Williams News

Police arrested three southern Oregon men accused of growing and distributing more pot than is legally allowed under the state's medical marijuana program.

In a 3-to-1 vote, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved building a controversial liquefied natural gas import terminal in Coos Bay and a pipeline that crosses through the upper Rogue River watershed to Malin near the California border.

Jon Meadors is now the vineyard manager at Agate Ridge Vineyard on Nick Young Road outside of Eagle Point.

While the Crook family is getting all the attention these days for trying to obtain destination resort zoning for its planned Crook Point Golf Resort, they are not the only land owners who are reserving a space on the destination resort map.

It's time for the annual reminder that it's satellite internet or nothing here at the house.

Like a lot of folks from Southern Oregon, Jim Krois has scheduled a trip to Mexico during our rainy season.

By Steven Sandberg A November 25, 2009 A WILLIAMS, Ore. - Finding a cell phone signal in one rural small Southern Oregon town is creating some debate.

A traffic stop near Ashland last week has led to the arrest of six people and the seizure in the Applegate of 220 pounds of marijuana, plus weapons and $10,000 in cash, according to police.

Cheri Williams does custom sewing and alterations from her Hanley Road home. Bob Pennell November 09, 2009 Editor's note: This is one in a weekly series of profiles on locally owned and operated businesses in Southern Oregon.

Gavin Smith, 86, of Lebanon passed away at his home on Oct. 24, 2009. Gavin was born Sept.

By Ron Brown A October 28, 2009 A WILLIAMS, Ore. -- Kids at Williams Elementary School got the day off Wednesday, thanks to a power outage that blanked out more than 900 Pacific Power customers in the Applegate Valley.

A car crashed into a power pole in front of the Williams Country Store at 120 East Fork Road Tuesday night, knocking out electrical service to more than 900 customers.

A 28-year old Grants Pass man died Monday when he ran onto Highway 238 and was hit by a car, police said.

The following is a press release from Oregon State Police: GRANTS PASS, Ore. - A 28-year-old Grants Pass man died Monday evening after running into the path of an eastbound vehicle on Highway 238 approximately nine miles east of Grants Pass.

It's a Tuesday in early September, the first day of school for area children. But Benny, Alec and Ruby Painter, ages 8, 10 and 12, will spend the day with their father and sister, selling doughnuts and juices at the Growers and Crafters Market in Ashland.

THE BIG BOARD in the sound booth stretches before George Relles like a wizard's grimoire.

The misty cloud cover cloaking the higher elevations of Jackson and Josephine counties in recent days has helped and hindered firefighters battling lightning-caused wildfires.

The misty cloud cover cloaking the higher elevations of Jackson and Josephine counties in recent days has helped and hindered firefighters battling lightning-caused wildfires.

A cluster of thunderstorms pelted the Rogue Valley with hail and lightning Saturday, sending emergency crews scrambling from one wild fire to another.

By Emily Wood A July 31, 2009 A NEAR WILLIAMS, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management last week started the first of nine biomass projects funded by $1.4 million in federal stimulus.