The Josephine County Board of Commissioners has formally approved a plan for how to spend $16.9 million in federal pandemic aid.

County airports came out a big winner in Wednesday's 3-0 vote, with $6.5 million in planned spending. Also planned is $2.9 million in courthouse renovations. Twelve projects requested by community organizations received a total of $1.2 million, including $310,000 for the ROC Food Pantry and $187,469 for the Josephine County Food Bank. Read More »

After a surprising run to the Class 4A state championship game, the Hidden Valley boys' soccer team had seven players selected to the All-Skyline Conference teams.

Hidden Valley seniors Theo Bergman and Ronan Hodge were named to the first team, while senior Caleb Richter and freshman JoJo Saunders were named to the second. Senior Spencer Fiske, sophomore Mason Klipfel and junior Joaquin Martinez received honorable mentions. Read More »

Josephine County announced six more COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, including four during the height of the delta surge in August and September.

None were vaccinated. Of the other two, one was in December, before vaccines were widely available, while the other one was a 57-year-old man this week who had no known underlying causes.

Deaths announced by the county Wednesday: Read More »

Last year, the pandemic silenced many holiday concerts and forced others to be offered only as online events.

This year, as vaccination rates continue to rise and COVID-19 numbers decrease, local venues will once again ring with the sounds of the season.

Several streaming options also are available for those sticking close to home. Read More »