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Walden to Face Segers
Republican incumbent Rep. Greg Walden
will face Democrat Joyce Segers in his bid to
continue as representative of Oregon’s 2nd
congressional district.
This is Segers’ second attempt to unseat
Walden, who has held the seat since 1999.
The diverse, primarily rural district encompasses
22 counties or two-thirds of the
state and is sprawled east of the Cascades
and across Southern Oregon.
Walden is the only Republican representative
from the state of Oregon.
Segers, of Ashland, had a little competition
from fellow Democrat John Sweeney, a (Subscribe for full story)
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Heckert Movin’ On Up
With more than 56 percent
of the votes counted, it
appears that Beth Heckert
will be Jackson County’s
new district attorney.
At 10 p.m., when results
were updated, Heckert was
still in the lead with more
than 15,981votes – compared
to Rob Patridge’s
8,004 and Dave Hoppe’s 4,
790. And, she was very cautious.
“The numbers are looking
good and I’m very happy
with (Subscribe for full story)
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Harry & David Rockin’ & Rollin Forward
When Craig Johnson
was hired as Harry &
David's new CEO in October
2011, the Medford-based
gourmet food and fruit company
was not in the best
shape.
Capping years of turmoil,
it was just climbing out
of Chapter 11 bankruptcy
with a hand-up from interim
CEO Kay Hong. Although
her chief restructuring officer
duties were (Subscribe for full story)
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Jack. Co. Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony
Jackson County Sheriff Mike
Winters introduced special
guests, as Talent police
Chief Mike Moran looked on
during the annual Peace Officer
Memorial on May 15.
The ceremony honoring
the officers of the region
who have fallen while in the
line of duty was held in the
August D. Singler Plaza, located
between the County
Courthouse and the Jackson
County Jail.
The Singler Plaza was
named for the only sheriff of
Jackson County killed in the
line of duty.
The ceremony included (Subscribe for full story)
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Kiwanis Students of the Month- April 2012
The Rogue River Kiwanis
club recognized the following
Rogue River Junior/Senior
High School as Students of
the Month for April: (l-r) Brian
Stinchcomb, senior; Stanley
Dietz, sophomore; Devin
Wulff, seventh grade; Zion
Marshall, eighth grade; and
Chandler Cort, junior. Not pictured
is Josie Pratt, freshman.
The Kiwanis club looks
forward to the monthly recognition
of the outstanding (Subscribe for full story)