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A Josephine County resident waiting on a public records request could soon have a way to see how long the department usually takes to respond. Commissioners began with their own office this week, testing a report that would show how promptly meeting minutes are approved, where advisory boards have vacancies and which commitments are past due.
At Tom Pearce Park, a dog walking along the Rogue River has to be on a leash no longer than six feet. A few miles away at Dollar Mountain, Grants Pass allows up to eight feet. At Cathedral Hills, the federal rule for developed recreation sites brings the limit back to six. Three popular places to walk a dog on a cool fall afternoon, and the rules can change with the trailhead.
Grants Pass will close its fall burn window Sunday, Nov. 8, with yard-debris fires prohibited. Josephine County declared Sunday a no-burn day across the Rogue Basin Open Burn Control Area, which includes the city, after forecasters determined that conditions would leave too little ventilation to disperse smoke. The advisory applies...
In Selma, the invitation Tuesday is to spend an afternoon clearing brush. In Eagle Point on Wednesday, anyone who wants to walk in the Veterans Day parade can fall in behind the honor guard. And on Friday night in Grants Pass, the high school theater department will hand the stage to a princess with a very small problem. Across Josephine, Jackson and Klamath counties, the week of Nov. 9–13 offers as many chances to join in as it does to pull up a chair.
