The day after he resigned from the role, Josephine County's short-lived budget officer Simon Hare was fired by Josephine County Commissioners Andreas Blech and Ron Smith.

"He used his access to confidential information to spin an inaccurate and untruthful narrative for an unauthorized purpose, in violation of Article 3.4 of the contract," Smith said during a meeting Wednesday. Read More »

North Medford senior Olivia Boger won three events as the Black Tornado swept a Southwest Conference track and field dual meet from South Medford Wednesday at Newland Track.

Boger won the 100-meter dash in 12.8 seconds, the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 10 inches and the triple jump with a mark of 33-4.

North Medford won the girls' team competition 83-62, and the boys' team race 105-40.

Lily Zavala and Kristina Atonio won two times apiece for North Medford. Read More »

Twenty-five Southern Oregon arts organizations are among the recipients of arts and culture rebuilding grants through the Oregon Community Foundation.

A total of just under $5.4 million was awarded to 308 nonprofit arts organizations statewide, the foundation announced on Monday. Of that amount, Southern Oregon nonprofits in Josephine, Jackson and Klamath counties received a total of $532,500. Read More »

An enticing tale of alter-ego disguises, heartfelt romance and the endearing fumbles and foibles of love, William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" is one the Bard's most crowd-pleasing plays.

And, as it's presented in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's most intimate theater, it is a song-filled, 1960s-infused theatrical fantasy that does more than please. It delights. Read More »