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Northwest Troubadour David Gordon Returns to Jacksonville
with a Concert of International Love Songs! JACKSONVILLE, OR—Historic Jacksonville, Inc. is delighted to announce that popular Northwest Troubadour, David Gordon, will be back in [...]
Celebrating the Women Who Shaped Jacksonville
Explore Jacksonville’s Historical Roots During March 2024 Then+Now Series Jacksonville, OR: March is Women’s History Month, and what better way to celebrate than by shining [...]
Britt Music & Arts Festival Releases Second Installment of 2025 Concerts
Friday, March, 2025: Britt Music & Arts Festival is thrilled to share the next slate of ten Britt shows for the 2025 summer season. While [...]
JACKSONVILLE GARDEN CLUB ENJOYS A RICH TRADITION – by Mike McClain
Vital Volunteers - March 2025 ON APRIL 14, 1939, fifteen civic-minded ladies gathered at the Fellowship Hall of the Jacksonville Presbyterian Church to start a [...]
SOCAN’s Active Spring
“The Mission of Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN),” cofounder and cofacilitator Alan Journet explained, “is to promote understanding of the science of climate change [...]
SPRING ADVENTURES – by Graham Farran
Discovering Southern Oregon - March 2025 SPRING IN SOUTHERN OREGON is a magical time when longer, warmer days bring vibrant flowers, lush green landscapes, and [...]
Featured Columns
A REEL PAIN – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – March 2025
WHEN WE HEARD that Jesse Eisenberg had written, directed, and starred in an upcoming motion picture, we were intrigued. We’d […]
IN THE MOMENT – by Clayton Gillette
Trail Talk – March 2025
THAT NOTION that we might one day travel to that blank spot on the map, to explore where others have not […]
WHAT THE OREGON STATEWIDE WILDFIRE HAZARD MAP MEANS TO PROPERTY OWNERS – by Sandy J. Brown
On Real Estate & More – March 2025
SENATE BILL 762 made extensive changes to the Oregon wildfire policy, affecting how the state responds to wildfires […]
MARCH-ING ON IN THE CEMETERY – by Dick Meyers
News from the Silent City on the Hill – March 2025
IT’S BEEN A CHILLY and wet winter so far, but spring is on the way […]
INVESTING LESSONS FROM JACKSONVILLE’S PAST – by Erich & Matt Patten
On Money & More – March 2025
IN THE 1850s, Jacksonville was filled with miners hoping to strike it rich. Some did—but just as many lost […]
SPRING PLANS & PROJECTS – by Mayor Donna Bowen
WHAT A WET, COLD BEGINNING of February, with snow, ice, and rain! The city’s snowplow and our tractors were working overtime. Our Public Works Department […]
Publisher Unplugged
VITAL VOLUNTEERS – by Whitman Parker
My View - March 2025 THIS MONTH, I am proud to publish a new column by Mike McClain, dubbed “Vital Volunteers,” wherein Mike will bring us an up-close-and-personal perspective on the many volunteers and non-profit [...]