Jacksonville News

By Andrea Calcagno A July 9, 2009 A JACKSONVILLE, Ore. - Jackson County Fire District 3 announced Wednesday that it will be unable to annex the Jacksonville Fire Department into the district because of funding issues.

Hanley Farm will celebrate the region's historical agriculture heritage with "Vintage Vines: Wines with their Roots in Southern Oregon" on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. The afternoon event features wines and foods from local farms including six local wineries housed in historic properties.

By Tove Tupper A July 8, 2009 A JACKSONVILLE, Ore. - A new Jacksonville wine tasting room is getting busier after one of its wines won an award.

High school graduations stopped in Jacksonville 50 years ago with the end of the town's school district, but graduates from that class and others will recall their times together at a reunion picnic Saturday at Cantrall-Buckley Park in the Applegate.

Just moments after sunrise, cannon blasts ripped through the peaceful morning and echoed off Roxy Ann Peak.

After 16 months without a permanent executive director, the cash-strapped Southern Oregon Historical Society has hired Allison Weiss, 42, of Philadelphia to take the reins and help the organization survive on its own.

Plein Air Society artists fan out across valley to make art 'in the open air' Loading... Above: Carol Cochran, left, and Bonnie Geiger work on cityscapes Thursday morning on Fourth Street in Ashland's railroad district.

An intoxicated Jacksonville man pointed a gun at two people walking by his recreational vehicle at the Emigrant Lake campground and threatened to kill them on Sunday afternoon, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.

A part of the town's history goes on the auction block next month when the 129-year-old Chris Keegan house and everything inside are offered to the highest bidders.

KDRV Staff A June 26, 2009 A JACKSONVILLE, Ore. - Etta James and the Roots Band have canceled their concert scheduled for Wednesday, July 1st at the Britt Pavilion in Jacksonville because Etta James is ill.

Another type of deer has appeared in this town known for its wandering wildlife.

A car crash on Highway 238 near Wagon Trail Drive has injured several people and is restricting traffic on the highway.

Excluding Jacksonville from a nine-year effort to expand the boundaries of local cities is a fatal legal error, warns a land-use watchdog group.

By Amy Sienicki A June 22, 2009 A JACKSONVILLE, Ore. - Oregon Trail cardholders can now sign up for organic food boxes through the Siskiyou Sustainable Co-op beginning in July.

Most of the Medford School District's 14 elementary schools will be enclosed by fencing by summer's end in an effort to increase safety and prevent such mishaps as a student's near-drowning last fall at Jacksonville Elementary School.

Children wander happily about, getting their faces painted, making macaroni necklaces, creating clay pots, watching puppet shows, tie-dying, sand-casting, gold-panning, silk-screening, candle-making - you name it - anything that could delight and enchant a child.

Rows of bottles ready to catch viscous amber liquid aren't the most eye-grabbing display at the Rogue Valley Growers and Crafters Market.

Oregon business owners expected the Legislature to boost the state's corporate minimum tax in its quest to fill budget gaps.

The heavyweights of summer music and theater in the Rogue Valley launch their seasons tonight.

By Kirk Flatter A June 12, 2009 A JACKSONVILLE, Ore. - The shows will go on for the opening nights of the Britt Festival and Oregon Shakespeare Festival's outdoor stage, despite the unpredictable weather.