Southern Oregon Land Conservancy Open Lands Day at the Rogue River Preserve Admire the colorful autumn foliage with a peaceful visit to the stunning Rogue River Preserve! The Rogue River Preserve includes two miles of riverfront along the Rogue River, a large floodplain forest, and oak woodlands with meadows. It[Read More…]
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Oregon’s Election System
In response to the news that noncitizens in Oregon received ballots and voted in Oregon’s 2022 election, House Republicans Ed Diehl (R-Stayton), E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls), Anna Scharf (R-Amity), and Dwayne Yunker (R-Grants Pass) offered the following statements: “It’s outrageous that noncitizens in Oregon received ballots and voted in[Read More…]
Management Re-Opens Rainie Falls Trail
The Bureau of Land Management Grants Pass Field Office is excited to announce that repair work has finished on the Rainie Falls Trail nearly three months ahead of schedule. The barriers will be removed Friday, September 20, 2024 and the public will again be allowed to use the trail. The[Read More…]
Josephine County Commissioners Town Hall Meeting
Josephine County leaders heard from several community agricultural and educational groups during a Sept. 19 town hall meeting at the Josephine County Fairgrounds. Speakers from groups serving both children and adults addressed members of the Board of Josephine County Commissioners and the Josephine County Fair Board in the Fairgrounds’ Floral[Read More…]
Scam Alert
Local businesses are receiving phone calls from a scammer posing as law enforcement. They tell the business that they are working on an investigation and need a list of their current clients along with their phone numbers/emails. When the business gives the scammer the list, the scammer turns around and[Read More…]
Avoid Harvesting And Consuming Softshell Clams From Alsea Bay
After the Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use advisory for Eckman Lake in Lincoln County, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends people avoid harvesting and consuming softshell clams from the Alsea Bay estuary. The OHA advisory is due to the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom and biotoxins[Read More…]
Grant To Translate Yasui Family Papers
The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) has completed work on an LSTA Competitive Grant to translate a large selection of the Japanese material in the Yasui family papers, a manuscript collection preserved in OHS’s research library. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services[Read More…]
Harvey Sentenced To Federal Prison
A federal grand jury in Medford indicted An Eastern Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for attempting to meet a purported 15-year-old child he met online who was in reality a law enforcement officer investigating online child exploitation. Reuben Phillip Harvey, 28, of Seneca, Oregon, was sentenced to[Read More…]
Claggett Obituary
WILBUR ROY (BILL) CLAGGETT, 84, of Rogue River, passed away on September 20, 2024. Bill was born on November 13, 1939. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church, located at 270 W. Evans Creek Road in Rogue[Read More…]
Help Keep Emerald Ash Borer Out Of State Parks
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is asking visitors to help slow the spread of the destructive emerald ash borer by choosing certified heat-treated firewood or firewood harvested within 10 miles of their destination to avoid bringing the invasive insect into state parks. OPRD also asks visitors to leave any[Read More…]