A MEDFORD MAN CONVICTED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE CRIMES AND IS HEADED TO PRISON. THAT VERDICT PART OF A PLEA DEAL FRIDAY AS CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE PRO TEM PAUL MOSER SENTENCED 38-YEAR OLD ANTHONY GRANT OF MEDFORD TO 15-YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE MEASURE 11 CRIMES.
THE IRAN CONFLICT CREATING VOLATILITY IN THE OIL MARKETS AND THAT REFLECTS OUR FUELS PRICES IN SOUTHERN OREGON. OIL PRICES PLUNGED FRIDAY ON NEWS THAT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WAS OPENING. AND OIL PRICES GOING UP NOW THAT IT’S CLOSED AGAIN. A GALLON OF REGULAR UP ABOUT A NICKEL THIS WEEK. TRIPLE AAA REPORTING JACKSON COUNTY IS 5.09 FOR REGULAR, JO COUNTY 5.14. DIESEL HAS ACTUALLY GONE DOWN 15 TO 20 CENTS COMPARED TO A WEEK AGO. THE AVERAGE COST ABOUT SIX-25 A GALLON.
WE’RE EXPECTING RAIN TODAY BUT THAT DOESN’T CHANGE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE’S SEASONAL OUTLOOK JUST RELEASED. THE PREDICTION IS HOTTER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS IN THE NORTHWEST. IDAHO ALSO EXPECTED TO JOIN IN THE WARM AND DROUGHT CONDITIONS. CALIFORNIA COULD GO EITHER WAY.
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY EXPRESSING CONCERNS ON WHAT THEY CLAIM IS A GROWING MEASLES OUTBREAK, MOSTLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. 20 CASES OF MEASLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR THIS YEAR.