Andreas Blech, a longtime Josephine County resident and area businessman, has been sworn in as a member of the Board of Josephine County Commissioners. Blech was sworn in at 1 p.m. July 24 by Judge Robert S. Bain at the Josephine County Courthouse. He was appointed by the board to serve the remainder of the current Position 2 term vacated …
The truck and trailer with the pigpens returned to the Josephine County Fairgrounds Tuesday morning at 8:07 a.m. About a hundred parents and kids unloaded the pigpens which will now be available for the kids (and the pigs) at the county fair in August. Kristopher Elliott, Interim Director of OSU Extension, told the Eagle, “I got a call Sunday morning …
Sunday morning, the Josephine County 4-H Association sent trucks with large flat bed trailers to the Josephine County Fairgrounds. The purpose was to remove pigpens and other equipment from the fairgrounds. I learned about this yesterday morning when Jen McGowen called me while the removal effort was underway. She said county commissioners were there as well as the Sheriff. McGowen …
(The Center Square) – Oregon will get $30.1 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes funding from the federal government this year. Since local governments cannot tax federal lands, the federal government provides them with PILT payments to help cover costs associated with maintaining federal land. “Public lands are a treasure in rural Oregon, but they must not prevent communities from having …
Today, the United States Supreme Court announced a 6-3 decision in favor of the City of Grants Pass in the City of Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson. Thus ends a six-year court battle which began in 2018 when this class action lawsuit was filed against the City of Grants Pass for enforcing anti-camping ordinances in its city parks. Justice Gorsuch …
After more than a year on the market, the Josephine County Board of Commissioners accepted an all-cash offer of $9.5 million for The Flying Lark facility and property from River Valley Community Church. The developer of The Flying Lark, Travis Boersma, gifted the facility to the county in February 2023 after failing to secure a required Historical Horseracing Machine license …
When Christine Goodwin was appointed to complete the term of the late state Rep. Gary Leif, who died in July of 2021, she had no intention of running for a full term. The News-Review reported, “[Goodwin] said she doesn’t want to run for the office in 2022 because moving to Salem is not something she and her husband want to …
17-116 – Replacement of Josephine County Charter Measure 17-116 would replace the existing Josephine County Charter with an entirely new charter. The charter language covers five full pages in the voters’ pamphlet. It would be more pages, but the proposed charter removes Josephine County’s “Bill of Rights,” which include parental rights, protection of speech and religion, due process under asset …
By Brian Bouteller It’s kind of strange to have spoken with so much of the national media and then watch what has been reported so far, as they repeat a clear, seemingly unified and demonstrably biased framing. The reporting suggests that the City of Grants Pass is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow us to punish homeless people in …
Update (3/16/24 1:12PM): The Eagle asked John West why he filed the lawsuit. Here is his reply: “As a commissioner, I represent all of Josephine County citizens. We depend upon honest leaders to represent us in Salem. It was my obligation and duty as a private citizen to do this for our district. There could be serious consequences if the …