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Watch Now SEARCH Local pot industry surpasses wine Southern Oregon is the state’s economic powerhouse for pot, with more than a quarter of all cannabis-related businesses in Oregon applying for licenses in Jackson and Josephine counties.Marijuana employment rivals Jackson County’s 31 wineries and 13 vineya Day of Caring draws volunteers of all ages While some Rogue Valley teenagers were likely sleeping in Saturday, others spent the morning doing their part to make local nonprofits a little nicer.Sixteen-year-old Shawna Hyatt and her dad, Michael Hyatt of White City, were among more than 350 volunteer Japanese scholar wants to tickle your funny bone Americans sometimes don’t get Japanese humor, but a visiting scholar from Japan who is out for laughs in Ashland has a tool for tickling funny bones.It’s called rakugo, and Kimie Oshima will unleash it this weekend.Oshima, a professor of sociolinguistics a Mail Tribune 100, May 20, 1918 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years agoMay 20, 1918APPRECIATION OF APPLEGATE MINER BY AUTHORITIESMr. and Mrs. O. A. Eshom, son of George and Minnie J. Hardy, well-known writer of Southern California, have jus Howard Prairie Dam to get seismic retrofit ASHLAND The dam that creates Howard Prairie Lake will get a seismic retrofit over the next year to boost its chances of surviving a large earthquake should one rock Oregon’s southern Cascades.A Portland firm has won a $5.9 million contract to beef up a la Mail Tribune 100, May 18, 1918 Continued The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years agoMay 18, 1918 ContinuedMUSIC NOTESThe motion picture theater today is a place of more criticism than any other form of musical entertainment, and offers wonderful opportu Autism hasn’t stopped her from being exemplary employee It could have seemed that Dancing Beads owner Carol Garfield was simply doing a good deed by offering a job in her busy downtown shop to a Medford woman with a developmental disability. But seeing employee Glenda Van Ortwrick engaged as a member of Garfiel Thespians honor Hay for work with students Richard Hay has earned international accolades for his work as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s set designer and technical director. Now he’s being honored for his work with Ashland High School.The International Thespian Society has recognized Hay and two Quorum can gather without violating the law Can five of the seven members of the Medford School Board meet as they did on election night without that counting as a public meeting? multiple Mail Tribune readersA photo of five Medford School Board members awaiting election results at Four Daughters Ir Ashland Parks may acquire Pioneer Hall The Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission is considering acquiring Pioneer Hall from the city, perhaps for use as a community hall.Pioneer Hall, a log cabin built in 1921 on Winburn Way across from Lithia Park and added onto through the years, has served Mail Tribune 100, May 18, 1918 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago.May 18, 1918BOYS AT THE FRONT SERVING UNCLE SAMThe Mail Tribune will publish in this column each week interesting letters from our soldiers and sailors and news items c Biplanes take a journey back in time The pioneers of air mail were an adventurous lot, intent on soaring into the future.A century later, a cohort of pilots are reliving the past, retracing the first West Coast air mail route, which hopscotches from San Diego to Seattle, discovering the obsta The Archive: News from 100 Years Ago. Vol. 16 By Alissa CormanStories from the Mail Tribune archives from May 8 through May 14.We’ve got a lot to talk about today! There was quite a bit of excitement in the Siskiyous when a well known local was pulled over. Our local hatcheries are doing well and a cr Woman held in attempted stabbing A woman is being held in the Jackson County Jail on $200,000 bail for allegedly trying to stab a man and his dog at Bear Creek Park in Medford.Angela Marie Robustelli, 33, of Klamath Falls faces charges of attempted first-degree assault, attempted first-de Man held for identity theft A former prison inmate has landed behind bars again after he allegedly tried to cash a $1,500 check that had been stolen from a mailbox and forged.Jaime Gonzalez Castro, 27, of the 3800 block of Francine Court in White City has been charged with identity t Suit claims Medford treatment plant polluting Rogue Water-quality advocates filed suit Monday to force the city of Medford to clean water discharged into the Rogue River by its sewage-treatment plant, alleging the city has known for five years that its releases illegally harm the Rogue’s aquatic balance but Building a more perfect digital currency Cryptocurrency made possible by blockchain technology has created a Klondike gold rush of sorts on the Internet.Following the trail blazed by bitcoin, there are 1,800, or so, entries in the cryptocurrency realm attempting to gain traction as a means of exc Mail Tribune 100, May 17, 1918 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago.May 17, 1918LIGHTEST VOTE ON RECORD CAST FOR PRIMARIESUnless there is a big outpouring of voters to the polls this afternoon and evening today’s primary election promis Wolfe, pioneering ‘New Journalist,’ dead at 88 NEW YORK Tom Wolfe, the white-suited wizard of “New Journalism” who exuberantly chronicled American culture from the Merry Pranksters through the space race before turning his satiric wit to such novels as “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and “A Man in Full, Bear family