Josephine County Commissioner Chris Barnett says he lost 20 real estate transactions on account of falsehoods proffered by website operator John Oliver Riccio. He wants $100,000 in compensation.

Meanwhile, former county commissioner John West says Riccio's claims published online about him harmed his reputation and led to his recall from office last December. He wants even more — way more: $437,720. Read More »

Make it three in a row.

North Valley swept Hidden Valley 3-0 in a matchup of old crosstown Skyline Conference rivals in Thursday's non-league volleyball match in Murphy.

In the four years since the Knights dropped down to the Class 3A level due to falling enrollment, North Valley has taken three straight from the Mustangs.

This time, it was 25-23, 25-20, 25-17. Read More »

Since I retired a little over a decade ago from working full time as an erstwhile journalist to try my hand at writing books, I've had the honor of periodically critiquing rough drafts of books for writer friends hoping to have them published. Read More »

An afternoon of Hawaiian music, dance and food is on tap at the Ashland Aloha Festival.

The event, a fundraiser for Ashland's hula school, Ka Pi'o Ke Anuenue, is on Sept. 21 at Grizzly Peak Winery, 1600 E. Nevada St., in Ashland.

It features cultural workshops as well as performances of both traditional hula kahiko accompanied by live drumming and chanting and contemporary hula accompanied by live musicians. Read More »