Josephine County News

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.

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

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

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 .

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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)

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.

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)

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

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