I-5 Ramp Closures Continue Through Oct. 8; Road Work Underway In Both Counties Drivers in Jackson and Josephine counties should expect nighttime freeway ramp closures, single-lane traffic, and intermittent delays as highway and pedestrian-access projects continue this fall. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, intermittent nighttime ramp closures along[Read More…]
Outdoors
Art Along The Rogue Celebrates 23 Years
Downtown Grants Pass came alive Friday afternoon as artists, musicians, community members, and visitors gathered for the opening of the 23rd annual Art Along the Rogue festival, a signature celebration for the city. This year’s festivities brought something new to the tradition with the ribbon-cutting for Owl Plaza. This newly[Read More…]
Palmerton Arboretum Annual Fall Color Tour
As autumn settles over Rogue River, residents will have an opportunity to experience one of the community’s most treasured outdoor spaces during the Rogue River Tree City USA Committee’s Annual Fall Color Tour, scheduled for Sunday, October 18, at 2 p.m., at Palmerton Park Arboretum. The tour will offer visitors[Read More…]
Ready Rogue River Roundtable
Preparation was the message in the first of two free community workshops, presented by the Wards Creek Restoration Initiative, at the Live Oak Grange (120 Gardiner Street) on Sat., Sept. 19. The second one is this coming Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The first response, naturally,[Read More…]
Walk-In Resumes On Some ‘Jackson’ Lands
With the lifting of some fire restrictions in Southern Oregon, some private lands within the Jackson Cooperative Travel Management Area (JACTMA) have reopened to walk-in only. Within the boundaries of the management area, roads designated as Green Dot roads are currently open for travel to public lands. On non-Green Dot[Read More…]
Smaller Ride, Big Greenway Plans
Ride the Rogue, which celebrated its 20th anniversary since its first event in 2006 last weekend, on Sept. 26, has always been the main fundraiser for the effort to expand and maintain the Rogue River Greenway. But with rides of three lengths on backroads through the area, with, of course,[Read More…]
Miss Royal Hawk, Best Qualifier
Miss Royal Hawk, a horse that won its trials race for the Firecracker Futurity at Grants Pass Downs but finished seventh in the big July 4 race, with jockey Jaime Lopez, had the top time among the 10 horses that made the Far West Futurity Finals from its qualifying races[Read More…]
Saturday Is ‘Hunt & Fish’ Day
Hunters and anglers make up a small fraction of the general population, but it’s their dollars that keep many state fish and wildlife programs afloat. Saturday is National Hunting and Fishing Day, a day created to celebrate the hunters, anglers, and target shooters that combine to provide millions annually to[Read More…]
EVFD To Look Into Telephone Signals
Chief Tom Davidson at the Evans Valley Fire District is getting the ball rolling on something that’s been on the minds of many residents, particularly in the Evans Valley. The problem, termed a “degradation,” may be even more widespread throughout the state and seemed especially amplified during Rogue River’s traffic[Read More…]
West Nile Virus Detected Again In Jackson County
West Nile virus has been detected again in mosquitoes in Jackson County, serving as a reminder that cooler September temperatures don’t necessarily mean the end of mosquito season. Mosquitoes collected Sept. 15 in north Medford tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the fifth positive mosquito detection in Jackson County[Read More…]