Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 21 through Sunday, March 29. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers and park rangers will be stationed at 15 sites along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot whales and their calves and answer questions from[Read More…]
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Commission Meets In Medford Friday
Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission is on the road again, this time meeting in Medford this week for a field tour Thursday and its regular monthly meeting Friday at the Roxy Ann Grange. Thursday’s tour begins at 8 a.m. at the Hampton Inn. Members of the public may join, but[Read More…]
Task Force Serves Child Sexual Abuse Material Search Warrant
Courtesy of Jackson Co. Sheriff’s Office The Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) along with the Oregon Department of Justice’s (ODOJ) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force served a search warrant early this morning in Talent. Investigators served the search warrant after discovering Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) images[Read More…]
“So extreme,” Opposition to IP28 Grows
As the signature drive for the proposed PEACE Act – Initiative Petition 28 (IP28) – continues, so does the pushback from agricultural organizations and elected officials across Oregon. While supporters argue the measure would strengthen protections against animal cruelty, critics say its language could effectively criminalize common agricultural practices and[Read More…]
Class Of ’28 Wins Air Band Again
To borrow a phrase from Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s junior class, the school’s annual Air Band Contest is the Class of 2028’s World, and the rest of us are just living in it. This year’s sophomores, following up its revue of Bruno Mars songs, with Devante Mungai in the[Read More…]
Moore Death Notice
JEAN BEATRICE MOORE, age 83, of Rogue River, died March 4, 2026, at Morrow Heights Assisted Living. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.