Local News
Recreational use advisory lifted for Lost Creek Lake
The Oregon Health Authority has issued a recreational use for Lost Creek Lake due to the presence of ... Read more
Author: Buffy Pollock | Rogue Valley Times
Public Safety
Local fire chiefs react with heartbreak, dismay to Idaho firefighter ambush shooting
Top officials at fire agencies around Southern Oregon reacted with a mix of heartbreak and dismay to the ... Read more
Local News
Family, friends, colleagues pay their respects to Jackson County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy
Some 350 family, friends and law enforcement colleagues gathered Monday for a memorial service honoring a fallen Jackson ... Read more
Education
Medford School Board votes to close online academy; Supt. Champion says he is ‘heartbroken to leave’
Medford School Board members held their final meeting of the school year on Thursday, approving the district’s 2025-26 ... Read more
Education
Medford School Board agenda includes budget approval, Medford Online Academy K-8’s proposed closure
The Thursday meeting agenda calls for final approval of the district’s 2025-27 budget and an agenda item calling ... Read more
Local News
Oblivious to the word ‘can’t,’ former Wimer family plans to set world sailing records
Boy with Down syndrome is venturing to the seas to accomplish something few without disabilities would ever consider Read more
Government
Recently approved $660M Jackson County budget pours money into capital improvement projects
Jackson County officials say careful budgeting and sound financial management have ensured fiscal stability at a time when ... Read more
Crime & Justice
Man convicted of assault with dog ‘shock collar’ in 2020 sentenced in sex abuse case
A Central Point man who made headlines in 2020 for using a dog “shock collar” on a 5-year-old ... Read more
Local News
Lake of the Woods fireworks show canceled for July Fourth; laser light show planned at resort
Lake of the Woods Resort officials are countering some recent bad news with some good. Read more
Local News
Thousands of protesters join in Medford ‘No Kings’ demonstration along McAndrews Road
Thousands of citizens took to one of Medford’s busiest streets Saturday to take part in national ‘No Kings’ ... Read more
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