Josephine County is likely to soon become the only county in Oregon without an OSU Extension office.
At a budget committee meeting Tuesday, county Commissioners John West and Herman Baertschiger Jr., who are members of the committee, voted for the second year in a row against collecting a small property tax for the Extension.
Grants Pass' Jace Elzy steals third base in the fourth inning against Klamath Falls as Falcons third baseman Mark Carpenter scrambles for an errant throw on Tuesday. Elzy wound up stranded on third and the Nuggets went on to drop the game 9-6 at Agnew-Lytle Field.
By Mike Duffy of the Daily Courier
Mark Carpenter, the Class 4A Player of the Year this spring, hit a grand slam in a five-run sixth inning and Klamath Falls clipped Grants Pass 9-6 Tuesday in a non-league AAA American Legion baseball game at Agnew-Lytle Field.
With the score knotted at 2-2, the Falcons broke things open in the top of the sixth. Read More »
Drivers should expect congestion and delays on Redwood Highway between the community of O'Brien and the California border next week due to a chip seal project.
Chip sealing involves applying a layer of asphalt and gravel to repair and maintain a road's surface.
Construction will require lane closures from milepost 36 to milepost 41, Monday through Friday, June 17-21. Most work will take place during daylight hours, the Oregon Department of Transportation said.
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Katherina (Annie Sabel, left) is silenced by Petruchio (Steven Sabel) in a scene from "The Taming of the Shrew" at Walport Family Cellars.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
"The Taming of the Shrew," William Shakespeare's tale of the struggle between a husband and a wife for the marital upper hand, certainly has its dissenters in our modern day.
Indeed, the idea that a strong-willed and independent woman needs taming in order to be considered a good wife is cringey to think about. Read More »
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