Jackson County News

A fire weather watch will be in effect from late Sunday morning until around sunset for the Southern Oregon Cascades and Klamath and Umpqua basins because of anticipated thunderstorms, parched terrain and wind.

Here's one for you knuckleheads down at the Since You Asked underground bunker: Why is it that the city of Medford has never hosted Fourth of July celebrations - such as a parade, fireworks display, picnics in the park with live patriotic music, pie-eating contests, food vendors, etc.

Citizens who want to recall two-thirds of the city council for voting to allow medical marijuana dispensaries submitted more than the required number of signatures to call for a special election in August.

New activities, more music, an expanded carnival midway and food are just some of the highlights that mark this year's Jackson County Fair.

A group called the Organic Consumers Fund has made a second $100,000 contribution to Oregon GMO Right to Know, the political action committee behind a proposed November ballot measure seeking to label genetically modified organisms.

The median sales price for existing houses in Jackson County rose 8.1 percent during the first half of 2014, compared with the same period in 2013.

A grass fire Thursday charred about 4 acres along Bear Creek behind Crater Lake Ford while sending black and gray smoke billowing into the nearly 100-degree heat.

Most charges against the owners of a Medford medical marijuana dispensary have been dismissed as part of a plea deal to wrap up a case that began with a high-profile raid in May 2013.

The article in the Tribune featuring the Ashland Fourth of July parade was very nicely done.

While cyclists have been test-driving the newest section of the Bear Creek Greenway for a few weeks, county and state officials gathered Wednesday to dedicate a 1.4-mile stretch near the fairgrounds that filled the final gap of a 20-mile span between Ashland and Central Point.

Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Mejia today dismissed most of a racketeering and money laundering case against a Medford couple related to a highly publicized raid on their medical marijuana dispensary in May 2013.

A total of 26 people have been arrested on weapons, drug and other charges after an investigation that began with the accidental killing of a 5-year-old girl by a Grants Pass man using a military-style rifle as a crutch to get up from a couch, authorities said.

A multi-agency investigation, dubbed Operation Rap It Up, is wrapping up its investigation involving more than 40 people, 31 of which have been indicted on state and federal drug and firearms charges.

Sheriff's deputies are trying to track down a homeless man who allegedly robbed another man at knifepoint Monday on the Bear Creek Greenway near Central Point.

Residents of this cash-strapped town have looked to social media websites to fill the gaps left by limited police protection.

Recent scorching temperatures and the increased abundance of dry fuels have prompted the Oregon Department of Forestry to increase restrictions for logging sites and other commercial operations in Jackson and Josephine counties.

Wynonna Judd and the Big Noise, Mark Chesnutt and The Guess Who headline the 2014 Jackson County Fair, and about 30 regional musicians and bands will perform throughout the fair on two other stages.

Triple-digit temperatures and possible thunderstorms are expected in Jackson County today, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory and red flag warning because of possible wildfires.

The first forest fire of the season in this section occurred Monday on Poorman Creek, near Jacksonville, when forty-three and one-third cords of wood were burned.

Anticipated triple-digit temperatures for today and Tuesday have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for Jackson County.