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Firefighters battle midnight blaze near Shady Cove

Firefighters from the Oregon Department of Forestry, Jackson County Fire District 4 and Butte Falls Fire Department were up through the night fighting a fire that sparked just after midnight today in a home at 1991 Crowfoot Road located seven miles east of Shady Cove.

Posted on 10/4/12 5:32PM by Jared Dill

Early Thursday Fire Destroys Mobile Home

An early morning fire destroyed a mobile home and resulted in one man being taken to Three Rivers Medical Center.

Posted on 10/4/12 4:28PM by Chuck Benson

Jacksonville Council Okays Motorcycle Land Swap

The Jacksonville Council has okayed the sale of 380 acres in its watershed to the Motorcycle Riders Association in exchange for a 40 acre parcel and $680,000.

Posted on 10/4/12 12:58PM by Chuck Benson

Medford Streets Awash after Water Main Cracks

A swift stream of water poured into Medford streets at the intersection of Eighth and Fir late Wednesday morning after a main water line cracked, closing Fir Street for about four hours.

Posted on 10/4/12 12:49PM by Chuck Benson

Councilors rescind water rate increase vote and will reexamine issue

Grants Pass City Councilors tonight voted to rescind a vote made at the last council meeting that would have increased the water rates by $3.60 per month.

Posted on 10/4/12 4:19AM by Jared Dill

Three juveniles escape from Juvenile Services Center in Medford

Three juveniles escaped from the Juvenile Services Center at 609 W. 10th St. in Medford just after noon today and two of the juveniles are still on the run from authorities.

Posted on 10/4/12 12:56AM by Jared Dill

Grieving father needs public's help to locate son's ashes

A grieving father needs help locating his son’s ashes that were apparently lifted by a car thief in the last couple days.

Posted on 10/3/12 7:17PM by Jared Dill

Firefighters prevent blaze from spreading to wild land

Firefighters from Rural Metro Fire Department, Oregon Department of Forestry and Grants Pass Fire Rescue prevented a fire that started at 6:24 p.m. Tuesday in the 2700 block of Pleasant Valley Road from spreading to a nearby business and wild lands.

Posted on 10/3/12 6:29PM by Jared Dill

Admitted Trail Saboteur Still a Jackson County Employee

A psychiatrist who the U.S. Forest Service says admitted to sabotaging Ashland mountain biking trails continues to be employed by Jackson County, at least until the legal process is concluded.

Posted on 10/3/12 4:09PM by Chuck Benson

Rogue River Fire Chief on Administrative Leave

Rogue River Fire Chief Ben Ramsey has been placed on administrative leave, and a decision about his future with the agency will be made soon. There was no comment on what contributed to the decision by Fire District’s Board.

Posted on 10/3/12 12:56PM by Chuck Benson

Subaru Lifted from the Depths of the Rogue River

The 2010 Subaru driven into the Rogue River in a suicide attempt in March of 2011 was finally lifted from the river Tuesday morning by a Sikorsky heavy lift helicopter and dropped into a nearby field to be towed away.

Posted on 10/3/12 12:50PM by Chuck Benson

City Council likely to revote on water rate increase

The Grants Pass City Council will likely take a revote on the water rate increase at their meeting Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at 101 N.W. A Street.

Posted on 10/3/12 12:24AM by Jared Dill

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