The Jackson County district attorney’s office announced Thursday it’s not charging a man who looked at videos of naked children at the Talent Library because the material didn’t depict sexual abuse of children, as required under Oregon law for a conviction.

Eighth-ranked Cascade Christian continued its fast start in District 7 play, racing past Rogue River for a 76-29 boys’ basketball victory on Thursday night in Medford.

Cascade Christian (11-3, 2-0) opened the game on a 26-2 run to take complete control over Rogue River (3-12, 0-2), which has lost four of its last five.

By the halftime break, Cascade Christian had extended its lead to 41-15.

With the victory, the Challengers have won five straight.

When most folks in rural Southern Oregon answer their phone to hear someone say they are calling from the United Kingdom, the grumpy recipient hangs up while muttering expletives about robocalls.

But I was tickled when I received a call from London earlier this week. After all, the caller was Luke Freeborn, a kind, thoughtful and brilliant fellow I’ve known since he was a young lad in Williams some 40 years ago.

Susan Sheets’ photo “It’s All Here” is the Wild Rivers Photography Club’s image of the month for January.

The image was shot with an iPhone 13 Pro with a camera app called AvgCamPro.

“It’s one of my favorites for multiple exposures,” Sheets says. “This is four shots in succession, which are then combined in the app making a single image. This image is one of the three junk drawers in my kitchen.”