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Last Update Friday, September 4th, 2026

Reconnecting with reporter turned bestselling author (Off The Beaten Path)

Try as I might, I couldn’t restrain the juvenile jokester in me when Earl Swift called last week from his home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

“Joe’s Bar and Grill,” I answered, adding, “Grill speaking.”

Josephine DA: Officer-involved shooting justified
Josephine County District Attorney Josh Eastman concluded that an officer-involved shooting on Aug. 7 near Iguana Comics was justified. Read More »

Senior menus
Food & Friends serves both Josephine and Jackson counties through congregate meal sites and home-delivered meals. A donation is requested. Read More »

Selma shooting that paralyzed man nets 5 years on weapons charge
A man accused of a shooting in the Illinois Valley that partly paralyzed another man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. Read More »

Convicted Grants Pass drug dealer sentenced to nearly 4 years prison
A convicted drug dealer from Grants Pass caught with a substantial amount of methamphetamine was sentenced Wednesday to 45 months in prison, or nearly four years. Read More »

Fire calls
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2026

Council approves $1.5M for Caveman Pool repairs

As weather cools locally, fire danger drops to moderate

Fire calls

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026

Felony charges filed in Amber Alert incident in Cave Junction

Police say pair robbed store before I-5 chase

Fire calls

Tuesday, September 1st, 2026

Josephine jail inmate charged with assault

Amber alert ends with arrest, child OK