KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. —Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urging the federal government to deliver drought relief funds statewide. The Inflation Reduction Act allocates $4 billion for western drought relief. The two wrote a letter to the Bureau of Reclamation. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. —The city of Medford will also vote Thursday on $250,000 in funding, that could be headed to Rogue Retreat. It would go to operations of their homeless housing and programs within the city, like the Urban Campground, Navigation ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —NBC5 News told you Thursday night that Oregon Housing and Community Services is awarding more than $73 million to help aid in the construction of 625 affordable homes for wildfire survivors. Now we’re hearing the reaction from one ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is painting a picture for the public, as it continues to search for a permanent funding stream. For the majority of Sheriff Dave Daniel’s time in law enforcement, it’s been funded through ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —Josephine County officials hosted a town hall Wednesday, about finding a sustainable way to fund law enforcement. The town hall was an opportunity to educate the public about future possibilities and hear from them directly. Sheriff Dave ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is still working to find a permanent funding stream for law enforcement. NBC5 News told you last week about recent efforts to also bring the city of Grants Pass in, to find ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —Grants Pass and Josephine County leaders are considering an outside-the-box funding option, to help law enforcement staffing. Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel met with city leaders Monday night, to discuss creating a new potential tax. The goal? ...
MEDFORD, Ore. —Thursday night the city of Medford approved accepting a $1 million grant in state funding, to combat housing and homelessness. The city says the money will help support programs or services that address housing insecurity, lack of affordable ...
MEDFORD, Ore. —Medford City Council formally withdrew funding for a controversial Almeda Fire sculpture Thursday. The “Firestorm” sculpture was initially approved, to be built in downtown Medford. The 20-foot tall sculpture was intended to honor Almeda Fire victims. The project ...
NORTH BEND, Ore. — SOVO or the Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach was recently granted $12,000 by the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe Foundation. SOVO says the grant funding will help provide veterans, their families, or survivors with emergency aid for shelter, ...