New owners will start publishing on Jan. 14, 2026. There will be no paper until that time. There are no words grand enough to capture 15 years of ink, paper, megabytes and the stories that bind us. Yet here I am, keyboard under my fingers, attempting to write the last[Read More…]

James NeffOregon Journalism Project Elizabeth Steiner says she supports reducing state pension fund investment in the underperforming assets.In an unusual public letter to the Oregon Investment Council last week, State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner said she supports trimming $6 billion in private equity assets from the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.“While[Read More…]

Shaanth NanguneriOregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Department of Revenue offered the free federal tax-filing software, Direct File, to taxpayers in 2025.The Trump administration has ended the federal government’s offering of a nationwide free e-filing program for federal income taxes for 2026. But state officials say Oregonians can still find similar[Read More…]

Oregon leaders have no public plans so far to support SNAP beneficiaries if federal funding stops. By Khushboo Rathore Federal funding for SNAP will run out Nov. 1 if the federal government remains shut down, leaving more than 757,000 Oregonians without the support they rely on to buy groceries. “Older[Read More…]

Shane McCarthy is pleased with a dinner of lime juice cured ahi tuna, fried polenta and assorted antipasto items Wednesday, Sept. 17.

(Editor’s note: Factual information for ‘Tales’ is provided by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.) Sept. 20*Michael Smith was transported from Medford and detained at the jail for contempt of court on[Read More…]

by Dan Mancuso,publisher I’ll start with a huge thank you for all of your patience lately.No, I am not OK, but I keep moving, not necessarily forward, however in some direction anyway.This week’s fiasco was due to my trip to my parents where the travel Gods threw about every single[Read More…]

by Dan Mancuso,publisher The Josephine County Commissioners sent a press release patting themselves on the back for doing their job.Here it is in its entirety with a few comments from me. , “Josephine County Commissioners have announced a series of accomplishments in the last nine months, pointing to a balanced[Read More…]