Josephine County's largest employee union has filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the county, contending the county has made a number of unilateral decisions that affect its members.

The grievance filed by Local 3694 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, which represents over 200 county employees, is the latest example of the turmoil surrounding a major but murky reorganization effort of county operations now underway. Read More »

North Valley got a clutch hit from sophomore Madison Scharpen late in the second game to give the Knights a come-from-behind 8-6 victory and complete a non-league doubleheader softball sweep over Yreka Thursday in Yreka, California.

North Valley (3-5) won the opener 14-3 in five innings.

In the nightcap, the Knights were trailing 6-5, but had the bases loaded when Scharpen came to the plate in the bottom of the sixth. Read More »

With the Daily Courier having turned 140 years old on April 3, I can't help but reflect on the decade I spent at the paper. After all, the years I worked at the Courier were among my fondest in the nearly half century I toiled fulltime as a journalist. All told, I worked at a dozen newspapers from Alaska to the California Bay Area.

And that doesn't include the time I worked as a printer's devil at the Illinois Valley News beginning in my sophomore year in high school. Read More »

The Jackson County-based Southern Oregon Photographic Association has named the winning images from its April competition.

A total of 93 images were entered, 58 in the electronic image division and 35 prints.

In the electronic image division, traditional category, with 43 entries, a tie for first place was shared by "Diamond Mine Tailings" by Martin Livingston and "Barrel Racer 2" by Terry Tuttle. Read More »