SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is reacting to Jackson County Commissioners concerns over the administration of the Community Development Block Grant following the 2020 wildfires. As NBC5 News reported last week, the board of commissioners is ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is asking the state to review and audit grant funding designed to help the community recover from the Almeda and South Obenchain fires. Commissioners are concerned about how Oregon Housing ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – In a brief regular meeting Wednesday morning, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners passed a motion to revisit two purchase offers for the historic United States Hotel in Jacksonville. According to Britt Music and Arts Festival President ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is urging Governor Tina Kotek to reconsider her potential infrastructure vetoes for three cities in Southern Oregon. Earlier this week, the governor announced she was considering vetoing $4 million in budget ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Jackson County voters may soon get the chance to change how the county operates. Tuesday afternoon, members of the group Jackson County for All submitted over 11 thousand signatures to the county clerk’s office. The group ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County Commissioners pushing back against a proposed fire safety risk map. In 2021, the state legislature passed Senate Bill 762, which allowed the Oregon Department of Forestry to identify areas with the highest risk to wildfires. ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.– Two of the three seats on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners are up for grabs next month. One of the races features former Medford Mayor Al Densmore, challenging two-term Commissioner Colleen Roberts. Roberts said her experience ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —Tuesday Jackson County commissioners took action on the county state of emergency for Covid. The Jackson County Emergency Declaration was set to expire this month, now it’s getting extended. It’s separate from the state’s emergency declaration. It ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Jackson County Commissioners are declaring a State of Emergency relating to unlawful cannabis activities. This comes after county officials told NBC5 News there’s been a significant increase in cannabis-related crimes. “We’re certainly at the tip of ...
JACKSON CO., Ore.- The Jackson County Board of Commissioners approved a local state of emergency over illegal cannabis activities in the county. This comes after the board discussed adopting “Order No. 186-21, Declaring a Local State of Emergency Within Jackson ...