Merlin, Ore.- Residents in Merlin could start seeing construction on a main road as early as next week. Wednesday, Josephine County Commissioners voted to add sidewalks on both sides of Merlin Road. Commissioners say the sidewalks are meant to improve ...
Grants Pass, Ore.- Josephine County gun supporters want to make sure their Second Amendment rights are safe. “I don’t aim to hurt anybody with guns. It’s there for my protection, my support, the type of gun doesn’t make it bad,” ...
Josephine County, Ore.- The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, or LUBA, has rejected a Josephine County marijuana ordinance. The ordinance was meant to regulate marijuana grows in rural residential zones, but many growers said the new rules would violate ...
Grants Pass, Ore. – Starting Wednesday commercial marijuana growers in Josephine County will have new rules to follow after county commissioners passed changes to an old ordinance. The changes impact commercial growers in rural residential zones. The old ordinance stated ...
Josephine County, Ore. — Josephine County Commissioners are continuing to look at ordinances relating to pot grows in rural areas of the county. They held a public hearing Wednesday which resulted in heated debate from both sides. Josephine County Commissioners ...
Grants Pass, Ore.- The future of the Josephine County Fairgrounds has been on the Josephine County Commissioners agenda for a while. As a of recently, that discussion has made its’ way into talks with Grants Pass City Council. One Grants ...
Grants Pass, Ore.- The Josephine County Commissioners are fleshing out the details for a ‘pot patrol’ group, that would monitor residential grows in the county. Josephine County Commissioner Dan Deyoung says it’s important to establish the ‘pot patrol’ considering the amount ...
Grants Pass, Ore.- Josephine County Head Commissioner Simon Hare today told NBC5 News that the county hasn’t taken legal action yet, but it’s something that the commissioners are looking into because they’re fed up with how forest lands have been managed ...
Cave Junction, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency, following the winter storms that have caused mass destruction across Oregon. In Cave Junction, residents were hit hard, and many plan to seek help at a town ...
Josephine County, Ore. — A group of Josephine County residents is filing a petition to fire one of the county employees. The petition lists reason to remove Community Development Director Julie Schmelzer from her position, including proposing amendments and ordinances ...