JOSEPHINE: Fed Up Parents Launch Alternative to 4-H Clubs
4-H originally started in Oregon in 1916. It was a program that began for the purpose of educating boys and girls how to better grow crops and livestock. Here in … Read more
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JOSEPHINE: Casket Maker Hopes Proposed Sales Tax is Met with Death Knell
By Richard Emmons I met with Don Scott on Sept. 16. He wanted to show me one of his $350 pine caskets, which he sells to individuals and local funeral … Read more
JOSEPHINE: Editorial: Commissioner Race: Vote for John West
The Board of County Commissioners faces challenges on funding the Sheriff’s Office, preventing wildfires, expanding housing opportunities in the county and running county operations at a time of leaner resources. … Read more
JOSEPHINE: Editorial: Sales Tax: Vote No
The proposed sales tax is like the Rogue River. On the surface the Rogue River is beautiful to look at and float down on a raft. Yet beneath the surface … Read more
Why We Need Options for Education in Josephine County
By Brettani Shannon I was a public-school girl, myself, but once in middle school and high school, it wasn’t healthy for me. I ended up a teenage parent, dropping out … Read more
Grants Pass Company Seeks to Save Honeybees from Deadly Parasite
By Richard Emmons As the editor of the Josephine County Eagle, people often seek me out to share story ideas, complain about local problems, or ask me to do a … Read more
Josephine County Commissioners Send Seasonal Sales Tax to November Vote
By Richard Emmons On Aug. 10, the Josephine County Commissioners voted unanimously to place a 3% seasonal sales tax before the voters in November. The proposed sales tax would be … Read more
JOSEPHINE: Election Recap and Look to November
By Richard Emmons The May 17 election resulted in a November run-off for county commissioner between John West and Brian DeLaGrange, voters repealing the county code enforcement ordinance and voters … Read more
JOSEPHINE: New County Budget Preserves Sheriff Patrols
By Richard Emmons On June 1, the Josephine County Board of Commissioners adopted a $196.7 million budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The budget prioritizes funding for the … Read more
JOSEPHINE: How One Local Small Business Stood for Medical Freedom and Survived Government Overreach
By Karen D. Austin I have owned a small business that serves children in Grants Pass for 32 years; the first three decades as All That Jazz Dance Studio, and … Read more