Close to 1,000 people were evacuated from homes in and around the city of Rogue River as a result of a fast-moving wildfire burning near the west edge of town, according to city of Rogue River officials.

Our stressful ordeal began early afternoon on Aug. 6 when I glanced out the kitchen window and saw a dark column of smoke rising on the ridge immediately west of our rural home in the Sterling Creek drainage on the far eastern reaches of the Applegate Valley.

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A conceptual art installation by internationally recognized Japanese-born Ashland artist Wataru Sugiyama will be publicly unveiled next week in Phoenix.

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All events listed are subject to last-minute changes or re-scheduling. Call or check online before heading out.

“We are a nation of laws, not men.” We read that a lot, but what does it mean?

In reference to Linda Smith’s Aug. 6 letter to the editor (“Josephine voters deserve all the info”), I too would like to hear from the Republican Central Committee as to why they don’t trust their fellow Republicans to make their own decisions regarding voting.

The Horny Goat has ambled over to a much bigger home and greener pastures where Elk once roamed.

ASANTE ROGUE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Eating the same thing for breakfast day after day? If it's time to shake up your breakfast game, our columnists have some ideas.

The general rule in medicine is that healthy aging depends on eating well, exercising regularly, and getting enough sleep. These factors are important, but research suggests there may be another powerful factor that influences how long and how well we live: having a sense of purpose.

When someone talks about hydrangeas I’ll bet you first think of those shrubs with large, shiny leaves and balloon-sized in either white or pink flowers exploding from a 4-foot mounded shrub.

Vacation Bible school sessions are underway:

With temperatures cooling and rain falling in the Rogue Valley, it seems like soup weather has arrived. Read More »