The City of Gold Hill is still waiting for word on the fate of two big projects for which it applied for funding earlier this year. The city had applied for a $2.5 million Community Development Block Grant, which, should it receive the funding, will be able to pay for[Read More......

In the early 1980s, on Stark Street in Southeast Portland, there was an aging Hudson Oil Co. gas station that never seemed to get much business. It had an appearance reminiscent of a Kmart store three years ago, like a neglected outpost of a once-huge nationwide business that was slowly[Read More...]

On November 5, 2024, following a long-term investigation, the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement (MADGE) team made contact with several individuals and a vehicle in Ashland, Oregon. These individuals were suspected of trafficking methamphetamine from California into Southern Oregon. After executing a search warrant on the involved vehicle, MADGE

Americans who purchase direct-to-consumer, foreign-sourced fishing and bowhunting products online may be inadvertently stealing dollars from conservation. Thats because the foreign manufacturer isnt paying the mandatory excise tax that U.S. manufacturers pay. This so-called conservation tax would normally trickle back to the states as a result of the Pittman-Robertson and

Americans who purchase direct-to-consumer, foreign-sourced fishing and bowhunting products online may be inadvertently stealing dollars from conservation. Thats because the foreign manufacturer isnt paying the mandatory excise tax that U.S. manufacturers pay. This so-called conservation tax would normally trickle back to the states as a result of the Pittman-Robertson and

JACKSON COUNTY OREGON 99 (Rogue River Highway), MP 10.8-12.2, Birdseye Creek, Foots Creek and Millers Gulch Bridge replacement project ($11 million), https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=22290 This project will replace three 1920s-era bridges on Rogue River Highway with structures that are better able to withstand earthquakes. The bridges are located east ...

Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s football program, in its final varsity game, was nearly able to climb back from an early 16-0 deficit on the road in Bonanza, but turnovers and big push by the host Antlers’ defensive line turned the game into a runaway, a 48-12 Bonanza win on[Read More....

Two state artists were among the winners in the 2025 Waterfowl, Upland Game Bird, and Habitat Conservation stamp art contests. A total of 21 entries were received for the Upland Game Bird, showcasing the California quail. Buck Spencer of Junction City was the winner. For Waterfowl Stamp, 14 entries depicted

There were times, during Hollywoods golden age, when Clark Gable simply couldnt be found anywhere. Studio executives would search frantically for the top-shelf star, needing to talk to him about a project and facing a tight deadline. Hed be gone. In fact, hed be fly-fishing on the Rogue River in

Democrats won each of the three state offices up for election this year, including Tobias Read defeating state senator Dennis Linthicum with nearly 53.9 percent of the state wide for Secretary of State. Elizabeth Steiner beat another former Republican state senator, Brian Boquist, in the race for State Treasurer with

On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock of geese and chickens in Jackson County. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in Jackson County. Samples from the flock were first taken

Courtesy of FBI – Oregon The FBI is coordinating with federal, state and local partners to actively investigate the two incidents in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, in the early morning hours of Monday, October 28th to determine who is responsible. Anyone with information is asked to contact the nearest

Courtesy of FBI – Oregon The FBI is coordinating with federal, state and local partners to actively investigate the two incidents in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, in the early morning hours of Monday, October 28th to determine who is responsible. Anyone with information is asked to contact the nearest

Freshman Matthew Smith scored three touchdowns and ran for 250 yards, and junior Brian Ballard, in his first extended experience at quarterback, threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in Rogue Rivers’ 46-8 victory against Lost River in a junior varsity game at Lost River in Klamath County Mon.,

JACKSON COUNTY OREGON 99 (Rogue River Highway), MP 10.8-12.2, Birdseye Creek, Foots Creek and Millers Gulch Bridge replacement project ($11 million), https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=22290 This project will replace three 1920s-era bridges on Rogue River Highway with structures that are better able to withstand earthquakes. The bridges are located east ...

In an innovative partnership to leverage audit work across multiple states and ultimately save taxpayer money, the Oregon Audits Division released an audit examining Medicaid concurrent enrollment in Oregon and Washington. The audit was collaborative among the Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division, the Office of the Washington State Auditor,