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31st annual S.T.E.P. Salmon Derby begins August 31
REEDSPORT, Ore. — The Gardiner, Reedsport, Winchester Bay Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (GRWB STEP) is hosting its 31st annual salmon derby. The derby is open to all anglers. Registration fees are $20 per person and $50 per boat of three or more anglers. Purchase derby entry forms at Ace...
Crews respond to structure fire in Medford
MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County Fire District #3 and Medford Fire responded to a grass fire that turned into a structure fire on Mason Way early Saturday morning. Crews were able to put out the fire. The first call reporting the grass fire came in around 5:30 a.m. Crews...
Crater High School reverting back to a one-school system
CENTRAL POINT, Ore.- Crater High School reverting back to a one-school system after years of using a three-school system for around 15 years. In the welcome back letter to families from the school district, Superintendent Walt Davenport wrote that the reunification of Crater High marks a significant milestone in fostering a more cohesive and unified educational environment.
RCC students facing hardship after delayed financial aid payments
MEDFORD, Ore. – Some students enrolled this summer at Rogue Community College say they are facing hardships due to delays in financial aid distribution, and say the college has been negligent and unclear in what they’re doing to fix it. According to two students in RCC’s nursing program...
Oregon college earns CODA approval for dental hygiene program
Grants Pass, Ore.-based Rogue Community College received accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation for its new dental hygiene program. The two-year associate degree program allows up to six courses from the school's dental assistant certificate program to transfer to the dental hygiene program, according to an Aug. 22 news release from the college.
Jacksonville councilors hear proposal to replace Jacksonville Fire
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. -- The Jacksonville City Council considered a proposal to replace Jacksonville Fire with Fire District 3 for fire services within city limits. This comes as the city looks for economically sustainable options in keeping the city protected against fire for the future. “We have to be very creative....
Oregon Libertarians will appear on ballot despite Republican challenges
Libertarian candidates will appear on Oregon ballots in November, despite efforts from the state Republican party to disqualify Libertarians it feared would take votes from GOP candidates. State election officials have confirmed that seven Libertarian candidates for Congress and legislative races are qualified to run, despite correspondence the Secretary of State’s Office received from an attorney for the Oregon Republican Party and a past Libertarian Party of Oregon leader urging officials to reject Libertarian nominees. ...
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Curtiss P-40M-10-CU Kittyhawk “Lulu Belle”
Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military aircraft in particular. He has a particular penchant for documenting specific airframes with a highly detailed series of walk-around images and an in-depth exploration of their history, which have proved to be popular with many of those who have seen them, and we thought our readers would be equally fascinated too. This installment of Randy’s Warbird Profiles takes a look at the Curtiss P-40M-10-CU Kittyhawk Mk. III constructor’s number 27490, USAAF s/n 43-5802.
Threshing Bee, set for Sept. 14-15, brings history alive
If you’ve never participated in an old-fashioned threshing bee, next month is your chance. Antique and horse-drawn equipment will roll out to harvest wheat at the Jefferson County Historical Society’s Eighth Annual Threshing Bee, Sept. 14 and 15, at its new location north of Madras. For the second year, the free, family-friendly event will be held at Casad Family Farms, owned by Chris and Cate Casad, at 2595 NW Elm Lane, where nearly 3 acres of Sonora wheat – almost double last year’s acreage –...
Southern Oregon University celebrates 50th anniversary of Worth Harvey pipe organ
Your browser does not support the audio element. On Friday, an audience gathered in the Southern Oregon University’s Music Recital Hall to hear the bright, occasionally haunting tones of the university’s pipe organ on its 50th birthday. Like any other birthday party, there was cake. But this one...
Oregon has proposed improvements to farmworker housing. Advocates say they aren’t enough.
After years of negotiations, Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division, or Oregon OSHA, released a set of proposed changes to tighten health and safety standards in farmworker housing. Some farmworker advocacy groups say the proposed changes fall short of what they were asking for. At the same time, groups representing farm owners say the rules […]
Oregon Libertarians will appear on ballot despite Republican challenges
Libertarian candidates will appear on Oregon ballots in November, despite efforts from the state Republican party to disqualify Libertarians it feared would take votes from GOP candidates. State election officials have confirmed that seven Libertarian candidates for Congress and legislative races are qualified to run, despite correspondence the Secretary of State’s Office received from an attorney for the Oregon Republican Party and a past Libertarian Party of Oregon leader urging officials to reject Libertarian nominees. ...
Northwest tribes receive millions in federal funding to build new housing
Tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington are building new tribal housing with grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “There was a total of $150 million nationwide, of which we had four awardees in the Northwest totaling about $12 million dollars,” said Tom Carney, the administrator for the HUD Northwest office of Native American programs.
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