By Wayne Lee – Sports Editor Eagle Point residents in the 400 block of Crystal drive found their street blocked off for roughly 12 hours Jan. 6 as local police served a search warrant on a home that had been the subject of complaints dating…
By Christy Solo – Editor There was one item added to the Jan. 15 Shady Cove City Council Meeting agenda; “City Administrator Employment.” Mayor Lena Richardson began the discussion on this topic saying, “This agenda item is related to a personnel matter, which is also…
By Christy Solo – Editor By the time you read this the Upper Rogue Independent will be online! So we thought we’d go over some basics again and answer some questions we’ve received from readers. We’ve already entered all the active subscribers into the website…
By Hansi Lo Wang – NPR (NPR) Changes at the U.S. Postal Service are forcing people who rely on postmarks when voting, filing taxes or mailing legal documents to be extra careful when cutting it close to deadlines. Postmarks include the dates that USPS stamps…
By Christy Solo and Wayne Lee – Editor and Sports Editor Eagle Point December saw the annual lighting of the downtown Christmas tree that featured an additional 2,500 lights donated by Tim Wyatt of Skycrest Development that took a small army to install before the…
By Christy Solo and Wayne Lee – Editor and Sports Editor Eagle Point Four local teens in a Ford F-350 pickup truck were driving along Hwy. 140 outside of Klamath Falls when the driver failed to negotiate a curve, crashed through a guardrail and rolled…
By Christy Solo & Wayne Lee – Editor and Sports Editor Eagle Point The first meeting of the year for the Eagle Point City Council included a lot of swearing, but it was swearing in, not swearing at. Mayor Kathy Sell was sworn in for…
By Christy Solo & Wayne Lee – Editor and Sports Editor Eagle Point This month saw the city council begin the process of expanding the city’s Urban Growth Boundary thanks to a one-time opportunity presented by SB 1937 which allows a 50-acre expansion. The offer…
By Christy Solo and Wayne Lee – Editor and Sports Editor Eagle Point The Eagle Point City Council held a special session regarding city parks followed by their annual goal-setting session. According to City Administrator Aaron Prunty, the meeting was for staff, “to review projects…