KMED NEWS FOR TUESDSDAY 2/17/26
WINTERY CONDITIONS THE WORD FOR THIS MORNING WITH SNOW SHOWERS ON THE HIGHER HILLS AND PASSES THIS MORNING, JACKSONVILLE HILL AND THE APPLEGATE GETTING HIT THIS MORNING, SNOW REPORTED ON 199 AT HAYS HILLS, THE SISKIYOUS AND HIGHWAY 140 ALSO IMPACRTED THIS MORNING ALONG WITH THE FOUR PASSES NORTH OF GRANTS PASS. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP IN THE MID TO LOW 20’S
MEDFORD CITY COUNCILMAMN KEVIN STINE MADE IT OFFICIAL, ANNOUNCING HIS RUN FOR THE STATE SENATE SEAT BEING VACATED BY SENATOR JEFF GOLDEN, WHO LAST WEEK ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT. STINE, RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT, WILL FIRST DUKE IT OUT WITH DENISE KRAUSE IN THE MAY PRIMARY ELECTION.
A NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE EAGLE PINT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ANNOUNCED. GETTING THE NOD IS JIM HELMEN, WHO MOST RECENTLY WORKED FOR THE VERNONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. HELMEN TAKES OVER THE EAGLE POINT SCHOOLS IN THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE MEDFORD CHAMBER LEADERSHIP CLASS HAD SOME GREAT NEWS FOR THE JOY COMMUNITY SENIOR TINY HOMES PROJECT. ROGUE VALLEY TIMES REPORTING THEY’LL CONCENTRATE ON RAISING SOME 30,000 DOLLARS ORDER TO DESIGN AND BUILD MORE OF TE TINY HOMES. JOY COMMUNITY FOCUSES ON BUILDING HOMES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WHO HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED IN THE CURRENT RENTAL MARKET.