Aaron Nilsson

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After months of discontent and mistrust in Grants Pass, change is coming to city hall after voters decided it was time to make some changes. Some of the new faces in city leadership are working to rebuild trust within the community. “The council has been governing by inertia and I just […]

MEDFORD, Ore. — Hot meals benefits are extended through the end of the year. Oregon received approval to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and Disaster SNAP recipients in 23 counties to purchase hot or prepared foods from authorized snap retailers until December 31st. The list includes Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and […]

PHOENIX, Ore. — The public got to check out the new Phoenix High School during several small tours Saturday. Current enrollment is between 600 and 700 students, but the school was built to accommodate 1,000. People who joined us on our tour commented on how many windows there are and the beauty of the natural […]

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A group of families, students and other members of the community attended a rally outside Grants Pass High School Saturday afternoon. The rally focused on re-opening the schools, as well as sports and other school activities. Students, teachers and health care professionals spoke at the event. They spoke about how challenging […]

MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon Tech faculty and administration are currently at an impasse with either the acceptance of a new contract or a strike looming. Faculty represented by the Oregon Tech-American Association of University Professors received what it calls a quote “disappointing last, best, and fina…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The Rogue Valley lost a community leader and philanthropist this week as Ashland man, Jerry Taylor recently passed away. Taylor is the former Senior Vice President and CFO of Applied Materials. After retirement, Jerry and his wife Jeanne, moved from Silicon Valley to Ashland. In addition to founding the “Taylor Family Foundation,” […]

MEDFORD, Ore. — Motorcycles and cars took a ride today, Saturday, to support local foster children and families. This was the first annual Jackson County Foster Run, which included donated items and money. The event is through the Jackson County Foster Parents Association. Organizers said fosters ne…

MEDFORD, Ore. — U.S. Cellular Community Park fields hosted the annual Bigfoot Bash this weekend. The annual youth baseball tournament wasn’t played last year because of the pandemic. Several spectators enjoyed the sunny weather and commented how wonderful it was to watch baseball now after missing o…

MEDFORD, Ore. — There are no more COVID-19 capacity limits at swimming pools, movie theaters and shopping malls because of the excessive heat this weekend. The Oregon Health Authority said the limits are suspended to help Oregonians stay cool during the heat. The state said it wants to make sure coo…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford’s Railroad Park opens Sunday morning for the first time in nearly two years. Volunteers at the park got to work as they prepared to open the gates once again. The park last operated in late October 2019, 21 months ago. Four groups of volunteers help keep the park rolling along. The volunteers at […]