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Thousands without power in Grants Pass, Talent
Update, 4 p.m.: There are now 2,083 people without power in Grants Pass. Pacific Power is investigating the cause and estimates power will be restored before 6:30 p.m. There are 395 people still without power in Talent. For 131 of those people, power is estimated to be restored by 4:30 p.m. and for 135 of those people, power is estimated to be restored by 6 p.m. For 129 of those people, Pacific Power is still figuring out an estimated time.
Talent, Oregon, closes its food pantry, citing repairs and limited resources
The city of Talent permanently closed the doors of one of its only food pantries last week. As of June 27, people are no longer able to obtain groceries from the Talent Food Pantry, which was located in the city’s old Town Hall. Access, the community action agency that had been operating the pantry, was notified suddenly that it would have to pack up and find somewhere else to distribute food.
Update: Prepare for temperatures up to 115 degrees until Monday night
On Thursday at 2:11 p.m. an updated excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Monday at 9 p.m. for Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County. "Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 100 to 115 degrees and low temperatures in the...
Cooling shelters in Jackson County could operate past initial four-day slot
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. -- Medford and Ashland’s cooling shelters are set to open Thursday through Sunday as a major heatwave hits the region, but their coordinators say they could offer services past that window if severe weather continues. The key to that, they say, comes from sourcing volunteers to operate the shelters.
PHOTO FOCUS: Central Point 2024 Fourth of July kids run, parade
Central Point pulled out all the stops Thursday for the city's parade and Freedom Festival on the Fourth of July. Fireworks were slated to light up the sky at night. Festivities kicked off at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Crater Lake Council Boy Scouts, followed by a 5K Run 4 Freedom and free kids fun run. The annual parade featured an F-15 jet flyover as the grand marshal.
Illegal Marijuana Task Force busts Shady Cove black-market cannabis grow
SHADY COVE, Ore. – Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) detectives served a search warrant yesterday morning, Tuesday, July 2, at a black-market cannabis grow in the 20400 block of Sawyer Road in Shady Cove. The property was once the site of a school but has since been modified to grow black-market cannabis. IMET detectives seized 1,108 illegal marijuana plants, $1600 in cash, 3.5 grams of cocaine, and four firearms. There was no licensing for any type of cannabis growing, handling, or processing at this location.
DramaWatch: Whole lotta Shakespeare goin’ on (and summer musicals, too)
Summertime, and the theater world’s getting itchy, hopping about both indoors and out – or in the case of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival‘s Allen Elizabethan Theatre, a little bit of both: It’s a theater, with covered balcony seating ringing the oval, but its unenclosed stage and orchestra level are open to the sky and stars — and on the occasional unusual evening, even the rain, although rain’s unlikely in July and August.
Due to Popular Demand, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Introduces More Frequent Behind the Curtain Summer Tours
ASHLAND, Ore. — The one-hour Behind the Curtain Summer Tour has proved so popular that the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) has had to increase the event from once to twice a week. Visitors Discover How Productions are Brought to Life. For an affordable $15 a ticket, theater...
New Ashland superintendent hitting the ground running
ASHLAND, Ore. -- Dr. Joseph Hattrick has officially started his first week as the next Ashland School District superintendent. The Ashland School District has been searching for a new superintendent since October of last year, with the community heavily involved in picking out the school district's new leader. Back in February, Hattrick was announced as the new superintendent.
MEDFORD MAN JAILED FOR ALLEGED DISORDERLY CONDUCT/MENACING
A Medford man was jailed following an alleged disorderly conduct and menacing incident early Thursday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 12:30 a.m., 38-year-old Bryson Kampstra, who was allegedly intoxicated, became upset by noise being made by other campers in Sparrow Park at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation area near Reedsport. Kampstra reportedly told everyone that it was time for bed, before discharging his 9 mm handgun into the air.
County: Enough petition signatures submitted to put Ashland water plant financing on the November ballot
City Council had authorized issuance of up to $75M in revenue bonds to finance new treatment plant. Proponents of a movement calling for public engagement and new ideas for how to pay for the city of Ashland’s proposed new water treatment plant successfully gathered enough signatures to place the item on the November ballot.
BoomFest to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, fun at The Expo
The region’s largest firework show will light up the night sky in Central Point, celebrating the Fourth of July in dazzling fashion. Organized by the Jackson County Expo along with the city of Central Point and Jackson County Fire District 3, BoomFest will be a large-scale fireworks show to close out the Independence Day festivities in Southern Oregon.
Firecracker Queens return to Ashland’s Fourth of July Parade
ASHLAND, Ore.- After not participating in Ashland’s Fourth of July Parade since before the covid pandemic, the award-winning Firecracker Queens are making their long-awaited return. The mission of these queens is to get the crowd dancing and singing along with them. They’re also asking for just a little respect...
Be mindful of your pets this 4th of July weekend
MEDFORD, ORE. — Don’t forget to keep your pets in mind this 4th of July. The Southern Oregon Humane Society said holidays that involve fireworks can be a stressful time for our four-legged friends. The animal shelter said the days after the 4th of July and New Year’s...
Indian Youth Service Corp making a difference in Oregon
Inter-tribal crew members in Lomakatsi’s Tribal Youth Ecological Forestry Training Program conduct ecological thinning within the Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project, near Ashland, Oregon. (USDA Forest Service video by Preston Keres) At sunrise in the beautiful lands of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in Ashland, Oregon, a group of...
Central Point builders who helped create ball fields 50 years ago return for rebuild
Half a century's worth of home runs since retired homebuilder Noel Moore helped wrangle volunteer labor, donated materials and "a really good deal" on land for local kids to play baseball on, the fields along Hanley Road in Central Point will be turned into a state-of-the-art complex. In recent weeks,...
High bacteria levels in Bear Creek watershed
These creeks are in Medford, Central Point, Jacksonville, Talent, Phoenix and Ashland. Five creeks in the Bear Creek watershed have been found to have high bacteria levels. These creeks are in Medford, Central Point, Jacksonville, Talent, Phoenix and Ashland.
Judge tosses Christian Non-Profit’s Lawsuit
MEDFORD, Ore.- A federal judge has dismissed a local Christian Non-Profit’s lawsuit against the State Department of Education after it was stripped of $400,000 in grants. As NBC5 news reported earlier this year, Youth 71-Five Ministries filed a lawsuit against the state after receiving grants from Oregon’s Youth Community Investment Grant program for years.
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