ODF honors three logging companies as 2026 Operators of the Year

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has named Wood River Timber of Klamath Falls as the 2026 Operator of the Year for eastern Oregon. Wood River Timber is one of three logging companies chosen as Operator of the Year for their respective region. Other winners include Lone Rock Logging in Roseburg for southwest Oregon and Iron Horse Logging in Mapleton for northwest Oregon.

Klamath County Corrects 2026–27 Fire Patrol Assessments; Revised Tax Statements Being Mailed

The Klamath County Assessor's Office has corrected the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Fire Patrol assessments on the 2026–27 property tax statements. About 7,800 property owners will get a revised tax statement in the mail. The Fire Patrol assessment is charged on forested and certain rural lands to pay...

Basin Family Tree Care Delivers Expert Tree Trimming, Pruning, and Removal Services

Basin Family Tree Care LLC provides tree trimming services to residential homeowners, small business owners, commercial business owners and to the City of Klamath Falls. We specialize in tree pruning and tree removals with over 15 years of experience. We operate with two of the tallest bucket trucks in the area, reaching 75 feet.

Medford Hearing Today on Rainmaker Cloud-Seeding Proposal for Southern Oregon

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is holding a public hearing this morning on a license application from Rainmaker Technology Corporation for a winter precipitation-enhancement program covering roughly 1,640 square miles in the Medford area. The hearing begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, in the Carpenter Conference Room at the...

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY ANNOUNCES WOOD RIVER TIMBER OF KLAMATH FALLS IS 2026’S TOP FOREST OPERATOR FOR EASTERN OREGON

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Wood River Timber, Inc., headquartered in Klamath Falls, is one of three logging companies chosen as Operator of the Year for their respective region of Oregon. The Eastern Oregon regional advisory committees to the Oregon Board of Forestry honored Wood River last month as its top choice for Operator of the Year for parts of the state east of the Cascades.

Medford Home Prices Slide as Listings Sit Longer on the Market

Medford sellers are cutting prices and homes are lingering on the market, giving buyers real room to negotiate right now.

Some Oregon wells have elevated arsenic, even when the water looks and tastes normal

That makes formula prepared with nitrate-contaminated well water particularly dangerous for babies.

Ashland City Hall Tidbits 11/09/2026: Ashland City Staff Salary & Benefits Exceed Inflation Rate

City Workers Salary and Benefits Increases Exceed Inflation. It’s been a great decade for Ashland city employees. Between fiscal years 2022 (July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022) and the current 2027, the “base”salary for city workers increased from $100,000 to $136,276 as a result of cost of living raises and the annual step increases built into the pay schedule, Deputy City finance director Bryn Morrision told City Council last week.

Residents push back against proposed cloud seeding permit

MEDFORD, Ore. – Local residents voiced sharp opposition Tuesday to weather modification during an Oregon Department of Agriculture public hearing. The meeting was held at the Jackson County Library in Medford regarding a license application from Rainmaker Technology Corporation to initiate cloud seeding operations across Southern Oregon. The El...

Oregon ag officials plan Medford meeting on cloud seeding proposal

Rainmaker Technology’s equipment could boost rain and snowfall in Jackson County and surrounding region if approved. The public is invited to attend a hearing and submit comments Tuesday to the Oregon Department of Agriculture regarding a business application from Rainmaker Technology Corporation for proposed “precipitation enhancement” efforts conducted in Jackson County and affecting surrounding Josephine, Douglas and Klamath counties.

Lumber Company Embezzlement Plea

A former lumber company bookkeeper in Douglas County has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1 million over a decade-long period.

Southern Oregon Agriculture Faces New Labor Challenges as State Report Reveals Gaps in Worker Protections and Enforcement

Southern Oregon’s agricultural industry is entering another period of regulatory change as a newly released state legislative report identifies significant weaknesses in Oregon’s agricultural labor oversight, including inconsistent employment records, fragmented enforcement responsibilities and gaps in communication among agencies responsible for protecting farmworkers. The findings arrive less than two months before agricultural overtime requirements expand again, bringing additional financial and operational considerations to farms, vineyards, orchards and ranches throughout Josephine, Jackson, Douglas and Klamath counties.

Retirees Are Quietly Moving To Grants Pass, Where Rogue River Living Still Costs Less

Some retirees spend years hunting for the right place to slow down, and a growing number of them are finding it in southern Oregon. The town they keep picking sits right on a famous river, close to a major highway, and far from the price tags of big West Coast cities.

Stuff N’ Things Celebrates First Anniversary as Myrtle Creek Shop Grows to 89 Vendors

MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. - When Brittany Johnson opened Stuff N’ Things last November, the shop had 26 vendors. As customers gathered for its first anniversary celebration on November 1, that number had grown to 89. The antique, vintage and specialty merchandise shop at 875 South Main Street marked the...

Asante CEO declines to respond to state legislators’ inquiry

State lawmakers express ongoing concern regarding nearly $1 million in unreported labor consultant spending; Oregon nurses union demands ‘real answers’. Asante CEO Tom Gessel declined to answer a half-dozen questions posted in a recent inquiry from two state legislators regarding over $1 million allegedly spent on so-called “anti-union” labor relations firms and said Southern Oregon’s largest healthcare provider has not been engaged with groups for “labor-related staff-level education” since 2023.

Josephine County Opens $30,000 Grant Program as Agricultural Education Expands in Southern Oregon

Josephine County has opened applications for $30,000 in agricultural education grants to support youth programs, adult instruction and related facility improvements, adding project funding as local 4-H and Oregon State University Extension services rebuild following a yearlong interruption in county support. Applications are due November 30. Commissioners anticipate awarding money...

Medford structure displaces several people

Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About The Oregon Town Where Monthly Rent Is Still Only $800

Somewhere in southern Oregon, tucked between the Siskiyou Mountains and the Rogue River, there’s a town that hasn’t gotten the memo that everything is supposed to be expensive now, and its name is Grants Pass. If you’ve been quietly watching your rent climb every year while your quality...

A Medford consultant explains how broker pay may influence your health plan options

The health insurance plans a broker recommends may depend partly on how much the broker stands to earn, benefits consultant Lucinda Brophy said. Brophy, founder of Tandem Benefit Partners in Medford, said insurer bonuses and other incentives can create conflicts between a broker’s compensation and an employer’s needs. She encourages business owners preparing to renew employee coverage to ask how their brokers are paid and whether those payments influence the options they present.