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Eugene Emeralds eye Medford — if the city builds $90 million ballpark
The 70-year-old Eugene Emeralds baseball team wants to move to the Rogue Valley after they failed to secure funding for a new stadium in Eugene.
Funding cuts and firings strain Southern Oregon’s national forests
Staffing uncertainties and delayed reimbursements threaten to gut the U.S. Forest Service’s capacity to care for the 1.8 million-acre Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.

Education
Southern Oregon University students try to build brotherhood by reviving fraternity
A group of men at Southern Oregon University hopes the frat will help increase the university’s enrollment and provide more social opportunities for students.

Asante faces mounting lawsuits ahead of former nurse’s criminal hearing in Medford
Three new lawsuits have been filed against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center and former nurse Dani Marie Schofield. The hospital could now face over $477 million in damages.
Oregon Field Guide
Salmon return to the Klamath’s Oregon waters, but the river’s headwaters are still blocked
After decades of conflict, farmers and tribes say they’re working in concert to restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. But two dams remain - one that blocks fish passage another that plays a key role for agriculture.

Science & Environment
Environmental groups notch major legal win in Southern Oregon to protect old-growth forests
A federal judge in Medford agreed Tuesday with a previous ruling a year ago that the federal Bureau of Land Management wasn't adhering to its own resource management plan in protecting forest canopy for the northern spotted owl.

Weather
Gov. Tina Kotek declares emergency in Southeastern Oregon due to severe flooding
Over the weekend, Governor Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency due to severe flooding in southeastern Oregon.
Fire codes force Ashland homeless shelter to close, city plans renovations
Ashland’s shelter at 2200 Ashland St., open since January, is set to close Tuesday at 9 a.m. due to incompliance with fire codes.
Grants Pass must fulfill court-mandated conditions before enforcing camping ban
A Josephine County circuit court judge halted Grants Pass' camping ban on Friday, requiring the city to restore lost camping capacity and ensure accessibility for disabled individuals before enforcement can resume.
Beavers reintroduced to southwest Oregon to restore wetlands
Project Beaver worked with the Bureau of Land Management to restore the large rodents to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.