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Medford Sterling Savings Bank Robbed
The Sterling Savings Bank on Stewart Avenue in Medford was robbed Wednesday afternoon shortly after 2:00 p.m.

The robber entered the bank at a time when there were no other customers and approached the teller, purporting to be armed although no weapon was seen.
Posted on 9/13/12 12:56PM by Chuck Benson
 

Commissioners change ordinance to reduce fees for home business startups
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners approved a change to an ordinance that will reduce the fees for most people who want to establish a home business in their residence.
Posted on 9/13/12 2:35AM by Jared Dill
 

Heat and winds threaten to strengthen Goff Fire
Winds traveling 20 to 25 mph and warmer temperatures are threatening to strengthen the Goff Fire despite the blaze reaching 100 percent containment Monday night.
Posted on 9/13/12 12:12AM by Jared Dill
 

ODOT has several large projects in the work for Josephine County
The Oregon Department of Transportation has several projects in the works for Josephine County that will increase safety and mitigate congestion along area highways.
Posted on 9/12/12 7:17PM by Jared Dill
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Drug Drop Box Now in Public Safety Lobby
The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety, in partnership with the Josephine County Solid Waste Agency, has provided a drug drop box for the convenience of the community.

Posted on 9/12/12 1:08PM by Chuck Benson
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Medford Couple Indicted On Multi-County Crime Spree
A Jackson County Grand Jury has indicted Jeffrey Randolph Blackwood and Shayna Lea Campos on two counts of Aggravated identity theft, four counts of first degree theft and two counts of identity theft.
Posted on 9/12/12 12:56PM by Chuck Benson
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GPHS seeks mentors in the community
Grants Pass High School is seeking community members to volunteer for the ASPIRE Program, a program designed to give students career advice.
Posted on 9/12/12 3:15AM by Jared Dill
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Hit and Run Driver Arrested
Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Othon Campos Junior, 42, of Medford, after an anonymous tip indicated the driver in a recent hit and run case lived at a home in the 300 block of West Clark Street.
Posted on 9/11/12 11:35PM by Chuck Benson
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RVACT reviews new STIP process
The Rogue Valley Area Commission on Transportation reviewed the new 2015-2018 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program during their meeting today in Grants Pass.
Posted on 9/11/12 9:27PM by Jared Dill
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ODF offers reward for arrest of person who caused Slate Creek Fire
The Oregon Department of Forestry is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person or persons who started the Slate Creek Fire.
Posted on 9/11/12 8:49PM by Jared Dill
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G.P. Police Search for Young Shooter
Grants Pass Police are looking for a white male adult in his late teens or early twenties who allegedly shot and wounded 45 year old Donald Parren Monday night at approximately 10:26 p
Posted on 9/11/12 5:22PM by Chuck Benson
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Goff Fire Contained!
Fire crews successfully completed a line around the Goff Fire late Monday making that troublesome fire completely contained. Contained does not mean controlled, but that a fire line is complete around the entire burn.
Posted on 9/11/12 3:04PM by Chuck Benson
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