"The response has been received in which they do not believe there is any legal mechanism to accept the paperwork late. According to the Department of Agriculture ... the moratorium is lifted." REP. LILY MORGAN R-Grants Pass
By Shaun Hall of the Daily Courier
A measure designed to block unscrupulous people from growing marijuana under the guise of growing hemp is in jeopardy in Josephine County.
A state moratorium on new licenses to grow hemp in the county was not renewed Jan. 1 because the county filed paperwork with the wrong state agency, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Grants Pass guard Brooke Anderson (2) shoots over Willamette's Isabella Harms (24) and Victoria Nguyen at Heater-Newman Memorial Gymnasium on Friday night. The No. 8 Wolverines hammered out a 49-31 win over the No. 6 Cavers.
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Eighth-ranked Willamette shot the lights out and dominated the boards in a 49-31 Southwest Conference girls' basketball win over sixth-ranked Grants Pass on Friday at Heater-Newman Memorial Gymnasium.
The Wolverines (13-5, 6-1) displayed outstanding ball movement and patience on offense as they nailed nine 3-pointers to beat the Cavers (12-5, 4-3) for the second time this season and virtually sew up second place in the conference.
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A telecommunications provider said internet outages impacting Southern Oregon and Northern California stemmed from an equipment failure.
Hunter Communications of Central Point blamed the problem on a "localized hardware failure," according to a prepared statement from the company's chief technology officer, Richard Holbo.
The "partial outages" were first reported at 8:27 a.m. Friday, according to the company's customer service page. Read More »
Grammy Award-nominated pianist Michelle Cann will join the Rogue Valley Symphony for its February concerts in Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass.
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Celebrated, Grammy-nominated pianist Michelle Cann will perform two different works for piano and orchestra when she joins the Rogue Valley Symphony for its Masterworks 5 concert this month.
She will be featured on "Burleske" by Richard Strauss, and the Piano Concerto by Florence Price.
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