JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —A petition to recall Josephine County Commissioners Dan DeYoung, and Herman Baertschiger, launched just this week. It points to poor leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a reason for removal. “The whole petition is false,” said Commissioner ...

JOSEPHINE CO., Ore.- Josephine County commissioners are once again speaking out against vaccine mandates. The Board of Commissioners approved two letters unanimously this morning. One is going to the state, and one will go to the federal government. Both are ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Josephine County is receiving $17-million through the federal American Rescue Plan Act. Its purpose is to help the county with financial hardships that were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. But before the money goes to the community, ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore— Flags in Josephine County will be at half staff Monday to honor former Josephine County Commissioner, Sandi Cassanelli. According to the Josephine County board of commissioners, Cassanelli passed away on August 1 from cancer. She was 68 ...

JOSEPHINE CO., Ore. — The Josephine County Board of Commissioners has approved a three-year permit for mineral exploration. Grants Pass based company, American Mineral Research will explore about 76 acres of county-owned land known as the St. Peter Mine property. ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After hearing complaints from Josephine County residents, county commissioners are considering an ordinance on panhandling. The ordinance would ban people from passing things from a car that is in the lane of traffic. That would involve ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore.– Josephine County commissioners are taking action against new smart meters with an ordinance that would crack down on the fees for people who opt-out. Last Wednesday, the commissioners unanimously approved the first reading of the ordinance with a ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Pacific Power started installing smart meters in Jackson County in July and since then, they’ve received a lot of push back. Some people are against the meters because of the radio frequency that the meters produce, ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Josephine County Commissioners Office is looking to make it easier for people to access their county codes and ordinances online. Commissioner, Simon Hare, has been working on this for the last eight years that he’s ...

Grants Pass, Ore.- Josephine County Commissioners says they’ve heard many complaints about panhandlers off Exit 61 on I-5. “There’s always panhandling going on over there,” Josephine County Commissioner Dan DeYoung said. “The people of Merlin were really concerned about that, ...

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