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6 min ago | Daily Kos

She Made The Mistake Of Being Raped On A Saturday

Ladies if you are going to be raped, please have the common courtesy to schedule it Monday-Friday between the hours of 8am-4pm. A terrified woman from Josephine County, Oregon, dialed 911 to report that her violent ex-boyfriend is trying to break into her home, but in response she was told that there are no officers on duty to help her.

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Related Topix: Curry County, OR, US News, Liberal Political News

7 hrs ago | Medford Mail Tribune

Josephine County's crime levy - close, but not good enough

Gil Gilbertson sighed deeply as his eyes scanned the preliminary results of a Josephine County criminal justice tax measure Tuesday evening.

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Grants Pass, OR

Wed May 22, 2013

Examiner.com

Low flying aircraft surprise White City drivers

Drivers along East Antelope Road outside of White City are sometimes surprised to see "Low Flying Aircraft" signs.

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Related Topix: Jackson County, OR

KVAL-TV Eugene

Lane only timber county to pass law enforcement tax

Voters in two Oregon timber counties with the lowest property taxes in the state - Curry and Josephine - turned down tax increases Tuesday that would have funded law enforcement, but a jail levy passed in a third, Lane County .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Jeff Merkley, US Senate, Democrat, Lane County, OR, Curry County, OR, Criminal Defense Law, Law

GPB.org

Oregon's Cash-Strapped Counties Reject Public Safety Levies

A yard sign yard sign opposes a local tax increase to fund public safety in Josephine County, Oregon.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Prison, Grants Pass, OR, Curry County, OR

Local TV Station KTVZ

2 Ore. timber counties reject public safety levies

Voters in two Oregon timber counties - Curry and Josephine - have turned down tax increases to fund law enforcement, but a jail levy passed in a third, Lane County.

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Related Topix: Lane County, OR, Curry County, OR

OregonLive.com

Grave Creek Covered Bridge frames bucolic spring countryside in Josephine County

Green spring hillsides make May the perfect time to visit southern Oregon and Grave Creek Covered Bridge.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Medford, OR, Travel

Tue May 21, 2013

National Public Radio

Loss Of Timber Payments Cuts Deep In Oregon

Today in Oregon, voters are deciding whether to raise their own taxes to make up for lost timber payments from the federal government.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Oregonian

Rough & Ready Lumber, Josephine County's last sawmill, a casualty of southwest Oregon's enduring timber wars

Cave Junction, Oregon--April 24, 2013-- Link Phillippi, President of Rough & Ready Lumber with his wife, Jennifer Phillippi, CEO and co-owner of the family-owned mill say they have been pleading with members of Congress for 23-years to do something about log supplies.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Greg Walden, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Peter DeFazio, Democrat, Oregon, Representative Kurt Schrader, Cave Junction, OR

Sat May 18, 2013

The Wichita Eagle

Ore. timber country ponders future with fewer logs

In those days the forests were full, timber and work both plentiful. But now what was the last sawmill standing in Josephine County has hit the end of the line after yet another timber family had to give up hope that the lands surrounding them could provide enough of the big pine logs they needed to stay afloat.

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Related Topix: Curry County, OR, Rogue River, OR, Health

Brandon Sun

Ore. timber country ponders future without logs that sustained economy over last 70 years

O'BRIEN, Ore. - Jennifer Phillippi's grandparents started producing lumber in Oregon timber country in 1922, when the forests were full and work was plentiful.

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Related Topix: O'brien, OR

Thu May 16, 2013

KLCC-FM Eugene

With No Officers to Respond to 911 Calls, Josephine County Considers Levy

Today in Josephine County, Oregon 6 sheriffs' deputies patrol an area with a population of 80,000. Their territory stretches from Grants Pass to the California border.

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Related Topix: Grants Pass, OR, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Rogue River, OR

Wed May 15, 2013

The Ashland Daily Tidings

Hyatt Lake campground opens Friday

The federal Bureau of Reclamation plans to open two-thirds of its Hyatt Lake Complex campground Friday, a month later than normal because of the federal sequester's budget cuts and hiring freezes.

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Related Topix: Ashland, OR, Jackson County, OR

Mon May 13, 2013

Medford Mail Tribune

Sequester to affect our recreation sites

Visitors to the Table Rocks and other federal Bureau of Land Management recreation sites in Southern Oregon will have to pack their own trash out this summer as the federal sequester's budget cuts and hiring freezes have reduced recreation staff levels.

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Related Topix: Headphones, Ashland, OR, Rogue River, OR, Jackson County, OR

Sat May 11, 2013

The Oregonian

Financially troubled Oregon counties face critical turning point locally, in Legislature and in D.C.

In Grants Pass last month, officials locked down an elementary school while police searched for a burglar with a stolen rifle.

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Related Topix: Grants Pass, OR, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Ron Wyden, Democrat, John Kitzhaber, US Governors, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Fri May 10, 2013

Medford Mail Tribune

Negligence is key factor in wildfire culpability

When a homeowner starts a fire on their property and it gets out of hand, requiring local and county fire services to put it out, who pays the bill? Is the property owner fined for negligence and expected to pay for the fire services? Or is it passed on to the taxpayers? Because you are alluding to wildland fires, we posed the question to Dan ... (more)

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Jackson County, OR

Mon May 06, 2013

The Ashland Daily Tidings

Fire crews continue work on lightning-sparked blazes

Wildland firefighters are busy mopping up more than a dozen wildfires sparked by a lightning storm that rumbled through Jackson and Josephine counties Sunday evening.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Jackson County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Lane County, OR

Thu May 02, 2013

The Ashland Daily Tidings

Only in Ashland May 2

Following is a list of upcoming events in the Ashland area. If you would like to have your event listed, please send items by email to calendar@dailytidings.com . Senior Luncheon: Senior Nutrition Services of Jackson and Josephine County put on a healthy, well-balanced luncheon for seniors from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, at the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Majesco Games, Zumba Fitness, Video Games, Ashland, OR, Life, Food, Nutrition, Talent, OR

The News-Review

Other voices: Josephine and Curry counties must pass tax levies

Upcoming decisions will have a big impact on the future of Oregon's timber-dependent rural counties.

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Related Topix: Curry County, OR, US Governors, John Kitzhaber

Medford Mail Tribune

Conference explores generational differences and bias in the workplace

After all, she is a member of the Oregon Department of Human Services' Diversity Committee for Jackson and Josephine counties.

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Related Topix: Jackson County, OR, Ashland, OR, Southern Oregon University