NOBODY HURT BUT THE LIONS CLUB BUILDING ON REDWOOD HIGHWAY IN CAVE JUNCTION WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE. THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 11:30 SUNDAY FROM A PERSON IN A NEARBY FOOD TRUCK. ILLINOIS VALLEY AND RURAL METRO FIRE UNITS ARESPONDED RRIVED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE EAVES AND ROOFLINE. THEY WENT IN THE BUILDING AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE BUILDING STILL STANDS BUT THE INTERIOR IS SEVERELY DAMAGED.
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DEADLINE FOR IRAN TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ APPROACHES, FUEL PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE IN SOUTHERN OREGON. TRIPLE A OREGON REPORTS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON IN OREGON IS 5 BUCKS. IN JACKSON COUNTY IT’S FIVE DOLLARS AND FIFTEEN CENTS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY IS FIVE TWENTY-TWO. THE REAL HURT IS ON DIESEL, CURRENTLY AT AN AVERAGE OF SIX DOLLARS 28 CENTS IN OREGON.
OPB REPORTING THE RISING DIESEL PRICES SQUEEZING OREGON FARMERS AND COULD CONTINUE FOR A WHILE EVEN AFTER THE IRAN WAR CONCLUDES. while many farmers bought or locked in the price for their fuel or fertilizer months ago, before the war began — when prices were much lower — some haven’t, and they’re already feeling squeezed. Other growers worry if the conflict continues, and prices keep rising — and stay high — that could bring challenges for next year’s growing season.
EVEN WITH HIGH FUEL PRICES NIPPING BUDGETS, SOME OF THE BEST FUN IN SOUTHERN OREGON REMAINS FREE THIS WEEKEND. WE’RE SPEAKING OF PEAR BLOSSOM FESTIVAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN MEDFORD. STREET FAIRS, RUNS, AND OF COURSE CAPPED OFF WITH SATURDAY MORNING’S PARADE IN DOWNTOWN MEDFORD STARTING AT 11.