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'It’s so frustrating': Talent businesses experiencing major impacts of intermittent power outages
The city of Talent has been experiencing intermittent power outages all week and downtown businesses have felt the major impacts, leading to less customers and obstacles for staying open. Tags. Localnow. 'It's so frustrating': Talent businesses expecting major impacts of intermittent power outages. The City of Talent has experienced intermittent...
Here she is, Miss Oregon: Abigail Hoppe celebrates, and looks forward to Miss America
A night after being crowned Miss Oregon, Abigail Hoppe “finally got some sleep.” The next day, “it feels real,” she told the Portland Tribune. Being Miss Oregon will take some getting used to, but Hoppe will try her best as she prepares for the Miss America contest. “The whole week I had overwhelming feeling of...
Sheriff’s Offices across Oregon & OSP participating in Operation Dry Water
ASHLAND, Ore.- Sheriff’s Offices across Oregon and Oregon State Police are participating in Operation Dry Water this week. According to the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), Operation Dry Water is a year-round boating under the influence awareness and enforcement campaign that began back in 2009. Boating Under the Influence (BUI) includes prescription drugs, alcohol, inhalants, marijuana or any substance that impairs a person’s ability to operate a boat safely. Consequences include possible jail time and a fine over $6,000.
Grant program funded by federal gas tax makes more than $300,000 investment in Southwest Oregon Trail Projects
Oregon State Parks’ Recreational Trails Program is investing over $300,000 in southwest Oregon’s trail networks via three nonprofit trail organizations, the Siskiyou Uplands Trails Association, Rogue Valley Mountain Biking Association, and Siskiyou Mountain Club. SUTA will be completing a five-mile section of new trail on their Jack-Ash trail project. The funding will also cover costs of signs, including an interpretive sign with information on local indigenous cultures. The multi-phase project will ultimately connect the Ashland watershed trail system to Jacksonville’s Forest Park. The group was...
Beating the heat in the Rogue Valley: Tips to stay healthy
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – When Amanda Blunt and Josh Cameron came to Central Point to visit family this week, they weren’t expecting temperatures in the triple digits. “It’s way too hot,” Cameron said. “110 (degrees) is just uncomfortable.”. The two of them decided to cool...
Josephine County Commissioner apologizes after “SIT ON MY LAP” comment
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Josephine County Commissioner Dan DeYoung is issuing an apology after what appears to be some questionable behavior toward a county staff member. During Tuesday’s meeting, DeYoung appears to tell a staff member to “sit on my lap” while slapping his leg and laughing.
Model railroad show coming to Museum
The Klamath Rails model railroad club will present a train show July 13-27 at the Klamath County Museum. The club’s show includes a variety of scale models, with their main layout consisting of several hundred feet of HO-scale track. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday...
Oregon reactions continue to pour in following U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Grants Pass homelessness case
Oregonians continued to speak out after the Friday, June 28, news that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a homelessness ordinance in Grants Pass, Oregon, saying the city’s prohibition on outdoor camping does not violate the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The ruling could pave the way for stricter rules on homelessness in every Oregon community, and the ripple effect could reach across state lines. ...
Major convention center and high-rise hotel eyed for downtown Medford
A preliminary study bolsters support for a massive convention center and high-rise hotel in downtown Medford to compete with Portland and Sacramento markets. The analysis by Hunden Partners, a real estate consulting firm, determined Medford has the potential to attract conferences with 500-plus attendees, partly because it offers a more cost-effective alternative to larger cities.
What Oregon says on vagrant camps
The Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision upheld the right of cities to prohibit camping on public property. But don’t expect the ruling to make a difference in what you see on Albany streets. Or even in Grants Pass. That’s because in 2021, then-House Speaker Tina Kotek sponsored a...
California Homicide Suspect Arrested at Nebraska Walmart After Week-Long Manhunt
A California homicide suspect was apprehended in Nebraska at a Walmart. The fugitive is also linked to the tragic shooting of a mother and daughter in Worcester. The arrest highlights the diligent efforts of law enforcement and specialized task forces. Breaking news out of Nebraska as local police apprehend a...
Busy Fourth of July for Humboldt Bay Fire: Vegetation Fire Extinguished, Passengers in Overturned Sailboat Rescued
On 7/04/2024 from the hours of approximately 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Humboldt Bay Fire has responded to multiple incidents, including a vegetation fire fire that spread from a transient encampment, and a water rescue near the Samoa bridge. At just after 12:00 pm an engine, ladder truck, and Battalion...
Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures that California voters are set to consider in November. The California secretary of state assigned proposition numbers to the measures on Wednesday after the Legislature added two more bond proposals to the ballot.
Community Foundation Update (07/06/2024)
The Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF) has announced the creation of the Fordyce Survivors Fund in response to the mass shooting on June 21 in Fordyce, Arkansas. 100 percent of donations to the fund will provide financial support for survivors of the shooting. ARCF will partner with Victim’s First, a volunteer-led nonprofit helping with immediate needs, along with the Mass Violence Survivor’s Fund—national entities with experience serving communities following more than 50 mass shootings nationwide.
Deep-blue California voters ’embarrassed’ by Biden: ‘Trump is our best bet’
California, the blue heart of Democratic territory, is hemorrhaging party support after President Joe Biden’s performance at the first presidential debate left his party shaken. According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, some traditionally blue California voters are alarmed at Biden’s cognitive decline, questioning if their party’s presumed nominee has what it takes […]
California mulls millions in reparations costs after Newsom declares budget emergency
(The Center Square) - California is considering spending $12 million on pending reparations-related legislation after the governor declared a budget emergency, an act that allows the use of state rainy day funds to plug the deficit. At the low end, reparations bills with finite costs add up to approximately $4.3 million per year. However, with some potential programs such as spending savings from prison capacity reductions on gun violence reduction programs or making food a public health benefit for millions of Californians having unknown cost...
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