The distraught family of Ryan Finchum is offering $2,500 for information leading to discovery of his whereabouts.

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The Oregon Department of Forestry has raised the Industrial Fire Precautions to level 2, effective today, because of increasing fire danger.

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A California man was injured in an accident when he fell during a river rafting trip on the lower Rogue River.

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The Josephine County Commissioners this morning unanimously approved the application for a $475,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration toward the installation of fencing at the Illinois Valley Airport.

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In an unprecedented move, the Josephine County Commissioners this morning unanimously voted to grant the Southern Oregon Adolescent Study and Treatment Center, or SOASTC, $25,000 in Economic Development funds, and loan an equal amount, toward the construction of a resident treatment home for young adults in transition.

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Grants Pass Rural Fire Department put out a car fire that momentarily turned into a grass fire in the Jerome Prairie area last night.

When the call came in, flames as high as six feet tall and black smoke poured from the vehicle, but the fire was knocked down before it caught on a tree.

The fire, on the 2300 block of Jerome Prairie Road, was reported at 9:41 p.m. yesterday.

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This year's already high number of Whooping Cough cases in Grants Pass has risen again.

Four new cases of Pertussis have just been discovered in Grants Pass, according to Josephine County Public Health.

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The Jackson County Sheriff’s office continues to search for Ryan Finchum, last seen in Medford on June 3rd. His vehicle was found in the Klamath River Canyon June 7th.

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The Josephine County Commissioners will be Carl Wilson’s guest on the Tuesday Talk show this morning at 9:35am.

Following the talk show the Commissioners will convene their regular Tuesday meeting at 10:45am in room 154 of the Courthouse.

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Sacramento man rafting the Rogue River fell at a camp at Tate Creek Saturday evening, landing on his head causing paralysis.

Josephine County officials got a brief satellite phone call from the river and determined that Thomas Frye, 59, was seriously injured, and contacted the Curry County Sheriff’s Department.

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