elderly

ASHLAND, Ore.– An Ashland non-profit has been providing therapeutic music to the elderly and people with special needs for nearly 15 years. With the emergence of the COVID crisis, they’ve been unable to play music for those who need it. “It’s more …

MEDFORD, Ore.– Food & Friends in Jackson and Josephine County, which deliver meals to local seniors and the disabled, have been hustling nonstop the last few weeks. The organization says it’s been checking in with the Oregon Department of Health for any …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Sherm’s Markets is also making some changes to help those who are most vulnerable to coronavirus. Sherm’s Thunderbird Market and Food4Less will now be opening an hour earlier from 6 to 7 every morning. The extra hour is meant …

Josephine County, Ore.- Three search and rescue teams were dispatched in Josephine County Thursday night after reports of an overdue elderly man. The 83-year-old man’s wife called the Sheriff’s Office after he failed to return home from collecting wood in the Illinois Valley. …

Update (07/08 6:00 p.m.) — Police say the woman who was originally reported missing has contacted her family, saying she arrived at her home in Yreka. Grants Pass, Ore. – Police in Grants Pass are searching for a missing woman who has …

Medford, Ore. — For scammers, conning you out of your money is a way of life. And as awareness spreads of their tactics, these criminals are only getting more ruthless, and their targets more vulnerable. Getting into the mind of a scam …