The future of Pipe Fork, a 320-acre tract of county-owned forestland south of Williams, is still up in the air after the Josephine County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday pushed any decision on the sale of the property to next Tuesday.

That's the same day an offer to buy the land for a nature preserve is set to expire. Read More »

The North Medford boys pummeled South Medford 90-54 in a Southwest Conference dual track and field meet between rivals Wednesday at Bowerman Field in Medford.

But the Panthers managed a split when their girls rolled over the Black Tornado, 86-58.

Antonio Martinez was a double winner for the North Medford boys. He won the 100-meter dash in 11.23 seconds and claimed the 200 in 22.63.

There were three double winners on the girls' side. Read More »

A burglary in the Central Point area led to the arrest of two people Wednesday on drug and weapons charges.

The Jackson County sheriff's office said a burglary Tuesday in the 5700 block of Upton Road led investigators the next day to a residence on Laurelhurst Street, also in rural Central Point.

Deputies obtained a search warrant for the Laurelhurst Street property and took a woman into custody there as well as a man found hiding under a shed. Read More »

A quirky musical based on a 1960 camp horror classic that grew and grew until it got to Broadway? Yes, please.

"Little Shop of Horrors" opened Friday at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre in Ashland with a cast of nine people and several puppets — another hit for the successful company now in its 39th year. Read More »