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Four candidates are running for two Josephine County commissioner seats, offering different approaches to housing, public safety and county spending.
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Medford officials say fines and warnings have failed to resolve safety concerns at the former Ramada Inn, now known as the Loring. The city will explore buyers before pursuing eminent domain. -
A performance review praised Sabrina Cotta’s work ethic but raised communication concerns. Her separation agreement describes the resignation as voluntary. -
Only a couple of months after Parker's Place Village opened at full capacity, the future of the Grants Pass homeless shelter is uncertain. -
Campus Closets offer free clothing and toiletries, while student leaders organize food deliveries and other projects through Josephine County Foundation. -
Ashland will pay OHRA $57,500 to oversee its night lawn for six months, while officials develop a long-term plan and the nonprofit introduces assigned spaces. -
The Oregon Nurses Association alleges Asante leadership has favored profit over services. -
Democrat Lyndi Reichenbach discusses county spending, housing permits, emergency coordination and behavioral health in her campaign for commissioner. -
Facing Republican Brad Hicks, the former public health professor discusses school reforms, affordable homes and working across political divides. -
The Almeda Fire and pandemic reshaped the nonprofit’s work. Now its director is focused on stable funding to keep responding to community needs. -
Incumbent Colene Martin, left, and challenger John West are running for Josephine County commissioner Position 1 in the November 2026 election. -
Conservationists are fitting Western monarch butterflies with tiny solar-powered transmitters. What they learn from these e-tags could help the struggling population. -
Federal agencies and local partners raided an alleged drug trafficking organization in the Rogue Valley last week. Immigration advocates say that operation included ICE detentions.
