“We yanked the funding because all the kids left the program,” Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger said on The Bill Meyer Show Aug. 1. In July a Freedom from […]

Josephine County Commissioners Meetings July 12th, 2023 Discussions of the Law Enforcement District July 12 2023 JoCo Commissioners meeting “We…we have to keep some insanity in our community and our […]

The swaggering hubris of  Herman Baertschiger, Chair of the Josephine County Commission, is summed up in one quote from his weekly chats with KMED’s morning talk show host, Bill Meyer. […]

Josephine County Commissioners Meetings June 6th, 2023 Public HR Director Hearing Dirty laundry was kicked around at an odd little meeting of the Josephine County Commissioners Tuesday, June 6. The […]

Josephine County Commissioners Meetings May 30th, 2023 4H Budget Meeting A 4H fracas turned into a full-fledged War on Woke after Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger and Commissioner John […]

According to the Grants Pass Daily Courier Josephine County Commissioners decided to de-fund the 4H and Master Gardner programs because of rumor and innuendo…a conspiracy theory has been created around […]

May 17 2023 Commission Business Meeting Josephine County Commissioners have suddenly become very interested in children. Feeding on information from Commission regular Judy Ahrens, whose social concerns come from right-wing conspiracy […]

“It could be a political setup you know.” That’s what Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger said about criticism of their refusal to take steps to get state funding for […]

Business was light at the Josephine County Commissioners’ Weekly Business Session April 5 so those who came to comment were in the spotlight. First up, usually always first up, was […]

3/23/23 Do we have to have an emergency management department? Read on… this should scare you. That’s what Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger asked when Commissioners learned their Emergency […]

A seed was planted for change during the March 29 meeting of the Josephine County Commissioners. During the public comments Jim Gower asked that the Charter Review Commission keep local […]

Even though a half-dozen people showed up at the March 1 Josephine County Commission meeting to urge the Board to declare an emergency and make the county eligible for funding […]

When asked about a $35,000 payment to the Grants Pass Irrigation District due last January during the Bill Meyer Show March 7, Commissioner Herman Baertschiger innocently said he “honestly didn’t […]

Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger has said the Board wants the county’s website to be the most transparent website in the state of Oregon. However, you can look all […]

Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger and Grants Pass City Councilor Dwayne Yunker appeared on right-wing talk radio during the last two weeks. The sum of their discussions is an […]

Read as a PDF If you want to get Josephine County Commissioners riled up walk to the podium during public comments time and mention either sheriff’s funding or homelessness.  During […]

Read as a PDF Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger has gotten bolder with his demands since John West replaced former Commissioner Darin Fowler. Baertschiger and West want people who […]

“We are not an island,” said Valarie Lovelace. “Think about what important agencies have silent constituencies,” said Pat Fahey. These were comments from the public after Josephine County Commissioners hinted […]

During a rambling discission on The Bill Meyer Show Jan. 24 about Oregon Democrats’ energy legislation in the statehouse, Josephine County Commissioner Herman Baertschiger said when Democrats don’t make sense […]

Important! Stand up to bullying! Show up at 9 am Wednesday Jan. 18, Josephine County Commissioners’ meeting at Ann Basker Auditorium to let them know they cannot bully our local […]

Weekly Business Meeting Jan 4 2023 Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger announced he’s done with trying to fund the Josephine County Sheriff’s Department. At the Jan. 4 Weekly Business Meeting Baertschiger, […]

If moral indignation and malcontent is pleasurable, as author Barbara Holland asserts, then Josephine County Commissioners ended the year blissfully albeit with little self-reflection. Because of that, their 2023 meetings […]

The following is a summary of Josephine County Commissioner meetings. For more detailed information watch the meeting videos by going to https://www.josephinecounty.gov/government/board_of_county_commissioners/agenda___minutes.php and clicking on the video of the meeting […]

A couple of files for you to digest. We are under Herman’s skin if you read the radio show update. These are late due to the County Website being updated, […]

Commissioners are desperate to come up with a plan to finance the sheriff’s department voters in Josephine County, who have a long and proud record of rejecting taxes, will accept. […]

Commissioners got stung during the height of COVID after being accused of “playing doctor” with their anti-mask stance and refusal to endorse vaccinations so regarding the legal use of psilocybin […]

Short meetings and a wildfire discussion between KMED’s Bill Meyer and Josephine County Commissioner Herman Baertschiger that would make a climate scientist weep were the gist of our elected officials’ […]

This past week Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger was so worried about what the Grants Pass Daily Courier might say about him he was willing to cut transit services […]

Two weeks this time because I was off with family during Spring Break so it took me a bit to get caught up. The Whitehorse Park hearing was interesting. Commissioners […]

The week of April 11-13 started with a land use hearing and ended with Josephine County Commissioners’ usual politicking from their seats at the dais. Regarding the Bill and Herman […]

Includes Baertschiger’s forum on Sheriff Funding JoCoCommissioners March 27

Josephine County Commissioners transitioned back to Ann Basker Auditorium for their March 16 Weekly Business session but had little to do other than approve some agreements, listen to public comments […]

