Questions & Answers About The School Strike May 8, 2012 All schools in Jackson County School District 9 are closed until Monday, May 14. Here are answers to important questions about the situation. Additional information is available on our website, www.eaglepnt.k12.or.us. When will schools reopen? Starting on Monday, May 14, we…
Shady Cove recognizes JCSO & students; plans clean up day
April 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This spring has brought a combination of fierce storms and seemingly endless rain to our area; peppered with the occasional calm, sunny day. The April 21st Shady Cove City Council meetings were the political equivalent of one of those days of sun. No hot topics were tackled, no heated arguments were had; heck there was…
Shady Cove hears 2nd option for water system
February 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Four folks comprised the audience at the Feb. 3rd Shady Cove council meeting. It was the polar opposite of the standing room only afternoon study session. Among the four evening attendees was newly elected Jackson County Commissioner Don Skundrick who attended as part of his quest to attend all county city councils once per quarter….
90 years celebrated with 90 roses
December 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
{gallery}/12_14_10/roses{/gallery} If you missed Helen Barrow’s 90th birthday celebration at the Ashpole Center on Dec. 5, you missed a great afternoon with a great lady. About 100 guests were in attendance; friends, family, educators and many descendants of pioneer families enjoyed a memorable time with Helen. A magnificent arrangement of 90 roses created by Kathy…
Thousands welcome National Guard's 186th home
April 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
{gallery}/04_27_10/troops{/gallery} It seemed as though all of southern Oregon celebrated last Saturday afternoon as some 320 of the 600 troops sent to Iraq last July returned home. They were part of the 2,800 from the National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Thousands lined the path from the Armory to Spiegelberg Stadium at South Medford…
Removal of trees, curbs & gutters begins on Main St
September 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Eagle Point received notice last Thursday afternoon of the contractor’s draft schedule for paving and sidewalk improvements on Main Street. The work by Oregon Mainline Paving is scheduled to start Sept. 29. The curb and gutters will be replaced first, scheduled for Sept. 29 to Oct. 12. Grinding of the shoulders, called cold planning, is…
Counterfeit $100 bills passed in Grants Pass and Medford
July 2, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Counterfeit $100 bills were passed at WinCo and Fred Meyer South the afternoon of June 18. Suspects were a Hispanic male in his 30s around 230 lbs., slicked back hair, black short sleeved shirt and jeans. The second suspect was a white female, in her 30s, medium build, brown hair, white over blue…
Snow in Eagle Point
December 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Temperatures dropped late in the evening Christmas Eve and by Christmasa afternoon the valley had a white Christmas. At press time Friday, Dec. 28 snow still covered the ground., not a common site on the valley floor. This is the view from the newly developed area up near the water tower in Eagle Point.
