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Police searching for missing man in Cave Junction
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. -- Police are searching for a 57-year-old man who was last seen yesterday in Cave Junction. According to a news release from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office, the man -- Christopher Lloyd Simas -- was last seen yesterday afternoon near the intersection of Highway 199 and Caves Highway.
Update: Be prepared for temperatures up to 115 degrees from Thursday to Monday
On Tuesday at 11:55 a.m. an updated excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid from Thursday 8 a.m. until Monday 9 p.m. for Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County. The weather service says, "Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 110 to 115 degrees...
Feel The Love Nominations open from Metal Masters
MEDFORD, Ore. – Local company, Metal Masters is partnering with Lennox Industries for their annual Feel The Love program. Community members can now nominate deserving homeowners in need of a new HVAC system. One winner will be chosen from the Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath County areas. Selected recipients will...
Police destroy 800 marijuana plants at illegal grow site in Selma
SELMA, Ore. -- Police destroyed 800 marijuana plants at a grow site in the 1000 block of Crooks Creek Road in Selma. According to a news release from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office, police raided the property today. "The property also had multiple electrical, water and solid waste code violations,"...
New Grants Pass Library On The Agenda For Josephine County Library Foundation Public Meetings
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Three community meetings will be held this month to solicit feedback from residents about the Grants Pass Library planned to be built on the entire city block in downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, near the Rogue River, purchased last year by the Josephine Community Library Foundation (JCLF) for $2 million.
BLM increasing public use restrictions due to fire dangers
JACKSON and JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – With the weather continuing to warm and fire danger on the rise, the BLM is increasing public use restrictions. The Bureau of Land Management Medford District is restricting certain activities on BLM-managed lands in Jackson and Josephine Counties starting July 1st. Campfires will...
Update: Excessive heat watch issued for Central Douglas County and Eastern Curry County and Josephine County as well as Jackson County from Thursday to Sunday
The National Weather Service issued an updated excessive heat watch at 3:46 a.m. on Tuesday valid from Thursday 8 a.m. until Sunday 11 p.m. for Central Douglas County and Eastern Curry County and Josephine County as well as Jackson County. The weather service comments, "Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures...
MAGA tilt in southern Oregon may not be tightly locked down
Conservative southern Oregon, often an afterthought for many other Oregonians, may be the most politically dynamic large area in Oregon. Few other areas show as much potential for political change. Consider a couple of large Medford-area events just a few miles apart and on the same day, June 22. The Jackson County Fairgrounds was dominated […] The post MAGA tilt in southern Oregon may not be tightly locked down appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
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