This week another man learned a lesson about spending money on a business venture before finding out if it’s allowed, Josephine County Commissioners voted to stall new hemp-growing licenses and […]

Monday’s Land Use Hearing on Feb. 28 was a “clash of two American dreams” according to Josephine County Commissioner Darin Fowler as he listened to a small business owner and […]

The Republican Party overruled the Josephine County Board of Commissioners last week, so the confusing language going on the May ballot regarding the question asking people to repeal the Code […]

Josephine County Commissioners’ Weekly Business Session Feb. 16 came to life on Zoom with Commissioner Dan DeYoung calling someone “sweetheart” and asking her to bring him coffee. Commissioner Darin Fowler […]

Next week Josephine County Commissioners will discuss whether or not to put an advisory question on the May ballot asking if voters would rather live in Idaho than Oregon. During […]

Editorial Comment: Josephine County Commissioner’s power was on display this week, even though the matters they handled were fairly routine. They decided against a land use appeal, considered a host […]

One of the last things Josephine County Commissioner Dan DeYoung said last week was that he thought the City/County meeting with Grants Pass Mayor Sarah Bristol and City Council President […]

The annual proclamation for the Right-to-Life folks topped the Josephine County Commissioner’s work week. Other than that, on Tuesday they held an executive session where they talked behind closed doors […]

Commissioner Herman Baertschiger had his weekly conversation on the radio last week. There were many falsehoods put forth in the show. This particular show may have spurred the recent Courier […]

Between the anti-code enforcement people and the recall people, Commissioners found themselves in a pickle. During Wednesday’s short meeting Commissioner Dan DeYoung and Board Chair Herman Baertschiger used their comment […]

Week of January 3, 2022 Keeping the community safe costs money but as Commissioner Darin Fowler said during Thursday’s budget discussion, “I do want to remind everyone our community decided […]

December 21 Administrative Discussion meeting Josephine County Commissioners had one meeting last week with one issue: a mining exploration permit extension request they concluded couldn’t be extended but it can […]

Commissioners Week of Dec 13, 2021 Josephine Commissioners had a sobering look at their PERS (Public Employees Retirement) obligations and, as Commissioner Herman Baertschiger said, it had Commission Chair Dan […]

Week of Dec. 7, 2021 During next year’s growing season Josephine County’s sheriff could conceivably roar up to an illegal cannabis grow in a military-style armored vehicle, round up everyone […]

Week of November 29-Dec 3 Josephine County Board members went through an update of their emergency operations plan this week, approved a $1.6 million grant from the state to help […]

At Tuesday’s Legal Meeting, the Commissioners once again delayed discussion of implementing minimum standards for private fire departments (impacting the areas of the County not included in a Fire District […]

Money earmarked for vaccine promotion, originally rejected by Josephine County Commissioners, was dangled in front of Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol, then snatched away through a letter that said they […]

October 26 Tuesday Meeting with Grants PassJosephine County Commissioners had a captive audience Tuesday for grievance-airing while representatives from the Grants Pass City Council sat patiently waiting for something…anything resembling […]

Of the nineteen people who called in during the October 20 public hearing and second reading of Ordinance 2021-002, giving code enforcers the power to cite and fine property owners […]

It was Republican vs. Republican vs. Republican during Wednesday’s Weekly Business Session of the Josephine County Commissioners.  While some landowners here would like to see the messes created by illegal […]

This week Josephine County Commissioners were so outlandish in their opinions about vaccines and mandates they made the Oregonian newspaper in Portland this week….. https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2021/10/oregon-politician-says-ask-god-about-covid-19-vaccination-you-cant-trust-doctors.html Wednesday Commissioner Darin Fowler put […]

Commissioner Darin Fowler sounded like he was starting his campaign for reelection during this week’s monthly city/county meeting between Josephine County Commissioners and representatives from the Grants Pass City Council. […]

This week’s Josephine County Commissioner’s Weekly Business Meeting includes a Resolution proposing county-wide opposition of “virus rationalized mandates.” Their resolution has been included as part of the consent calendar on […]

Note: This is a long post which contains numerous direct quotes plus references to facts. Tuesday’s Legal Review Sept 21, 2021 Other than approving the consent calendar, hearing about rearranging […]

According to Josephine County Commissioners the big “news” of the week was that they approved a new jet fuel system for the Grants Pass Airport using COVID money. This is […]

Commissioner Herman Baertschiger tried to make a connection between negative stories about Commissioners in the Grants Pass Daily Courier to a rejection by SOREDI (Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc.). […]

County Commissioners Business Meeting JULY 28, 2021 Two tax levies were approved for the November ballot by Josephine County Commissioners. The jail and juvenile detention levy is a renewal while […]

County Commissioners WEEK OF JULY 12-JULY 16, 2021 July 14, 2021 Agenda July 14, 2021 Video Josephine County Commissioners’ July 14 Business Meeting featured people who actually wanted to pay […]