As your sheriff, it is my obligation to protect our citizens lives, property and every Amendment within the Constitution of Oregon and the United States Constitution. The Sheriff’s Office has received many inquiries about voter-approved Measure 114 and where I stand on it. Like many rural counties, Josephine County soundly[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, Nov. 20*The driver of a 2008 Ford pickup truck ran from Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO)[Read More…]

Are You Ready?Christmas is a time of waiting, watching, and expectation. We wait for friends and family to arrive. We stay up late listening for the rumble of a car in the driveway, or the announcement of an airplane at the gate. Children try to keep droopy eyes open to[Read More…]

I have had a few requests to translate the golfers’ nomenclature so here is a little dictionary defining certain terms and slang that us golfers use.“FAIRWAY” -the center part of the playing surface, shortly cut grass, the easiest surface on which to hit the ball. The fairway is marked with[Read More…]

While a slight majority of Oregon voters elected to approve Measure 114 – which would require permits to buy all firearms and ban high capacity magazines – the legislation was overwhelmingly unpopular in most rural counties.Voters in 29 of Oregon’s 36 counties voted against it. In Josephine County, 114 was[Read More…]

Winter Storm Watch 11/29/2022 03:49 PST through 12/1/2022 16:00 PST Winter Storm Watch issued November 29 at 3:49AM PST until December 1 at 4:00PM PST by NWS Medford OR * WHAT…Heavy snow possible Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. Total snow accumulations of 10 to 20 inches possible. Winds gusting at[Read More…]