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Jackson County Settlement Puts Southern Oregon Law Enforcement Practices Back Under Public Scrutiny
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (232+ words) A reported $1. 3 million settlement tied to allegations of excessive force inside Jackson County is placing Southern Oregon law enforcement practices back under the microscope, reigniting public discussion over police accountability, taxpayer liability, and how counties respond when civil rights lawsuits…...
Sinus Season Has Arrived in Southern Oregon and Saline May Be the Best Defense
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (575+ words) Every year it happens almost overnight. The air changes, the trees explode with bloom, and suddenly thousands of people across Southern Oregon are walking around with pounding sinus pressure, burning eyes, clogged nasal passages, and the constant feeling that their…...
Winter Is Calling Early at Mt. Ashland as Season Pass Deadline Approaches
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (425+ words) While most of Southern Oregon is focused on sunshine, river trips, and Memorial Day weekend festivities, the team at Mt. Ashland Ski Area is already looking ahead to snowstorms, powder days, and chairlifts filled with excited skiers and snowboarders once…...
Grants Pass City Offices to Close for Memorial Day Holiday
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (321+ words) Residents planning to conduct business with the City of Grants Pass next week will need to make arrangements ahead of time as city offices prepare to close in observance of Memorial Day. According to a notice issued Friday, all City…...
Boatnik Belly Bombs and Memorial Weekend Regret: Surviving the Greatest Cheat Weekend of the Year
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (763+ words) There is something about Boatnik that immediately shuts down every healthy lifestyle promise people made back in January. Then suddenly it is Monday morning, your stomach feels like it lost a cage fight, your jeans are filing for separation, and…...
Yes, Rogue Roasters Has Food " And the Sandwiches Might Be One of Grants Pass" Best Kept Lunch Secrets
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (405+ words) For many people in Grants Pass, Rogue Roasters has long been known as a dependable stop for quality coffee and a comfortable place to catch up with friends, work remotely, or simply slow down for a few minutes during a…...
Southern Oregon Travelers Brace for One of the Busiest Holiday Weekends of the Year
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (314+ words) National travel forecasts indicate millions of Americans are expected to travel over the holiday stretch, with airports and highways across the West preparing for unusually heavy movement. AAA projects this could become one of the busiest Memorial Day travel weekends…...
Forged on the Rogue: Grants Pass Students Keep Boatnik's Junior Racing Tradition Alive
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (547+ words) For many in Grants Pass, Boatnik has always been associated with the parade, roaring jet boats, carnival rides, fireworks, and crowds lining the riverbanks. But tucked quietly behind the larger races is something far more personal and deeply rooted in…...
Oregon's Transportation Tax Revolt Sends Shockwaves Through Salem as Southern Oregon Communities Brace for What Comes Next
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (370+ words) Oregon voters did not quietly reject Measure 120. They buried it beneath one of the widest statewide electoral defeats in recent memory, delivering a sharp political message to lawmakers in Salem while opening a new chapter of uncertainty surrounding how the…...
Letter from the Editor: Josephine County Keeps Repeating the Same Political Mistakes
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (343+ words) There comes a point where a community has to stop pretending it is shocked by the outcome of its own behavior. At some point, the blame no longer belongs exclusively to the politicians. It belongs to the public too. That…...