Jackson County Fire District Chief Mike Hammond presented a list of 21 properties on Savage Creek Road, three located in Jackson County, the rest in Josephine County, all but one of them within a seven-mile radius of the District 1 fire station at the district’s Board of Directors meeting on[Read More…]
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Medford Man Arrested; Detectives Seek Additional Information
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives have arrested a Medford man following an investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl. Evan James Sutherlin, 20, of Medford, was arrested at a business in the 500 block of the Medford Center and lodged in the Jackson County[Read More…]
FEMA Approves Federal Assistance For Fielder Mountain Fire
Federal funding has been authorized to help cover the cost of fighting the Fielder Mountain Fire burning in Jackson and Josephine counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved Oregon’s request for assistance through its Fire Management Assistance Grant program Thursday, Aug. 13. The request was approved at 11:34 p.m. by[Read More…]
Oregon Businesses Asked To Report Losses
Oregon businesses experiencing financial losses or physical damage from wildfires and wildfire smoke are being encouraged to report their impacts through the Oregon Business Self-Reporting Damage Survey. Wildfire impacts can extend far beyond areas directly damaged by flames. Businesses may experience temporary closures, fewer customers, canceled events, lost revenue or[Read More…]
Sheriff Ends License Plate Reader Program
Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has ended its contract with Flock Safety for the use of automated license plate reader cameras in rural areas of the county following public concerns over privacy and Fourth Amendment rights. The Sheriff’s Office had contracted for 10 Automated License Plate Reader, or ALPR, cameras. The[Read More…]
OSF Brings Award-Winning “Yellow Face”
For nearly a century, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has helped make Ashland a destination for theatre lovers from across Southern Oregon, the country, and beyond. What began in 1935 as a small Shakespeare festival has grown into one of the most recognized regional theatres in the United States, bringing both[Read More…]
ODOT Road Construction Update For August 19, 2026
Road Work Brings Lane and Ramp Closures This Week Drivers throughout Jackson and Josephine counties should prepare for construction delays this week as crews continue work on several highways, including Interstate 5, Highway 62 and Highway 66. Some of the most significant impacts will be north of Grants Pass, where[Read More…]
C-R Zoning Moves On To City Council
After months of discussion, the Rogue River Planning Commission heard nearly no questions or resistance toward unanimously referring the establishment of a Commercial-Residential zone outside of the main downtown corridor in Rogue River, and commercial design standards within the Commercial Zone, to the City Council at the commission’s meeting on[Read More…]
Fire Department Uses Tablet Command, Ultrasound
Jackson County Fire District 1 Chief Mike Hammond said his department began using Tablet Command in the previous week, to great results, at the district’s Board of Directors meeting on Wed., Aug. 12. Tablet Command provides mapping that Hammond said was improved over the in-vehicle data system that had been[Read More…]
Veteran Benefit Expo Coming
Veterans, active-duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and their families are invited to attend the 2026 Veteran Benefit Expo Friday, Aug. 28, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Roseburg. The free event will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Douglas Hall. No advance registration is[Read More…]