Jim Goodwin, chief petitioner of the campaign to recall Josephine County Commissioners Chris Barnett and Andreas Blech, signs paperwork Monday for the final batch of signatures seeking to force a special election. Josephine County Clerk Rhiannon Henkels (right) accepted the paperwork and must now verify the validity of the signatures before the recall can go to the ballot.
By Chris Bristol of the Daily Courier
The campaign to oust two Josephine County commissioners from office turned in a final batch of petition signatures Monday seeking to force a special recall election.
Counting the first batch of signatures turned in a week ago, the campaign said it collected a total of 7,897 signatures for the recall of Commissioner Chris Barnett and 7,713 for Commissioner Andreas Blech. Read More »
Cascade Christian running back Bryson Walker celebrates after rumbling for a 44-yard touchdown on the first drive of the game against Gervais in a Class 3A state semifinal playoff game Saturday at Cottage Grove High School.
Daily Courier
COTTAGE GROVE — Another playoff game for Cascade Christian, another shutout victory, and another shot at a state championship.
The top-seeded Challengers used a pair of rushing touchdowns from Bryson Walker, a pair of touchdown passes from Deryk Farmer to Caleb Scaglione and a defensive performance that held 12th-seeded Gervais to just 137 yards in Saturday's 36-0 win in the Class 3A football semifinal.
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A motorist from Grants Pass was killed in a wrong-way driver crash on Interstate 5 near Merlin early Saturday, Oregon State Police said.
The crash happened at 2:02 a.m. at milepost 62 near the Merlin interchange.
State troopers said Annette Dea Dimmick, 34, was southbound in the northbound lanes in a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck when she slammed head-on into a Volvo semi-truck. Read More »
Beekman House holiday festivities start this weekend
Yuletide begins this weekend at Jacksonville's historic Beekman House.
Decked out for the holidays, the historic 1870s residence, home to Jacksonville's wealthiest pioneer family, is open to visitors interested in learning the history of popular Christmas observances and traditions and how Christmas was celebrated during the late 1800s. Read More »
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