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A property tax levy for Josephine County has gone down to defeat. Nearly 52-percent of registered voters weighed in and it was rejected by a little more than 500 votes out of over 26-thousand cast. With the loss of federal timber money, Josephine is one of several counties who have had to make drastic cutbacks to public safety services.Read More »

Authorities say several Josephine County residents have recently been the victims of phone scam activity.Read More »

Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in a burglary in the 9000 block of East Evans Creek Road in Rogue River. The theft occurred sometime between April 12th and May 2nd. 14 firearms were stolen (rifles, shotguns and pistols), along with ammunition, two Rolex watches, several thousand dollars in cash and coins.Read More »

Three Oregon timber counties are asking voters to raise taxes to restore deep cuts to law enforcement forced by the expiration of a federal subsidy. The votes will be counted Tuesday evening in Lane, Josephine and Curry counties. They have seen sheriff's patrols, jail capacities and prosecutions cut to the bone as voters paying some of the lowest property tax rates in the state hRead More »

Nine people have been affected by a three-strikes-and-you're-out policy that prohibits repeat troublemakers from venturing into downtown Ashland. The City Council created the exclusion zone in August 2012.Read More »

The following advisory as come from the Forest Service concerning the recently re-opened Bear Camp Road: "Due to predicted snow accumulations of 3-6” on the Bear Camp Road, the Weather Service is advising the public to avoid traveling the Bear Camp Road tonight through tomorrow. The Bear Camp Road was re-opened for public travel on May 17, 2013.Read More »

Three Ashland High School players who were involved in a hazing incident during a football camp last summer will not appear in court. Two will enter into an agreement common with first-time offenders, while the third youth will not be charged. Under the terms of what is called a “formal accountability agreement,” the young men will meet weekly with a probation officer.Read More »

Southern Oregon may experience record temperatures this week, but not in a way that one might think for late May. Forecasters predict snow levels and temperatures to drop to 2,500 feet by Wednesday morning in the Cascades and Siskiyous. The predicted high Wednesday of 54 would tie the record for the lowest high in Medford for May 22nd set in 2010.Read More »

In form similar to state and national trends, the unemployment rate is continuing trend. For Jackson County, April’s seasonally adjusted rate was reported at 9.6 percent, and 11.1 percent for Josephine County. The Medford area gained 300 jobs last month, mostly in the leisure and hospitality sector.Read More »