A health advisory prompted by concern for high algae levels in the South Umpqua River was issued today by Oregon Public Health and Douglas County Health Department officials.
The FDIC has announced this evening that they have seized Home Valley Bank of Southern Oregon.
From the press release, 7-23-10:
Home Valley Bank, Cave Junction, Oregon, was closed today by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into [...]
Early Sunday morning, June 20th, Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to NW 88th Avenue in the community of Cedar Hills concerning a fight. It was reported that 31-year-old, Bryan Guerrero was fighting with 22-year-old, Michael Guerra. The men know each other and were both visiting from Southern Oregon.
A Sheriff’s Deputy arrived and immediately went [...]
A new book by veteran author Peter Stark explores the lost towns in Eastern Oregon. In The Last Empty Places: A Past and Present Journey Through the Blank Spots on the American Map, Stark explores the lost american wilderness where the character of our pioneering country was formed.
The Wall Street Journal reviewed the book, due [...]
Oregon State Police (OSP) Criminal Investigations Division detectives arrested a 53-year old Grants Pass-area man Monday on numerous sex offenses following a six month investigation.
Detectives completed the investigation which was presented by the Josephine County District Attorney’s Office before a Grand Jury and resulted in the indictment against Craig Alan Swinney, age 53, on the [...]
On Friday the 2nd, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the unintended consequences of Oregon land use laws on the once thriving pear industry.
From the Wall Street Journal:
Farmers say conditions in southern Oregon’s Rogue River Valley are among the best in the world for raising pears. Yet for the past decade, acreage planted [...]
Happy Valley Family Target of Racial Intimidation at Home
African Americans in Oregon Still Face Hurdles, Study Finds
Event: OMSI Reptile and Amphibian Show, Sept. 4-6
Vancouver Teen Dies in On-Track Motorcycle Accident
Beaverton Concert Will Benefit the Sunshine Pantry
Motorcycle Rider Dies After Crashing into Back of a TriMet Bus in NE Portland
Police Continue Investigation of Accident that Shut Down I-5 South on Friday
