Serving Eagle Point, White City, Shady Cove, Prospect, Trail & Butte Falls
An effort to recall the chairman and vice-chairman of the School District 9 Board of Directors ended in failure, according to the statistical report from the Jackson County Election Department. The deadline for obtaining 1,316 valid signatures was July 2. Petitions were originally dated April 2. The election department reported 1,555 signatures were turned in…
CenturyLink recently awarded Christian Inkley, son of CenturyLink’s Network Technician, Sam Inkley and his wife, Diana, a 2012 Century Link Employees’ Children Scholarship. CenturyLink received more than 400 applications from the company’s 37-state operating territory. Of those 400 applications, 80 scholarships were awarded. “Each of the winners were selected for exemplary academic accomplishments, along with…
One of the more intriguing structures in Eagle Point is one few have been inside. The “rock house or ice house”, which resides across from Butte Creek Mill is all that remains of the original George Brown & Sons Cash Store. Several years ago there was conversation with the city about preserving the structure, but…
Fires, high water, or electrical outages are known to cause a lack of communication in rural areas such as Butte Falls and Prospect. Thanks to an Oregon company the hazards associated with no communication will soon be greatly diminished. Butte Falls, Prospect and Jackson County will soon each receive a small self-contained mobile satellite trailer,…
Fire District #3 has said goodbye to seven of their employees, a total of 194 years of service. Those retirees include: Deputy Fire Marshal Don Hickman, 26 years of service; Captain Jon Brite and Fire Engineer Bill Ward, 30 years each; Captain Mark Minor and Fire Engineer Steve Waterman, each 25 years of service, Fire…
It was late August 2002 about 4:30 a.m., when the blare of sirens, the smell of smoke and the sight of flames shooting into the sky woke not just Eagle Point residents, but much of the Rogue Valley. Eagle Point Junior High school was ablaze. The large empty space on E. Main behind the Eagle…
“We couldn’t have gotten what Scouting has offered us as a family anyplace else,” said Randy Sell, who along with wife, Kathy, received Boy Scouts of America’s highest volunteer award last week. They each received the Silver Beaver Award. The award is given for noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth by a registered leader….
