On Tuesday, workers were setting up carnival rides, a circus tent and inflatable bounce houses around the Josephine County Fairgrounds.

Inside the livestock barns, youths were preparing their animals for various competition categories.

The county fair opens today, kicking off five days of summer fun. Admission is free every day for everyone, thanks to fair sponsors.

MEDFORD — The Medford Mustangs went on quite the roller coaster ride on Tuesday afternoon to keep their state championship hopes alive.

With the bases loaded and needing a big hit in the bottom of the seventh, Morgan Austin came through in the clutch.

Habitat for Humanity Rogue Valley is moving. The nonprofit that helps families settle into affordable housing is moving into a newer, more functional location just down the road from its current facility in Medford.

Something is happening with reading in Josephine County, and it doesn’t look quite the same as what is happening across the country.

Over the past month, I’ve been compiling Josephine Community Library’s annual report for the fiscal year spanning July 2025 through June 2026. What strikes me most is the contrast between our local data and the national conversation about reading.