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More Board Commissioners Will Give Jackson County Residents a Voice
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County residents will have a voice that is heard if the Board of Commissioners is increased from three to five members. This is the opinion of Bill Thorndike, a member of the Jackson County Economic…
3 Fire District #5 Board Members Resign Leaving No Quorum And Claims Of Collusion
UPDATE 2: Former Jackson County Fire Chief Charles Hanley Threatens to Sue the Department
UPDATE: Backlash Against Dismissal: Former Jackson County Fire Chief Threatens Litigation
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Mere minutes into a meeting…
Idleyld Park Man Arrested Following Lengthy Investigation Into Meth Sales In Glide
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — An investigation over many months that started early in December last year was concluded last Friday when detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT)- a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force,…
Grants Pass Joins Battle to Break Legal Chain Protecting Homeless Encampments
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass has filed a brief supporting a lawmaker petition about an earlier court ruling that “makes it impossible” for municipalities to control crime around homeless encampments. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Jackson County Commissioners Accused of Election Law Violations
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County for All says two of the county’s three commissioners have violated the law by publicly appealing to residents not to support the organization’s campaign for change.
UPDATE 1: More Board Commissioners…
Crater Lake Concession Contract Eyed By New Company
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The National Park Service (NPS) announced in a press release that hospitality company ExplorUS intends to take over the concessions contract at Crater Lake National Park after several controversies arose at the park…
Southern Oregon is a “Childcare Desert”
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Southern Oregon is a “childcare desert,” says Rene Brandon, director of the Southern Oregon Early Learning Service Hub.
One of the Highest Dropout Rates in the Country
With one of the highest school…
Juvenile Chinook Salmon Swimming Through Klamath River Perish In Their Masses
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirmed that around 830,000 juvenile salmon released from the Fall Creek Fish Hatchery on February 26 turned up dead in the Klamath River over the last week.…
Rogue Valley Baby Boomers Will Retire Soon: County Should Up Their Game To Attract New Opportunities
MEDFORD, Ore. — At their second annual State Of Rogue Valley business summit on Thursday, Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Incorporated (SOREDI) hosted over 200 business owners, managers, and leaders who shared their input on…
New Bridge in Oakland, Douglas County Accessible To Commuters
OAKLAND, Ore. — Just before sunrise on Wednesday morning, February 28, traffic was diverted onto the new Oakland Bridge that replaced the aging single-lane Oakland Bridge on the north side of town.
Work has been underway for two years.…