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2.4 GW Offshore Wind Energy Project Opposed In Brookings
BROOKINGS, Ore. — Following a letter of opposition by the Brookings City Council to the Bureau of Energy Management (BOEM) about the latter’s Offshore Wind Energy Project on Monday, it is likely that the council will formally oppose the…
Officials are Tight-Lipped as Investigations Continue into the Asante Fentanyl Hospital deaths in…
MEDFORD, Ore. — Officials remain tight-lipped about developments in the Asante Hospital fentanyl death scandal which led to a CEO of the medical group being escorted from the premises under the watchful eyes of three security guards, a fact…
Southern Oregon Old Growth Forest Road Plans Canceled: Tree Sitters Claim Victory
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — On Monday the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that plans to build a road by logging company, Boise Cascade Wood Products that would have seen old-growth trees felled in Josephine County to make way for the…
All Eyes On Monday’s Grants Pass Homeless Supreme Court Case
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Rogue Valley will come under close watch on Monday as the Supreme Court hears the Grants Pass homeless case that centers around public spaces used by people with nowhere else to go, and puts city ordinances under the…
A New Shelter for the Homeless Has Been Approved in Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A new shelter for homeless people has been unanimously approved by the Grants Pass City Council. The council unanimously approved a special use permit to the nonprofit organization, Mobile Integrative Navigation Team…
Klamath Basin Agricultural Water Supply Allocations Issued By Federal Agency
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Klamath Basin farmers have raised concerns following the announcement of initial water allocations for 2024 by the federal Bureau of Reclamation on Monday. The water allocation is expected to be too low to meet…
Police Following Leads Into Skeletal Remains Found In Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) published a report on Facebook about the skeletal remains discovered Sunday, April 14 outside Jacksonville in the Applegate area. The JCSO Search and Rescue and medical examiners…
Jackson County Non-Affiliates Exceed Partisan Registrations For Local Elections As Voting Deadline…
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…
Only a Handful of Properties in the Roseburg High-Risk Zone are Insured Against Flooding
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Only 173 of the 1,405 buildings in the Roseburg Special Floodplain Hazard Area are insured for flood damage. This has sparked a call from the Roseburg Community Development Department and the Federal Emergency Management…
New Wildlife Refuge Rules Impede Agriculture Within the Ecosystem in Oregon
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A new set of rules by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that controls national wildlife refuges “impedes the ingenuity of creative minds” and the purpose of “agriculture within the ecosystem,” says Klamath Basin…
