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On Saturday, Feb. 7, at approximately 12:30 p.m., officers from the Grants Pass Police Department responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a woman in the roadway at Grants Pass Parkway and M Street, firing handguns. Officers arrived on scene and began giving verbal commands for the woman to drop the[Read More…]
I have been going to Lake Selmac for years to attend music festivals, birthday parties, disc golf days, celebration-of-life events and more. Somehow, though, I never realized there were designated hiking trails. That changed recently when I was scrolling through a trail app on my phone and came across “Lake[Read More…]
Hey, friend. ‘Listener up there’, if you will. Got a minute? In our current era, I am well aware of the value of that small sliver of our day. Today, a minute can account for dozens of headlines, two or three tailor-made ads, and at least one solid dopamine hit[Read More…]
The Sportsman’s Tavern is one of the oldest small-town businesses in Cave Junction and is still alive and thriving today. Cheryl Wagner, the new owner, purchased this historic community hub on Oct 1st 2024 and held a Grand Opening on February 24th 2025. The Tavern offers a wide variety of[Read More…]
How to cultivate wellness and well-being as a way of life in the Illinois Valley Imagine a forested path upon which each step takes the traveler closer to the destination. At times it is sometimes difficult to see how far one has gone or has to go, until at last[Read More…]
Members of the Boys & Girls Club and other local children went home with pairs of free shoes on Thursday, Jan. 22, courtesy of the Shoes That Fit program. “It’s been a fabulous program,” said Jodi MacDonald, chair of the local program, which is put on by Rogue Gateway Rotary.[Read More…]
The crop of candidates in the Republican primary gubernatorial election on May 19 has become crowded, with at least a dozen having filed as of Jan. 28. The frontrunners include state senator Christine Drazan, representative Ed Diehl, former Trail Blazer Chris Dudley, and Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell. Drazan, who[Read More…]
A federal judge in U.S. District Court in Medford found the 34-year-old exemption to environmental review on some logging projects lacked statutory limits By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle A 34-year-old rule exempting some commercial logging projects on federal lands from environmental review is unlawful, a federal judge recently ruled.[Read More…]
Although it may have flown under the radar, a simple rule change in Oregon’s water use laws that took effect at the beginning of this year has made it legal for growers of small backyard gardens to water their crops without a water right while also selling their produce. The[Read More…]
Illinois Valley High School choir students got the experience of a lifetime earlier this year, singing the national anthem in Eugene to open up for a University of Oregon basketball game. A dozen choir students attended the trip and sang in the stadium. IVHS band and choir teacher Emily Warren[Read More…]
