Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) detectives served a search warrant Friday morning, August 2nd, at a black-market cannabis grow in the 5900 block of Highway 234 in rural Central Point. IMET detectives seized approximately 39,000 illegal marijuana plants, $3000 in cash, and two firearms. There was no licensing for any[Read More…]
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Fire Department Fights 3rd Alarm Fire
Grants Pass Fire responded to a reported structure fire in the 1200 block of SW Jordan St. The first unit arrived within five minutes to find a wind-driven fully involved structure with fire spreading to a second structure and other buildings imminently threatened. A third alarm was called to bring[Read More…]
Timber Sales Finalized
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) finalized its Annual Operations Plans (AOP) that describe the variety of projects planned for state forests for the 2025 fiscal year. These include planned timber sales for each district; recreation projects, such as the installation of a bridge; or other types of forest projects,[Read More…]
Oregon Department Of Forestry Orders Resources
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has ordered four hand crews through the Oregon National Guard (ORNG). Through Governor Kotek’s State of Emergency Declaration, ODF is able to order firefighting resources as needed from the National Guard. Since the declaration, the department has already ordered two medevac helicopters and other[Read More…]
Additional Foothill Road Road Closure
Jackson County is continuing work on the northern sections of Foothill Road. Beginning on Monday, July 29, 2024, an additional closure will be put in place just south of Corey Road. Emergency service providers have been notified and residents will still be able to access their properties at all times.[Read More…]
Oregon Residents Be Ready For Power Outages
If you are travelling by car this summer, especially if you are headed to Eastern Oregon, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) are encouraging you to be fire safe and prepared. The 2024 wildfire season is shaping up to be one for[Read More…]
Oregon Repeat Offender Sentenced To Federal Prison
An Oregon sex offender with a prior felony conviction for encouraging child sex abuse was sentenced to federal prison after he requested a sexually explicit image online from an individual he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Roger Clint Lee Vanwormer, 30, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and[Read More…]
Potential Measles Exposures
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is recommending people who were recently in certain locations in Marion County to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles and talk to a health care provider if those symptoms arise. People may have been exposed to the virus if they were in any of these locations[Read More…]
Donaldson Death Notice
ALETHA N. DONALDSON, age 87, of Rogue River, died July 13, 2024, at her home. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.