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Oregon casino battle works its way into appropriations process
A long-stalled southern Oregon casino project pitting competing Native American tribes against each other has caught the attention of congressional appropriators, as opponents push for language in the upcoming Interior-Environment spending bill that would bar the project from moving forward. Oregon’s Coquille Indian Tribe has long sought to build the...
Britt festival strikes deal to purchase historic hotel building in Jacksonville
The $1.45 million dollar purchase would further cement the Britt Festival’s role as a major economic driver in Jacksonville, where the festival grounds are located. The 10,000-square-foot U.S. Hotel was constructed in the late 1880s, and is currently rented out to an antiques business. This iconic building would be...
Power outage affects 1.5k in Central Point
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Residents of Central Point were without power for about three hours on Sunday. Pacific Power says calls of an outage came in around 11:30 Sunday morning. About 1,500 customers were affected in the Four Corners region of Central Point. A spokesperson for Pacific Power told...
Mothers struggling with addiction find an oasis in Southern Oregon
Your browser does not support the audio element. When Karissa Camarillo became pregnant she was living in a tent behind a supermarket in Medford, addicted to the synthetic opioid fentanyl. She used up until the time she went into labor at a local hospital. “I did not want my baby....
Special Olympics Oregon hosted summer regional games in Ashland
Athletes and fans show up in the hundreds for the regional competition. Track and field and bocce ball were the names of the games at the summer regional competitions hosted by Special Olympics Oregon on Saturday in Ashland, bringing together athletes from five Oregon counties to get together and get their game on.
Annual drift boat training kicks off on the Rogue River
ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — The annual drift boat operations training course starts June 10 on the Rogue River. 13 agencies of Marine Law Enforcement from around the state will be participating. They will be perfecting their drift boating operation techniques with hands-on experience. Lessons will include swimming, rescue, navigation,...
Ashland Parks & Recreation to announce new director Wednesday, sources say
Interim Director Eldridge was not chosen by commissioners. Ashland Parks & Recreation Commissioners intend to announce a new, permanent hire for the director position at their business meeting Wednesday, according to sources with knowledge of the hiring process who spoke ahead of a public announcement on the condition they be anonymous. The announcement of a new director was not listed on the agenda for the Wednesday, June 12, meeting as posted on the city website Monday.
Parks commissioners to vote Wednesday on changes in herbicide use, Lithia Park master plan
Parks staff: Fewer weeds means less need for weed whacking hazardous median strips. Ashland Parks & Recreation Commissioners will vote Wednesday to approve or reject a proposal from Interim Director Leslie Eldridge to slightly increase the use of herbicides in street medians for reasons of staff safety, according to the meeting agenda.
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