Author: Siege Schatza

I.V. gets school district representation

After months without representation on the Three Rivers School District Board of Directors following Jenn Searle’s resignation, the Illinois Valley once again has a director in I.V. High School graduate Cameron Camp.Camp was sworn in at the start of the Sept. 18 TRSD board meeting at the district office. He[Read More…]

Process to form fire district underway

It’s often been said that opening a new restaurant is one of the riskiest undertakings, but in Josephine County getting a taxing district established makes starting up a new restaurant look like a sure thing.Specifically, the formation of a rural fire protection district has been attempted numerous times in the[Read More…]

West accused of taking Martin signs

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Board of Josephine County Commissioners proclaimed the week of Sept. 17-23, 2024, U.S. Constitution Week during their weekly business session at Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass.Interim Commissioner Andreas Blech read the proclamation, reciting in part, “Our U.S. Constitution means an opportunity for each,[Read More…]

Partisan bickering erupts at WBS

Board of Josephine County Commissioners Chair John West recused himself and left the room at the very beginning of the board’s Aug. 28 weekly business session at the Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass, but after he returned he became a focal point of the meeting. As an effort[Read More…]

Commissioner games deal blow to Pipe Fork sale

The purchase agreement between Josephine County and The Conservation Fund was immediately tabled at the July 3 weekly business session of the Josephine County Board of Commissioners, two weeks after it was initially delayed following a 2-1 vote.Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass was the setting for the July[Read More…]