Bolan Mountain Lookout was built in 1953 to replace an original 1920s-era lookout atop the 6,269-foot peak.
By Chris Bristol of the Daily Courier
Work is set to begin in a few weeks on a new lookout to replace the historic one atop Bolan Mountain that burned down in the Slater Fire nearly four years ago.
"This has been a long time in the making, and we're excited that it appears it's actually going to come together," Wild Rivers District Ranger Scott Blower said Friday. Read More »
BROOKINGS — In Friday's Class 3A baseball state quarterfinal, Brookings proved its status of perennial powerhouse, ending North Valley's season with a 9-1 win.
Leading 2-1 in the fifth inning, Camron Hendrix belted a two-run homer to left field for the ninth-seeded Bruins (19-7), then Brookings blew the game open with five runs in the sixth. Read More »
The Josephine County District Attorney's Office has charged a 30-year-old man with a felony count of luring a minor for allegedly accosting an 11-year-old girl in downtown Grants Pass.
Jeffrey Michael Richards of the 1300 block of Dowell Road in Grants Pass was arrested at 7:43 p.m. Thursday near the Laughing Clam on G Street, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The affidavit said a man approached the girl while she was grabbing a sweatshirt from her parents' truck. Read More »
Jacksonville City Councilor Ken Gregg and Carolyn Kingsnorth, president of Historic Jacksonville, show the main room of the Old City Hall, used until recently for city meetings. Now plans are to make the space into a museum. The door at the back leads to the city's old jail cells and the fire engine bay, which already holds historic artifacts.
By Edith Decker of the Daily Courier
JACKSONVILLE — It's not difficult to imagine Jacksonville's Old City Hall at the corner of South Oregon and West Main streets becoming a museum. It's halfway there already. Read More »
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