ASHLAND — Performance evaluations obtained by the Daily Courier reveal that the Ashland City Council and city workers largely disagree about the performance of the embattled city manager.
New Illinois Valley football coach Nate Coppini (center) instructs his players during practice on Monday evening. Coppini, who grew up and played football in Ferndale, California, arrives in Cave Junction after the Cougars went 2-7 last season.
MEDFORD — A business owner from Jacksonville was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Medford on Friday to three and a half years in prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million to the Internal Revenue Service for tax fraud and lying to secure loans.
Joel Matthew Caswell, 32, also faces charges in Jackson County Circuit for allegedly shooting at a house in Medford during a drive-by in August 2025, which occurred while Caswell was awaiting trial in his federal case.
On opening day of the Josephine County Fair, top winners in horticulture were positioned on the Judge's Choice table. The sweet onions at the back of the table, grown and entered by Jake Jakabosky, were the Best of Show, according to the judge. Best Garden Basket went to Keyarra Wilson.
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The horticulture division contest for best fruits, vegetables and nuts at the Josephine County Fair drew a cornucopia of entries and a judge picked the top winners.
The Best of Show ribbon went to Jake Jakabosky for sweet onions.
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