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JACKSONVILLE WILDFIRE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS DAY OCTOBER 3
Jacksonville Review - September 2026 JACKSONVILLE’S WILDFIRE Community Preparedness Day is back this October—with a new self-serve format. The event will take place on Saturday, [...]
Shooting Star Nursery 2026 Fall Classes
2026 Fall Classes (all classes at nursery unless noted otherwise): Register at https://roguevalleynursery.com/classes/ Sept. 19th, 10-noon- Deer Resistant Plants with Christie at OSU Extension—One of [...]
SOCAN welcomes new Executive Director
September 23, 2026—Southern Oregon Climate Action Now is delighted to announce that Dan Ruby will be joining our team as Executive Director, beginning October 1, [...]
HOP ABOARD WITH WINE HOPPER – by Sandra Colley
Sipping & Playing in Jacksonville - September 2026 I THOUGHT I KNEW the names of most of the wineries within an hour of Jacksonville. As [...]
DISCOVER LAKE OF THE WOODS RESORT – by Graham Farran
Discovering Southern Oregon – September 2026 THERE ARE PLACES you visit once, and then there are places that quietly become part of your family's traditions. [...]
DAISY CREEK VINEYARD: THE JACKSONVILLE GEM WE WAITED TOO LONG TO VISIT – by Sandra Colley
Sipping & Playing in Jacksonville - August 2026 WE HAD VISITED Daisy Creek Vineyard once nearly five years ago, but somehow never made it back. [...]
Featured Columns
REMEMBER WHAT CAME BEFORE – by Clayton Gillette
Trail Talk – September 2026
AND THERE WE WERE, knee-deep in bear and moose scat, mixed into the soft shale where the swollen stream ran underfoot. […]
FIRE-SAFE PLANTING AND TREE REMOVAL IN JACKSONVILLE – by Sandy J. Brown
On Real Estate & More – September 2026
SOUTHERN OREGON’S fire-prone environment raises questions about the role of flammable plants in spreading wildfires. […]
SAVOR THE FLAVOR IN SEPTEMBER – by Don Litchfield
Chamber Chat – September 2026
AS SUMMER gives way to the first golden edges of fall, Jacksonville enters a season that feels tailor made for reflection, […]
SUMMER’S LAST FLING – by Abby McKee
News from Britt Hill – September 2026
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE that Britt’s 2026 season is coming to an end this month. It’s been a glorious […]
EXCITING TIMES AT ART PRESENCE – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence – September 2026
AS SUMMER turns to fall, we have a lot of exciting events to share with […]
EARLY AUTUMN IN JACKSONVILLE- by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – September 2026
THIS HAS BEEN another hot and dry summer that we are ready to let […]
Publisher Unplugged
SOMETHING’S COMING…SOMETHING GOOD! – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Guest My View - September 2026 IF YOU PASSED BY Jacksonville’s Old City Hall recently, did you feel like you were being watched? If so, did you turn and look…and realize that people were observing [...]