Josephine County Commissioner Herman Baertschiger Jr., a former chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, has run into a buzzsaw of opposition from members of his own party for his endorsement of Betsy Johnson, an unaffiliated candidate for governor.
As a former state legislator, Baertschiger served eight years in the Oregon Senate with Johnson, a Democrat from rural Scappoose who left the Legislature last year to run for governor.
CAVE JUNCTION — Fire heavily damaged a house Wednesday east of Cave Junction, according to the Illinois Valley Fire District.
No one was hurt, but the American Red Cross is assisting the homeowner.
The fire was reported at 12:42 p.m. in the 9100 block of Holland Loop Road, with the first arriving crew reporting flames showing on all sides.
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