Lucille McNamara

The Durkee and Battle Mountain Complex fires in eastern Oregon are raging across a 420 square mile radius, prompting Governor Tina Kotek to call in the National Guard and invoke the Emergency Conflagration Act. By yesterday, equipment…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A final environmental impact statement by the federal government will seal the Coquille Indian Tribe’s 12-year-long struggle to open a casino on Highway 99 in South Medford. Project is Fiercely Opposed by State…

Oregon has recorded 2,190 lightning strikes over the last fortnight, fueling wildfires across Southern, Central and Eastern areas of the state where nearly 800,000 acres are in flames. There are now 38 wildfires throughout the state,…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Concerned Medford residents are regularly finding drug paraphernalia on the street outside the McLoughlin Middle School. They say the problem is a regular occurrence and is escalating Medford Police yesterday removed a…

There is only one topic of conversation among most Americans today, and that is the withdrawal of Joe Biden from the presidential race less than four months to the November 2024 election. His withdrawal announced yesterday (Sunday) comes…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The Social Equity and Racial Justice Commission (SERJC) has urged Ashland City Council to hire a professional to dig deep into possible complicity that could harm traditionally marginalized people. SERJC states that…

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is finalizing new regulations to the state’s Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) that restricts the amount of drinking water farmers can use for livestock. The ODA is calling for comment to…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Rogue Community College has voted (Tuesday) for a $60.3 million bond measure to be placed on the November ballot. The bond will fund several programs at RCCs Jackson and Josephine County campuses. If approved, the bond…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Uncovering the history of a ghost town is the adventurous trip students and faculty members from Southern Oregon University’s Sociology and Anthropology Program will undertake in the fall. Members of the expedition will…

The reconstruction of the aging Interstate 5 Bridge that links Oregon with Washington is one step closer to realization following a $1.5 billion allocation from the U.S. Transportation Department’s fund for major bridge projects. This…