James Sloan is a general assignment reporter for the Rogue Valley Times. Hailing from Tennessee, he began his journalism career writing for his alma mater's student newspaper, The Daily Beacon, in ...

Saving Grace announced the launch of Not Alone – It Happens Here—a powerful awareness and fundraising campaign that invites the Central Oregon community to stand together in support of survivors of ...

The Culver Bulldogs’ football squad kicks off the Jefferson County prep home fall sports schedule Friday when Irrigon comes to town for a 7 p.m. kickoff. All the other Madras and Culver athletic ...

The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) is looking to speak with residents to inform public messaging. $75 will be offered to residents who participate in 1-hour focus groups at the ...

By Press release The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating multiple allegations of sexual misconduct involving a camp counselor at Camp Caldera in Camp Sherman, Oregon.

A wildfire burning west of Culver near Lake Billy Chinook grew to 600 acres overnight. The Flat Fire triggered Level 3 — Go Now evacuations for areas west of Lake Billy Chinook near Geneva Road. The ...

The Justice Department demanded personal information, including birthdays and driver’s license numbers, for all Oregon voters Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read on Thursday flatly rejected a demand ...

Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in July, marking the state’s highest rate of joblessness since Oregonians began regaining opportunities to work that were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

Writers Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke are looking to film their next movie “Bad Day For Bigfoot” in La Grande.

A new wildfire broke out late Thursday afternoon burning in Jefferson County, southwest of Culver, known as the Flat Fire. ...

The Second Annual Madras-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Glow Ball Golf Tournament lit up the night on Friday, Aug. 15. The event drew 10 teams of four and inspired a lot of creative cart designs ...

Teams compete during the cornhole leg of the triathlon. (Tony Ahern, special to the Madras Pioneer) Triathlons are grueling, tough, often painful endeavors made only for those in excellent shape. And ...