MEDFORD, Ore. – The opening of the Southern Oregon Historical Society’s new museum has been delayed due to water damage. SOHS has been working to open the museum in the historic J.C. Penney building at 106 North Central Avenue in ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The historic Holly Theatre is receiving a $200,000 improvement grant as the restoration moves closer to completion. The money comes from the “Oregon Main Street” program, a statewide initiative to help revitalize downtown communities. “The grant is ...
WINSTON, Ore. – 9-year-old Jeremiah Longbrake was out in his grandmother’s backyard. While playing in a small creek near the house, he saw something that caught his eye. At first, he thought it could be some kind of old plastic ...
PHOENIX, Ore. – The Southern Oregon Historical Society hosted its annual Hanley House tour this Monday. It was only a one-day tour for the holidays. The historic home was lit up with festive decorations old ornaments and even a vintage ...
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – In Jacksonville, a 9-year-old Great Dane is becoming somewhat of a celebrity while educating the community on all the interesting historical landmarks and stories the city offers. Storm Large is a 146-pound Blue Great Dane with a penchant for ...
EAGLE POINT, Ore. – The Eagle Point Museum kicked off its spring speaker series Saturday. Tom Smith is a traditional toolmaker and teacher. He spoke about how he recreates these historical tools that were used by southern Oregon tribes and ...
JACKSONVILLE, Ore., — You can now search and find more than 7,000 pages of Jacksonville’s historic newspapers online! The newspapers were digitized under the support of Jacksonville Boosters Foundation to underline the importance of heritage to Jacksonville’s tourism and sense ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A couple in Josephine County are in the process of renovating their home, but they stumbled upon something they never expected. “I was like, ‘honey, you’re out of town half the year for work, what am ...
ROSEBURG, Ore. – Sixty-one years ago Friday, 14 people died and dozens more were injured after a massive explosion in the heart of Downtown Roseburg. “When that thing went off it just felt like someone just picked that house up ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – In NBC5’s three-part exclusive documentary series about the history of racism in Southern Oregon we dive into present day conversations about race in Rogue Valley. Previously, NBC5 revealed how Oregon was created to be a white utopia ...