Good morning, Medford.

CASA’s executive director, Sarah Robbins, resigned on Sept.

29 after a three‐month tenure — Cristina Petrone, with six years at CASA, has been named interim director to sustain the organization’s ongoing strategies and services.

Southern Oregon Humane Society advanced construction on its new Medford facility on Commerce Drive when walls were erected Monday.

Teams will pour the kennel slab in the coming weeks as part of a capital campaign that raised $8.4 million of its $14.4 million goal, with completion expected in October 2027.

Medford mother Jodi Cristobal launched a month-long pajama drive in honor of her son Jared on Oct.

1; the drive seeks 250 pairs with donations at Southern Oregon Subaru + 10 Subway locations while New Horizons In-Home Care will match up to 100 pairs.

The Medford Rogue Rotary Club will hold its first Sip & Stroll for Polio event this Saturday, Oct.

3. Participants preregister for $40 to get a commemorative cup and event map (check-in at Pear Blossom Park noon to 3 p.m.); matching donations from the Gates Foundation will fund vaccines.

Northgate Marketplace is set to host Southern Oregon’s first Paris Baguette bakery café in a 3,503 sqft space next to Lovele Nails — details on operating hours and an exact opening date will be announced closer to launch, with the opening expected late 2026 or early 2027.

An Eagle Point High School junior is rebuilding her dad's off-road truck as part of her welding class project.

Kailey Gill plans to swap out damaged parts with removable panels (a practical choice) to help the truck compete in future events.

ODFW is increasing CWD monitoring as deer season starts statewide tomorrow and hunters are urged to submit samples at available check stations, with new stations opening October 3; each sample earns an entry in a rifle drawing courtesy of the Oregon Hunters Association.

OPRD has begun restoration at Tub Springs State Wayside along Green Springs Highway southeast of Ashland, and the historic stone tubs will be covered to protect the site from further damage.

Visitors can use the trails, picnic areas, and restrooms while access to the tubs remains limited.

Regence BlueCross BlueShield will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in Jackson and Josephine counties starting next year, leaving 12,000 residents to choose new healthcare coverage by December 7.

Medicare Supplement and other plans remain available to help ease the transition.

Fire restrictions have eased so some private lands in the Jackson Cooperative Travel Management Area reopened for walk-ins (Green Dot roads allow travel to public lands), while hunters must follow road closure signs on non-designated roads.