JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – A heat lamp used to warm a chicken coop is responsible for starting a fire inside a cannabis drying facility on Hueners Lane on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Medford Rural Fire District, the initial call came in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – A suspicious death investigation is underway after skeletal remains were found outside of Jacksonville on Sunday. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the remains, which were discovered in the Applegate area, were in advanced stages of ...

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore.- The Illinois Valley Fire District was gifted a fire engine from the Applegate Valley Fire District. According to IVFD’s Facebook, the Fire District has a lot of appreciation for AVFD for the “new to us” engine. IVFD ...

APPLEGATE VALLEY, Ore.– The Bureau of Land Management is working on a 5,000 acre project in the Applegate, to treat thousands of Douglas fir trees that are dying or have already died. BLM said drought conditions and climate change have ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – In the Applegate Valley, members of the McKee Bridge Historical Society gave the bridge a new look for the holidays. The 5th annual ‘Christmas on a Covered Bridge’ event saw dozens of people step on the McKee ...

APPLEGATE VALLEY, Ore. – Rural Jackson County Fire Districts have levies on the ballot, including Applegate Valley. The current tax levy that goes into Applegate’s budget is $1.05 per $1,000 of assessed property value. But the fire district is now ...

SOUTHERN OREGON – The first part of the 2023 Lavender Festival wrapped up across Southern Oregon Saturday. This year, six destinations were marked for travelers to check out this weekend. Included was the Applegate River Lavender Farm’ in Jacksonville. The ...

APPLEGATE VALLEY, Ore.– Jeremy Hall and Erin Chaparo opened Blossom Barn Cidery last March, but they have been making cider as a hobby for years. Chaparo is a former professor at the University of Oregon and when they lived in ...

APPLEGATE VALLEY, Ore. – A controversial Applegate Valley forest management project has recently been approved. According to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Late Mungers project is designed to make the landscape more resilient to wildfire. The plan involves ...

MEDFORD, Ore — The man suspected of shooting an alleged theft suspect in the Applegate Valley Saturday night, made his first court appearance in Jackson County court on Monday. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to the six-thousand block of Thompson ...

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