Talent

TALENT, Ore. —The 49th annual Talent Harvest Festival was held all day Saturday in the Talent downtown area, near City Hall. The festival kicked off at 8 a.m with a 5k run followed by the grand parade through the streets of downtown.  …

TALENT, Ore.– Industries across southern Oregon are still assessing how bad the smoke affected business this year. For agriculture and more specifically, pear farmers – the smoke may have been a nuisance to those out in the fields but it didn’t quite …

ROGUE VALLEY, Ore.– Smoke is bad for business and for many restaurants, the poor air quality during peak summer season is having a significant effect on foot traffic. Summer is supposed to be the busiest time for restaurants in the Rogue Valley …

TALENT, Ore.– Saturday was an exciting day for Talent as it became recognized as the second “bee city” in the entire country. With the effort of the Talent Garden Club and members of Talent City Hall, the city became the first publicly …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Police are releasing more details about a bizarre vehicle pursuit that started near Ashland Saturday night. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, a large gathering was taking place in the area of Emigrant Lake on the evening …

Talent, Ore. – It was standing room only in the Talent Community Center, as people from all over Jackson county came to share their opinions on smart meter installations scheduled for this summer. Tonight both Pacific Power representatives and community members weighed in …

Talent, Ore. — A new Rogue Valley truck stop opened on Friday. It’s on the grounds of the old Talent truck stop along West Valley View Road. According to the owner of the property, there were environmental issues in the past. but …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Pacific Power is rolling out “smart meters” for residences and businesses in Jackson County. According to Pacific power, they’ll work this summer to replace about 88,000 old, aging electric meters in Medford, Central Point, Eagle Point, Butte Falls, …

TALENT, Ore.– Single lanes of traffic going both ways on Highway 99 has created some congestion between Talent and Ashland as a project to put in sidewalks continues. Local businesses are split on how it’s been affecting them. Some say they’re doing …

Talent, Ore.– Construction started Monday on a $5.4 million project that will build numerous enhancements along a stretch of Oregon Highway 99 from Talent to Ashland. While some parts of the project are necessities for O-DOT, like storm drains, gutters and fresh …