Wolf Creek Rural Fire Protection District Responded to Two Fires Yesterday, One Fatality Reported

The Wolf Creek Rural Fire Protection District responded to two separate fires yesterday, the latter of which involved one fatality. At 5:21 p.m. Tuesday, WCRFPD was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 100 block of Main St. in Wolf Creek. Upon arrival, smoke was showing from the eave. With the assistance of Rural Metro Fire Department, the fire was extinguished and overhauled. ODF Southwest Oregon District, and the Glendale Rural Fire Department also assisted. One victim was pulled from the structure, treated by American Medical Response, and then transported to Three Rivers Medical Center. The fire is under investigation. At 8:42 p.m., while still on scene of the structure fire, WCRFPD was dispatched to a reported grass fire in the 2700 block of Speaker Rd. Upon arrival, a fully involved vehicle was found on its side in a drainage ditch with approximately 1/10 of an acre of wildland in flames. ...Read more

JoCo Commissioners to Further Discuss Fee Changes, Postponed Decisions to Business Session

TheThe Josephine County Commissioners will further discuss proposed fee changes for multiple departments after Tuesday's workshop. The finance department presented a list of six departments with fee changes effective January 1st. The departments include Public Works, Surveyor, Recreation, Animal Shelter, Public Health, and the Board of County Commissioners. The board postponed deciding on the Human Resources resolution to refer unused sick hours to the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System until the Weekly Business Session. They also tabled the District Attorney's non-competitive grant and the Sheriff's request for approval of auction forfeited items pending further explanation. The commissioners did approve the Sheriff's Department's Bureau of Land Management memorandum of understanding, as well as the US Marshal Service memo modification. ...Read more

JoCo Commissioners Covered Library and Dimmick Campus Topics during Legal Counsel Update

The Josephine County Commissioners covered the potential library lease and Dimmick Campus during their workshop's Legal Counsel Update. Wally Hicks confirmed rent for the library would be at $27,687. Commissioner Andreas Blech recommended extending the current lease, while Commissioner Ron Smith didn't want to move forward until the Library was able to see the new draft and respond. Commissioner Blech said he would be willing to go with a 90 day termination clause if the library would consider a concession as well, and the board agreed to further discuss the lease during next Tuesday's meeting. With the Dimmick Campus being on the market for a year with zero offers, the commissioners considered a price change dropping from the current $3.25 million to about 10% less. A motion was made to approve the price change at $2.925 million with a 6 month extension and land sell contract option. It passed unanimously. ...Read more