Butte Falls NewsLocal news for Butte Falls, OR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Butte Falls measures bet on hoped-for bottling plant- April 23, 2008 "That's $10,000 to the city every year" The city is so confident that its dream of bottling and selling its pristine spring water will become a reality that it has put two measures on the May 20 ballot on how revenue would be distributed. via Medford Mail Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/butte-falls-or/2008/04/butte-falls-measures-bet-on-hoped-for-bot... Dennis Gates has one of those jobs that make you wonder, 'Who Does That'- April 20, 2008 "I was fighting to get away from that one." Dennis Gates has stared down the barrel of a gun three times. He's been shot at. via Medford Mail Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/butte-falls-or/2008/04/dennis-gates-has-one-of-those-jobs-that-m... Economic, real estate downturns combine to drop housing costs.- April 16, 2008 "They normally come down to get rid of it rather than go into foreclosure" Not long ago, finding a home for under $200,000 was almost impossible in Jackson County. via Medford Mail Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/butte-falls-or/2008/04/economic-real-estate-downturns-combine-to... Local dropout rates improve- April 10, 2008 "She said, 'Life without an education, you just can't do it,' " Dropout rates improved in seven out of 12 Jackson County high schools last year, according to a state report released Tuesday. via Medford Mail Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/butte-falls-or/2008/04/local-dropout-rates-improve?fromrss=1 Libraries plan events around 'Fahrenheit 451'- April 6, 2008 "Let us dare to read, think, speak and write." Discussion based on an interview with Ray Bradbury to be viewed on DVD. What book would you memorize 1 p.m. April 15 - Great Books Club. via Medford Mail Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/butte-falls-or/2008/04/libraries-plan-events-around-fahrenheit-4... Special ed report cards miss federal benchmarks- April 3, 2008 "There is a gap when it comes to students in special education under No Child Left Behind, and it's no surprise special education students didn't meet (the academic benchmarks) as a group" Jackson County students in special education as a group continued to struggle in reaching graduation and in meeting federal benchmarks in academics last year, according to a state report released Wednesday. via Medford Mail Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/butte-falls-or/2008/04/special-ed-report-cards-miss-federal-benc... |