Lawmakers made changes in response to pushback from stores and their neighbors fed up with collateral damage from Oregon’s iconic environmental measure. Nigel JaquissOregon Journalism Project The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission today ratified changes to the Bottle Bill enacted by Senate Bill 992, which Gov. Tina Kotek signed into[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2025. There are 203 days left in the year.Today in history:On June 11, 1963, the University of Alabama was desegregated as Vivian Malone and James Hood became the first two Black students allowed to enroll in classes; Alabama segregationist and Gov.[Read More…]

Greetings from a very hot golf course.We have been chasing rainbirds and fixing broken pipes this week in an attempt to keep the fairways green. It is pretty hard to keep up when it is so hot, I prefer the cooler misty weather but not the hard rainy stuff. The[Read More…]

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Join Oregon State University’s Forestry and Natural Resources Extension for the Land Steward field training in Jackson County to help you sustainably manage your property.The Land Steward training helps folks living on rural land achieve their dreams for their property through weekly lessons, field visits, presentations[Read More…]

Illinois Valley Living Solutions volunteers cleaned up the trash on the property next to the future I.V. HOPE Village site scheduled to open at the end of July 2025. Volunteers Amy (left to right), Charlie, Josh, Ahron, Joe and Mona filled up two pickup trucks full of trash and took[Read More…]

IVHS Softball team earned a first round bye in the state playoff bracket this season. The team ranked 10th in the state dropped a hard loss to Lost River 8-0.

Jessame Pope delivered a stunning performance at the OSAA State Track and Field 2A Championships, claiming first in both the Triple Jump and Long Jump and shattering two long-standing records previously held by Kena Page since 1998 at IV. Pope’s leap of 37’1.0” in the triple jump and 17’2.0” in[Read More…]

Senate Bill 1098 would prohibit schools and libraries from removing books on the basis of being by, or about, members of a protected class. Mia Maldonado –Oregon Capital Chronicle A bill to protect access to school library books that discuss different religions, sexualities, disabilities and a number of other topics,[Read More…]

Oregon Got a Massive Federal Recovery Grant After 2020 Wildfires. Most of the Money Remains Unspent. The state was unprepared for the unprecedented loss of housing. Nigel JaquissOregon Journalism Project Nearly four years after Congress approved a mammoth disaster relief grant to help Oregonians recover from the destructive 2020 wildfires,[Read More…]