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…]
Author: Siege Schatza
Political rhetoric ‘insane,’ say commissioners
This is being ran in its entirety as we dropped the jump last week. Due to a shortage of agenda items, the Sept. 25 Board of Josephine County Commissioners’ weekly business session, held at Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass, consisted mostly of requests and comments from citizens and[Read More…]
Political rhetoric ‘insane,’ say commissioners
Due to a shortage of agenda items, the Sept. 25 Board of Josephine County Commissioners’ weekly business session, held at Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass, consisted mostly of requests and comments from citizens and the board’s responses. A common theme among these remarks was an acknowledgement of the[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…]
County purge of outdated code sections continues
On Wednesday, Aug. 21, the Board of Josephine County Commissioners convened at the Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass. Four public hearings were held over the course of the meeting, each pertaining to a different ordinance from the Josephine County Code that county staff have determined are no longer[Read More…]
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve proposes changes in camping and cave tour fees
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve is proposing a change in its current camping fees at Cave Creek Campground and Cave Tour fee rates.The park is proposing an increase of campsite fees at Cave Creek Campground to $20 (Currently $10), for the next 2 years and an additional increase to[Read More…]
Sexual harassment allegations topic at meeting
Members of the Williams community that championed an effort to safeguard the beloved nature area of Pipe Fork Creek were dealt yet more disappointment Wednesday, July 10 after the Board of Josephine County Commissioners declined, for the third time in as many months, to sign off on a purchase agreement[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…]