Three Oregon agencies are calling attention to the negative effects that excessive alcohol use has on our loved ones and communities as they recognize Alcohol Awareness Month in April. The Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission (ADPC), Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) are collaborating to prevent[Read More…]
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EVFD Budgets Nearly $1.7 Million
The proposed 2025-26 budget for the Evans Valley Fire District and its Capital Project Plan was met with optimism for the future, stemming from the passage of Ballot Measure 15-229, which raised the district’s overall tax rate by 99 cents per $1,000 assessed value. The ballot victory in the May[Read More…]
Respect And Care For Foster Children And Their Belongings
Oregon Senate Democrats voted for the dignity of vulnerable children, banning the use of trash bags for transporting foster kids’ personal belongings and requiring durable carriers—such as duffel bags, suitcases, or rigid containers—when children are moving from one living situation to another. “Transporting a foster child’s possessions in plastic trash[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For April 16, 2025
APR. 17, 2024 To increase the number of firefighters in Oregon before wildfire season, the Oregon State Fire Marshal announced it had awarded $6 million in grants to 191 local fire agencies. APR. 22, 2020 Gold Hill Playwright- pursuing life’s dream- As a kid, Edward Miller was interested in biology[Read More…]
Offbeat Oregon History For April 16, 2025
Dawn was only a couple hours away when 33-year-old lumber mill owner Gene Harington got home from a really long night. He pulled into the drive around 5:45 a.m., and immediately proceeded to wake up his pretty young wife, Virginia, along with their two babies (ages 1 and 2). Virginia[Read More…]
Board Gives EVFD Chief Great Review
Working through a new format for evaluating its chief may have taken a few extra months. Still, the directors of the Evans Valley Fire District gave Tom Davidson a glowing recommendation for his work since he was hired nearly two years ago at its Thurs., April 10 meeting. The new[Read More…]
Confirmed Rabies Cases In Josephine County
In the last two months, Josephine County Animal Control has responded to eight calls regarding foxes that have been potentially rabid. Three of these include attacks against people who have subsequently been advised to immediately seek medical treatment. Four were attacks towards dogs and cats, and one was a sick[Read More…]
Sentenced To Federal Prison For Sexually Exploiting Children
A Battleground, Washington man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for coercing and sexually exploiting three children online using Discord, an instant messaging social media application. Jakob Joshua Stickney, 26, was sentenced to 246 months in federal prison and a lifetime term of supervised release. He was also ordered to[Read More…]
Town Hall Just In Time For Fire Season
About 75 Evans Valley residents received advice on how to prepare their homes and properties for fire season in a town hall event devoted to fire risk reduction at the first station on Saturday, April 12. Each of the five presenters was based in Southern Oregon, all in positions related[Read More…]
Local Guard Unit Restore Veteran Graves
Courtesy Oregon Military Department Soldiers from Hotel Company, 141 Support Battalion, attached to the 1-186 Infantry Battalion, spent part of their drill weekend cleaning veteran gravesites at the historic I.O.O.F. Eastwood Cemetery in Medford on April 13. Twenty-seven Oregon Army National Guard soldiers from H Company, which drills out of[Read More…]