With slim pickings in the mountains, black bears seem to have turned to the next best option — roaming through Ashland in search of trash, and chickens, to satisfy their cravings.

Grants Pass Police Department

Grants Pass Police Department

Robert Tabb (Maly) Littlefield, age 82, of Merlin, Oregon, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2026. He was born on July 3, 1944 in Tulare, Calif., to Otto and June Maly.

The Rogue Valley Genealogical Society is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month with an open house and a week of free classes and help sessions.

As summer winds down into autumn, so do our gardens go from full production into dwindling harvests. That makes now the perfect time to assess how your garden fared this season and which crops were the winners to repeat next year.

Though Wingstop serves chicken, chicken and more chicken, it’s not the tender Tyson Foods meat that sets the restaurant apart.

ASANTE ROGUE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Late summer brings on the fruit — from peaches and plums to pears and apples. And many of the berry varieties as well.

ASANTE THREE RIVERS MEDICAL CENTER

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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 »