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JACKSON CO., Ore. — After the CDC’s announcement about fully vaccinated people being able to go mask-less in public soon,  Jackson County Public Health Officer, Dr. Jim Shames, says he believes people now have more incentive to get the vaccine. Dr. Shames …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County Public health is monitoring new possible COVID-19 outbreaks at several Rogue Valley workplaces. The Oregon Health Authority routinely reports outbreaks at workplaces with 30 or more workers with at least five associated cases of COVID-19. On May …

MEDFORD, Ore. – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office shared a video illustrating how prolific marijuana grows have become in our region. The sheriff’s office said the following after posting the video on YouTube: This video was created after flying over Jackson County …

JACKSON CO., Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office released footage of marijuana and hemp grows across the Rogue Valley today. JCSO says it’s doing what it can with the resources it has and the regulations currently in place. It says work …

JACKSON CO., Ore. — The Ashland Chamber of Commerce says SOREDI is giving Jackson County businesses grant funding through a new ‘SOCARES 2021’ fund. Over $1.4 million dollars is available to eligible businesses affected by the move to ‘extreme risk’ on April …

MEDFORD, Ore. – A local business destroyed by fire last year is being rebuilt from the ground up. On September 8, 2020, the Almeda Fire swept through the communities of south Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix, stopping just shy of the south Medford …

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — Investigators say they’ve determined what sparked a fire that destroyed a handful of businesses in the community of Rogue River last month. Police said in the early morning hours of Friday, April 2, Double R Bar, JP Antiques, …

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Fire season is now officially in effect for lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in southwest Oregon. ODF said the agency’s fire season started on Wednesday, May 12 at 12:01 a.m. The fire danger level starts …

JACKSON CO., Ore.- The Jackson County Emergency Operations Center announced today that Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to reengage with fire survivors in face-to-face meetings to assist them through the claim process.  These meetings are designed to provide a second look …

MEDFORD, Ore. – The City of Medford published a new interactive evacuation zone map. The city was divided into 14 predetermined zones intended to allow officials to plan and execute evacuations more smoothly in the event of an emergency. “The biggest thing …