I.V. Family Coalition did some outreach and fundraising by bagging groceries at Grocery Outlet Saturday, Nov. 22

** Wednesdays: Community Health Pop Up Events Jubilee Park at noon – 1:30 p.m. (or until supplies are gone) -MINT Food pantry, bottled water, wound care supplies, STD prevention materials & HIV testing, Max’s Mission for Narcan, camping gear as available and more. Lunch served by I.V. Living Solutions at[Read More…]

Nada HassaneinOregon Capital Chronicle A man who currently doesn’t have dental insurance has his blood pressure checked at a mobile dental and medical clinic in August in Terre Haute, Ind. States have submitted grant applications to the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, showing a variety of priorities from rural workforce[Read More…]

Marchena minuta jumping spider This week’s crawly is so small. (How small is it?) It’s so small it has “minuta” right there in their name. Meet the Marchena minuta jumping spider.Literally, how small are they? Marchena top out at just over one-eighth of an inch. That’s small. Really, really small.[Read More…]

Leah WillinghamAssociated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a joint with his coffee every morning. He tells himself he won’t start tomorrow the same way, but he usually does.“You know what bothers me? To have cannabis on my mind the first[Read More…]

W.G. RamirezAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tahaad Pettiford scored 24 points before fouling out and No. 21 Auburn beat Oregon 84-73 on Monday night in the Players Era Championship.The Tigers (5-1) shot 57.1% in the second half and used a late 10-0 run to pull away from pesky Oregon[Read More…]

Eric OlsonAP College Football Writer No. 6 Oregon enters the home stretch of the regular season needing to win out to stay alive for a second straight College Football Playoff bid. It begins Saturday at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium, where highly ranked visiting teams usually must be at their best to[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.) Nov. 1*Jerome Black was able to get his Ford Ranger up to 69 mph. Sadly, it was[Read More…]

Give Thanks The biggest challenge to Thanksgiving comes the day after, when the turkey’s gone and Christmas shopping begins. That’s when we stop appreciating what we have and begin focusing on what we want.Instead of spending time online dreaming about all those new things we desire, we should be reflecting[Read More…]

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Visitors to Josephine County Parks and Campgrounds will see updated pricing beginning in 2026. Various camping fees and the affixed Annual Day Use Parking Pass increase will take effect January 1, 2026.Park enthusiasts will have the opportunity to purchase their 2026 Affixed Annual Parking Pass at[Read More…]