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Grants Pass Faces Local Sales Tax Impasse
GRANTS PASS Ore. — Grants Pass is sitting with an estimated $4.5 million shortfall in funding to maintain public safety services. A local sales tax of 1.5% will be sufficient to cover the county’s safety needs but efforts to raise the cash…
Oregon’s Graduation Rates are the Second Highest in the State’s History
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Education reported today that the graduation rate of the class of 2023 is 81.3%. It is the second-highest in the state’s history.
Bret Champion, the superintendent of the Medford school district,…
Medford Police Enlist In Oregon Initiative to Upgrade Child Passenger Safety
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police are collaborating with law enforcement agencies across the state in the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Safety Belt Overtime Enforcement Program. Starting on Monday, January 29, and running…
BLM’s Contentious Southern Oregon Timber Sales Postponed A Third Time
MEDFORD, Ore. — The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) postponed two contentious timber sales in Southern Oregon's Applegate Valley on Monday for a third time. Opposed since at least 2022 by environmental groups, they argue that…
Investigations Heat Up into Alleged Drug Misuse at Asante Hospital
MEDFORD, Ore. — Investigations into the alleged misuse of opioids resulting in deadly infections at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford are picking up pace. A local law firm specializing in personal injury is creating a team…
The Long Awaited Behavioral Health Unit at Mercy Hospital Opens its Doors to the Public
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Mercy Medical Center on Stewart Parkway in Roseburg, Oregon, is finally opening its Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) after many years of planning.
The public is invited to attend an open day next Tuesday, January 23, from 4…
Yurok Tribe Celebrates the Return of Salmon to the Klamath Basin
As dismantling of the Iron Gate dam resulted in the release of pent-up boulders, tons of sediment and a massive surge of water, the Yurok Tribe celebrated the return of salmon to the Klamath Basin. Tribal member Jeff Mitchell, who was…
200,000 Acres of Oregon Timberland Makes Chinese Billionaire Second Largest Foreign Landowner
The Land Report- a Dallas-based quarterly magazine that lists the top 100 private landowners annually published a report on January 9 revealing that Chinese billionaire Tianqiao Chen, is the owner of swathes of forestland across Oregon-…
Southern Oregon’s Rental Assistance Programs: A Closer Look
Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency due to homelessness on January 9, following a previous declaration set to end on January 10. Extending the emergency order was directed at allowing Oregon to keep the momentum going for recently…
Layoff Fears for Dutch Bros Employees in Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — It has come to light that Dutch Bros. Corporate intends to move forty percent of its company to Phoenix, Arizona. According to NewsWatch 12, the company intends to expand into Arizona by January 1, 2025. Its headquarters…