Josephine County

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —Many businesses are working to create comfortable outdoor seating areas for their guests. Josephine County Rural Metro Fire says heaters and temporary walls could cause fire concerns. It says when portable heating is used, it produces a hot element …

JOSEPHINE CO., Ore. — The Three Rivers School Board sent a letter to local state representatives opposing a new senate bill being discussed in Salem. Oregon Senate Bill 238 would prohibit school districts from approving contracts to have law enforcement in schools. …

GRANTS PASS, Ore.– Josephine County voters will consider the creation of a new fire district outside grants pass on the May 2021 ballot. Commissioners first started developing the plan a couple years ago. “I am in favor of the district, we’re in …

JOSEPHINE CO., Ore. — Josephine County Public Health announced six COVID-19 complication deaths. The dates of the deaths go back as far as January 4, 2020. Josephine Co. Public Health said it hadn’t previously reported these deaths, and reported them after ‘cleaning …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A suspect was arrested in connection with a robbery that happened earlier this month at a Grants Pass bank’s parking lot. Police said on the morning of February 2, a 73-year-old man was pushed to the ground and …

JOSEPHINE CO., Or.- Hundreds of Josephine County residents got their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine today and yesterday. Health officials say this is an important step toward what they’re calling “community immunity.” Josephine County is wrapping up another mass vaccination event. …

The Three Rivers School District is considering putting a bond, on the May ballot. The proposed bond amount is for about $81 million. If passed, the Superintendent says the money will go to renovations and projects for all 13 schools in the …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A woman was arrested for murder after the person she was supposed to be caring for died. The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said on January 9, 59-year-old Martha M. Vencill fell in her room. Vencill was …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.— Every year for the last 17 years, all four Rotary clubs in Josephine County come together for the Rotary Duck Race. The race was canceled this year because of the pandemic and instead, the clubs are hosting a new …