CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Nearly six months after his efforts were rejected, Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler is pitching his new jail proposal. Over the next six weeks, the sheriff will visit all 11 city councils in Jackson County. They’ll ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A measure to approve a bond that would update the 911 dispatch center in Jackson County is headed to voters. The board of commissioners made the unanimous vote to put it on the November ballot last ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Commissioners and the sheriff will be getting some significant pay raises starting in July and heading into the new year. The Jackson County Budget Committee, made up of three commissioners and three residents, voted unanimously ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Josephine County settled a dispute with southern Oregon’s largest addiction recovery organization. Back in October of last year, the county terminated its contract with OnTrack, after the county said an audit found the agency was billing ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The U.S. Forest Service is responsible for managing 15.6 million acres of public forestland in Oregon. Now, Josephine County commissioners are looking to outsource that management. Commissioners, and some residents, believe fires on that land would ...
Josephine County, Ore.- The Josephine County Board of Commissioners has entered into a contract to sell the Josephine County building in Cave Junction to the Illinois Valley Senior Center. The building is located at 102 N. Redwood Highway. It was ...
Josephine County, Ore.- The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is facing a $2.1 Million dollar shortfall in the next budget year, which begins July 1, according to Sheriff Dave Daniel. Sheriff Daniel and Josephine County Commissioners discussed the shortfall Thursday. Without ...
Medford, Ore. — Jackson County commissioners appointed Captain Nate Sickler Tuesday morning. Sickler was one of five in the running for the position, and the top choice by both the citizen panel and commissioners. Sheriff Sickler says he’s humbled by the appointment and ...
Jackson County, Ore. — Jackson County Commissioners have named Capt. Nate Sickler as Sheriff. Captain Sickler has been serving in the role since former Sheriff Corey Falls stepped down at the end of 2016. Sickler has been in law enforcement ...
While the Jackson County Sheriff’s Employees Association hasn’t formally endorsed any of the candidates, leaders are indirectly speaking out against one. The union has a long history with former Sheriff Mike Winters. Winters referenced that history- a threat of layoffs ...