Today is Wednesday, March 8, the 67th day of 2023. There are 298 days left in the year.Today’s highlight in history: On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang.On this[Read More…]

Dante leads Ducks over Stanford, Pac-12 tourney nextEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — N’Faly Dante had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, including a pair late to help Oregon hold off Stanford 73-68 in a regular-season finale on Saturday.Dante collected his ninth double-double this season and the Ducks (18-13, 12-8) won[Read More…]

Bittersweet NewsErythritol, a sugar alcohol often added to reduced-sugar products and sweeteners like stevia, monk fruit and keto reduced-sugar products has been linked to blood clotting and a heightened risk of cardiovascular events and mortality, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine.Researchers said people with existing heart disease[Read More…]

Good News in a Nutshell – John 3:1-17When I was growing up, I never understood why some of my friends would try to do things they weren’t supposed to do in the middle of broad daylight where the chance of getting caught was the greatest. It seems like waiting for[Read More…]

(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.) Sunday, Feb. 26*A citizen complained of intoxicated drivers in a parking lot in the 200 block of[Read More…]

Happy winter wonderland from the Illinois Valley Country Club golf course!This has been an abysmal week for golfing in Cave Junction. I called friends in both Grants Pass and Medford and they have been able to get out on their courses and I think I speak for all of us[Read More…]

The Josephine County Commissioners approved the purchase of six new Kaleidoscope transit shelters for the soon-to-be constructed transit hub in downtown Grants Pass at their March 1 weekly business session, held at Anne G. Basker Auditorium.JoCo Transit Supervisor Scott Chancey said he had not yet determined whether his department would[Read More…]