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1947-04-15. Escaped prisoner shot and fatally wounded an Oregon State Police officer. Murder of Thelma Taylor. Portland. 1949-08-06. Teenager abducted and murdered. Jeannace June Freeman. 1961. Murdered two children of her lover, first woman sentenced to death in Oregon.
Counties of Oregon. There are 36 counties in the U.S. State of Oregon. The Oregon Constitution does not explicitly provide for county seats; Article VI, covering the "Administrative Department" of the state of Oregon, simply states that: All county and city officers shall keep their respective offices at such places therein, and perform such ...
Josephine County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 88,090. [1] The county seat is Grants Pass. [2] The county is named after Virginia Josephine Rollins (1834–1912), a settler who was the first white woman to live in the county's boundaries.
The Grants Pass Daily Courier is an independent, family-owned daily newspaper published in Grants Pass, Oregon, United States. The Daily Courier covers Grants Pass and the surrounding area and is delivered throughout Josephine County, as well as parts of Jackson and Douglas counties. [1] It was established in 1885 and is owned by Courier ...
Ontario is the largest city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It lies along the Snake River at the Idaho border. The population was 11,645 at the 2020 census. [1] The city is the largest community in the region of far eastern Oregon, also known as the Western Treasure Valley . Ontario is the principal city of the Ontario, OR-ID ...
Capital punishment is one of two possible penalties for aggravated murder in the U.S. state of Oregon, with it being required by the Constitution of Oregon. [1] In November 2011, Governor John Kitzhaber announced a moratorium on executions in Oregon, canceling a planned execution and ordering a review of the death penalty system in the state ...
Crime in Oregon. The rate of crime in Oregon, at least since 1985, has varied from below the United States national average to slightly above, depending on if one is looking at violent crime or property crime statistics. The violent crime rate remained below the national average every year between 1985 and 2022, while property crime generally ...
Pages in category "Josephine County, Oregon". The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Josephine County, Oregon.