By Anne M. PetersonAP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — With a 55-yard field goal to cap a wild back-and-fourth game, Oregon State emerged as this season’s de facto Pac-12 champions.Everett Hayes kicked a season-best 55-yard field goal with 20 seconds left and the Beavers snapped a five-game losing streak[Read More…]
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Sen. Wyden calls on Oregon’s largest electric utility to detail true drivers of massive rate hikes
Wyden wrote to Portland General Electric’s CEO requesting within a month documentation about load growth and how the company has used historic federal subsidies Alex BaumhardtOregon Capital Chronicle Customers of Oregon’s largest investor-owned electric utility pay more than 40% more for their electricity today than they did just four years[Read More…]
Tales from the Rural Patrol
(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.) November 15*In the 200 block of Old Highway 99, Kyle Their, 41, was warned for failure to[Read More…]
Today in History: The Associated Press
Today in History: November 27, Harvey Milk and George Moscone fatally shotToday is Wednesday, Nov. 27, the 332nd day of 2024. There are 34 days left in the year.Today in history:On Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone (mah-SKOH’-nee) and city Supervisor and gay rights activist Harvey Milk were[Read More…]
Just my cup of tea
July 13, 1972Herb and Beulah Higgins, Dick George Road, had company from San Bernadino, Calif. James Winnermark arrived on June 28 and Herb and Beulah closed shop at noon Friday, and accompanied by their guest, drove to Brookings, pulling a travel trailer where Walter and Gladys England joined them. They[Read More…]
Tee Tattler
Hello and a Happy Soggy Fall greeting from the Illinois Valley Country Club golf course.In this week’s action, I had been feeling badly that I never removed the stop boards from the dam on the freshwater pond. Last winter the rains flooded the pond quite substantially and the high water[Read More…]
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I.V. Hope Village celebrates
There was an I.V. HOPE Village groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 16 at the construction site at 204 S. Kerby Ave off Schumacher St. in Cave Junction. The nonprofit Illinois Valley Living Solutions hosted the event with hot cocoa, coffee and cookies under a pop-up tent during the cold autumn morning.IVLS Executive[Read More…]
Low-income homeowners can apply for repair grant
On Wednesday, Oct. 13, the Board of Josephine County Commissioners convened at Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass for their weekly business session. Low income homeowners received good news at the meeting’s outset as the board discussed their $500,000 Community Development Block Grant to assist residents of unincorporated Josephine[Read More…]
Recall of John West moves to ballot
Grants Pass, OR – November 16, 2024 – The Committee to Recall John West is pleased to announce the successful certification of their petition effort. This significant milestone marks a crucial step forward in the mission to ensure accountability and transparency in our local government.The certification, confirmed by the Josephine[Read More…]