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MEDFORD, Ore. — The results of a new AARP livability survey for Jackson and Josephine County are in and officials say it’s the first of its kind in Oregon. AARP received a completed survey in the mail from 1,500 Jackson and Josephine County registered voters aged 50 and older. The survey focused on eight criteria … Continue reading »

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass voters rejected a schools bond that would have helped pay for school improvements. The five year, $17 million bond failed with 51 percent of voters in opposition. The bond would have helped pay for new kindergarten classrooms at every district elementary school, new door locks, and other repairs and … Continue reading »

MEDFORD, Ore. — A Jackson County Jail inmate is on life support right now, awaiting surgery for organ harvesting. The 19-year-old inmate was in police custody for robbery and had recently wrapped up a different case where his charges had been reduced to failure to register as a sex offender. The sheriff says he was … Continue reading »

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Once again, voters in Josephine County turn down a public safety levy that would have increased property taxes to help fund the sheriff’s office and jail. Another public safety levy and another failure in Josephine County. Now the question is, what it means for the future of the sheriff’s office, the … Continue reading »

MEDFORD, Ore. — Since a field trip to the coast isn’t a possibility for some Rogue Valley students, the coast is coming to them. It’s part of the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s education program. The outreach team stopped by Hoover Elementary School on Wednesday morning to give third to sixth graders an idea of what they … Continue reading »