TALENT, Ore. — For the first time in five years, mosquitoes are testing positive for West Nile Virus in Southern Oregon. The mosquitoes were found in Talent near the Bear Creek Pathway. Health officials say the illness can be hard to detect since 80 percent of infected people don’t show any symptoms, but it can … Continue reading »
Man Arrested for Harvesting Rain Water
EAGLE POINT, Ore. — A Southern Oregon man is serving a 30-day sentence in jail for creating three illegal reservoirs on his property and using them to store rainwater. Gary Harrington has been collecting rain and other runoff in his artificial reservoirs for decades, but according to a 1925 state law, since that runoff would … Continue reading »
