Josephine County News

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Authorities are on the hunt for a person who has been blowing darts at cats in local parks. Josephine County Animal Control (JCAC) has requested the public's help in finding the person responsible for hurting…

A lawsuit to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from increasing fire hazards with the removal of timber from an old-growth forest north of Grants Pass was lodged on Tuesday by environmentalists in the Medford District Court. …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Owl Parking Lot on the corner of 5th and H Streets in Grants Pass is undergoing major reconstruction next year. The plan is to convert it to a parking lot and public plaza for community events. The project’s…

Five counties have been selected to receive $5 million in funding from Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) to fight homelessness among young people and their families. The OHCS, via its Youth Emergency Housing Assistance Program…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A Josephine County couple, Jedediah and Harmony Wytcherley, abandoned 36 cats at the gates of the Rogue Valley Humane Society on August 8 this year. Following investigations, the couple have now been cited to appear…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The PACE Center in Grants Pass will close at the end of this year as it has become unsustainable because too few people use its full range of services. Primary Services Will be Provided by AllCare Medical…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County residential property prices have held firm, while neighboring Josephine County has recorded decreasing values from August 1 to October 31. The average price of a residential home in Jackson County…

Following recent fires in ballot drop boxes, Southern Oregon law enforcement units say they are geared to handle any disruptive situation to the national election today, or in the following days. Recent Drop Box Fires Sparked…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Resident wild birds and clinic patients of the Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center have been moved to enclosures indoors as a safety precaution following an outbreak of avian ‘flu at a nearby farm in…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A two-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Helms Road and Highway 99 in Josephine County left an 85-year-old man dead in his truck and a missing driver in the other vehicle. The driver was later…