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Oregon Wallowing Near the Bottom of Education Rankings
Oregon is lagging well behind most other states in the country in education, according to the latest report released by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation. Using data from state and federal sources, the KIDS COUNT report reveals…
Oregon State Files Gun Control Measure 114 Brief In Appeal Court Asserting Its Constitutionality
After the Oregon Court of Appeal motion by gun owners to dismiss the State of Oregon's motion to appeal the Harney Court Judgment finding Measure 114 unconstitutional was dismissed- as the appeal was delayed by transcript error corrections,…
Is Oregon’s Magic Mushroom Experiment Doomed to Fail?
The hoped for success of Oregon’s trailblazing magic mushroom experiment could be teetering on failure. A year ago, the state became a world leader when it legalized the use of magic mushrooms (psilocybin) in a controlled environment.…
SOU, OIT, and RCC Students: Happy Graduation Day!
ASHLAND, Ore. — Graduation Day in Southern Oregon has seen students from Southern Oregon University (SOU), the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), and Rogue Community College (RCC) take a big step into the future with the completion of…
Medford’s Marijuana Tax-Funded Project Helps Prevent Homelessness
MEDFORD Ore. — Funded by Medford City Council’s Community Initiative Fund (CCIF), an initiative in the city's homeless prevention program that seeks to prevent people from losing their homes through credit counseling is showing a lot of…
Klamath Dam Removal: The Days of Plenty for Californian Commercial Fishermen are Long Gone
KLAMATH COUNTY Ore. — Dave Bitts is an old salt. He can single-handedly bring home 100 salmon a day.
But the days of plenty for commercial fishermen ended a long time. It ended when salmon populations struggled to return in significant…
Medford Drug Diversion: Nurse Pleads Not Guilty Of 44 Counts, Bail Set At $4,4M
MEDFORD Ore. — Former nurse, 36-year-old Dani Marie Schofield, pleaded not guilty in the Jackson County Circuit Court today to a grand jury indictment of 44 counts of felony assault allegedly committed at Medford’s Asante Rogue Regional…
Medford Nurse Indicted & Arrested In Asante Drug Diversion Investigation
MEDFORD Ore. — Following an extensive seven-month investigation by the Medford Police Department (MPD), the Jackson County District Attorney (DA) indicted the nurse, Dani Marie Schofield, 36, alleged to be behind the patient deaths and…
The Public Will Decide the Fate of High-Speed Jet Boats on Upper Rogue River Waterways
MEDFORD, Ore. — A series of community meetings will decide the fate of the use of high-speed jet boats on the waterways of the Upper Rogue River.
Concerns that Jet Boats Negatively Impact Salmon Populations
Many Oregonians…
Historic Jacksonville Hotel To Be Sold To Britt Festival
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — The historic United States Hotel on California & Third Streets in the goldrush town of Jacksonville, Oregon will soon have a new owner to add to its 144 years of history as a deal has been struck between the Britt…