal Court Hearing
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Medford federal court will consider the objections of three conservation groups to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) logging proposals in forest land near Williams in…
Portland’s Downtown Office Vacancy Reported To Be Highest In The U.S.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A comparison of the 50 largest downtown office markets nationwide at the end of last year by real estate firm Colliers has revealed that Portland’s central business district (CBD) had the highest office vacancy rate…
Rogue Valley’s Oasis Center To Purchase Property With Medford Homeless Funding
MEDFORD, Ore. — Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the Oasis Center of the Rogue Valley approved last year by the Medford City Council has been confirmed. The Oasis Center will use the funds to buy property in downtown…
Southern Oregon’s Health, Emergency Response, and Manufacturing Sectors Receive Federal Funding…
Southern Oregon will receive millions of dollars in federal funding for improvements to affordable healthcare services, emergency response efforts, manufacturing, and other essential community projects. Details about the funding package…