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Phoenix Democrat Beck will face GOP Rep. Bentz in November
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (243+ words) Published 11: 00 am Wednesday, May 20, 2026 A former Democratic state lawmaker is leading the Democratic primary to take on Oregon's lone Republican member of Congress in the state's sprawling 2nd Congressional District. U. S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, of Ontario, was fending off primary challenges from…...
Medford council to ratify Main Street decision on bike lanes
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (231+ words) Published 1: 41 pm Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Medford City Council members will consider a resolution during Wednesday night's regular meeting to affirm an April 15 decision regarding the configuration of Main Street between Oakdale Avenue and 8th Street over Bear Creek. The city's main arterial…...
Veterans cemetery on Oregon farmland draws objections
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1253+ words) Published 3: 30 pm Monday, May 18, 2026 A military cemetery proposed for 300 acres of farmland in Oregon's Willamette Valley has alarmed neighbors who fear it's incompatible with agriculture and inappropriate for the site. The matter has drawn the attention of Gov. Tina Kotek,…...
UPDATE: Turnout running at 16. 1% in Jackson County for primary; find your ballot drop box
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (206+ words) Published 1: 09 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 Turnout for the May 19 Oregon primary in Jackson County was at 16. 1% Friday heading into Tuesday's vote. That is the sixth lowest of the state's 36 counties, according to the Oregon Secretary of State's office. Josephine County is…...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Mueller for Congress; Krause for state Senate
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (298+ words) Published 7: 00 am Friday, May 15, 2026 By Rogue Valley Times readers To anyone who hasn't voted yet, please consider voting for Rebecca Mueller, because Rebecca will fight for our district tirelessly, She is so passionate and clear about all we need from…...
Oregon attorney general seeks to double antitrust team to fill federal enforcement void
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (298+ words) Published 10: 35 am Thursday, May 14, 2026 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the state's Department of Justice will ask state lawmakers to double the capacity of the agency's antitrust team tasked with stopping illegal mergers and corporate monopolies. Oregon has taken an…...
Find your primary election drop box site in Jackson County
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (116+ words) Rogue Valley Times Published 11: 32 am Thursday, May 14, 2026 Signed and sealed ballots for the Tuesday, May 19, Oregon primary must be returned to an official ballot drop box site by 8 p. m. on Election Day. Ballots that are returned by mail must be postmarked…...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Support Krause; user fees for parks?
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (228+ words) Published 7: 00 am Thursday, May 14, 2026 I am supporting Dr. Denise Krause for State Senate. Above and beyond her many qualifications, I wanted to focus on what I think District 3s most serious problem is now " the poor state of our medical system....
Commission postpones vote on controversial Phoenix development
1+ week, 1+ day ago (980+ words) Published 4: 40 pm Tuesday, May 12, 2026 By TONY BOOM/for the Rogue Valley Times A packed house for a Phoenix Planning Commission public hearing on a proposed convenience store and truck fueling development left some people standing Monday evening, but in the…...
SOU trustees OK "dizzying timeline" to approve financial "vitality" plan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1804+ words) Published 11: 15 am Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Details of the cuts are not yet decided; what specific options are on the table publicly remain those recommended in the 77-page, $500, 000 report filed May 4 by Deloitte, the international consulting firm brought as a condition of…...