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Ashland, Oregon HOME Valley & State Sports Nation & World Opinion/Editorial Classifieds Business Columnists Local Issues Obituaries Weather Archive Revels Etcetera Backpage Hot Topics Most Viewed Forum Photo Galleries Video Readers Polls O-Zone Online Games Movie Preview Special Sections Real Estate Guide Menu Guide Shakespeare Subscribe Contact Us Rate Card Place an Ad October 6, 2005 the Valley TODAY Missing Ashland man found An Ashland man who went missing two and a half months ago was found in Pilot Rock, a small town 15 miles south of Pendleton, on Wednesday. Michael Mollo, 37, was found by Pilot Rock police in decent health, according to Ashland police Sgt. Corey Falls. Pilot Rock police arrested Mollo on an Ashland warrant. He was taken to the Pilot Rock jail and will be transported back to Jackson County. Mollo, a guitar player and songwriter who has lived in the area for a dozen years, had been missing since he walked out of the Ashland Community Hospital on July 24. Mollo, who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was receiving medical treatment for a scorpion bite on his right foot that became infected. He left the hospital against the advice of medical personnel. His family and law enforcement officials worried the infection could become life-threatening. BLM resource plan workshops set After more than 10 years without significant changes to the way the Bureau of Land Management handles natural resources, the agency is revising its resource management plan for Western Oregon. The plan will shape the way the agency manages natural resources for the next 10 to 15 years on 2.5 million acres of public lands from Salem to Medford, BLM officials said. Workshops Wednesday and Thursday in Medford and Grants Pass will launch the revision process with comments from the public about their visions of how the agency should handle forests, water, wildlife and logging. The effort is partly the result of a 2003 legal settlement between the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior and the Portland-based American Forest Resource Council (AFRC), which represents about 100 forest product manufacturers and landowners, BLM officials said. The effort is partly the result of a 2003 legal settlement between the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior and the Portland-based American Forest Resource Council (AFRC). —Staff reports --> Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.