invades Ashland garage While mama bear kept an edgy vigil in the driveway, her four cubs hit the jackpot Saturday, slinking into the open garage of Chris and Susan Hearn’s home on Wimer Street and diving into big open tins of cat food all this as the couple shot a soon-to-be-vi Orr, Davis leading in race for circuit court judge Initial election results showed prosecutor David Orr leading in the race for Jackson County Circuit Court judge, with civil attorney Joe Davis in second although neither had the majority of votes needed to win outright and avoid a November run-off between Toll for Gaza protests rises to 59 as baby dies from tear gas, with more protests expected GAZA CITY - Ahead of another day of protests, the death toll for those killed by Israeli forces at the Gaza boundary fence climbed to 59 on Tuesday after an infant died overnight from tear gas inhalation, according to local health officials.Monday’s protes Motorcyclist dies on Highway 62 in collision with deer Oregon State Police say a Canadian man died Monday morning when his motorcycle struck a deer on Highway 62 near Prospect.Oregon State troopers and emergency personnel, who responded at about 10 a.m. Monday, said an investigation revealed that a Harley Davi Police HQ in Indonesia city attacked after church bombings SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) An Indonesian family detonated explosives outside police headquarters in the country’s second-largest city on Monday, a day after members of another family launched coordinated suicide bombings on three city churches that killed a MH370 experts think they’ve solved the mystery of the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight All but one of the 239 people on the doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had probably been unconscious - incapacitated by the sudden depressurization of the Boeing 777 - and had no way of knowing that they were on an hours-long, meandering path to their de David's Chair opens the way back into the outdoors Casey Moore’s withered right hand pushes the small joystick that thrusts a special wheelchair down a TouVelle State Park trail, with the chair’s tracks carrying him over rocks and thick grass.“It feels like I’m driving a mini tank,” Moore laughs.He powers History Snoopin’: Diablo was gone, but not forgotten Diablo was a boy’s best friend.For three years, with his tongue lapping in the breeze, Diablo rode in the front wire basket on Duane Denny’s bike.The 11-year-old boy and his frisky blue terrier were constant companions and each seemed to know what the othe Congress takes aim at opioid addiction With opioid addiction and overdose deaths hitting Southern Oregon and the rest of America, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden announced Monday that Congress is working on a flurry of bipartisan bills to combat the problem.Walden, R-Hood River, is chair of the House Ene New task force aims to raise awareness of sexual violence A resident has formed a task force in cooperation with several local nonprofit organizations in an effort to increase awareness of sexual violence and advocate for a safer environment for women in Ashland.The task force called Keeping Ashland Women Safe Ashland hopes to buy property of missing former NASCAR driver The city of Ashland is planning to acquire a 21-acre property just outside city limits that was the home of missing former NASCAR racer Harold Hardesty and use if for a variety of purposes, including wetlands where discharged wastewater can cool before ent GP woman sets 11 fires with stolen flares, cops say CAVE JUNCTION A Grants Pass woman faces arson charges after she allegedly stole road flares from a Josephine County Sheriff’s Office substation and used them to ignite 11 fires Thursday, threatening homes, residents and a grade school, authorities said.Ev RVTD expansion could include more routes, hours The Rogue Valley Transportation District could begin express buses on Highway 99 between Ashland and Medford or a circular route that would allow medical personnel around east Barnett Road to hop a bus downtown for lunch. Those are possible expansions begi Ballet class gets baby boomers dancing Women are rediscovering ballet or trying it for the first time in a class specifically designed for the 50-year-old and up female body.Instructor Gianaclis Caldwell launched Ballet for Baby Boomers and Beyond after she couldn’t find a class that suited h For these guys, money does grow on trees It was a simple objective that needed 24 arborists’ brains and bodies: get a dummy from a Hawthorne Park tree to the ground in six minutes.For Doug Tripp of Grants Pass, the dummy was “Steve,” unable to get down from the tree because of a laceration on the Biologists remove arrows from wounded deer SHADY COVE Two black-tailed deer are on the mend and expected to survive after biologists on Wednesday captured and successfully removed target arrows embedded in each of them, authorities said.The two tame “city deer” were located late Wednesday morning Stopping by a cemetery on a spring evening Whose stone this is I think I know.His house is in the heavens though.He will not mind my stopping here.To see where he was laid below.I trust Mr. Frost would forgive my altering slightly his lyrical phrasing from the classic poem “Stopping by Woods on a S Local dog rescue group needs rescuing Stepping in to help a litter of injured and extremely malnourished 8-week-old puppies in recent weeks seemed like a no-brainer to Rogue River resident Kimberly Howell. It could turn out to cost her dearly.Due to revised state regulations enacted last year COVER STORY RAIN OR SHINE ... it’s Pear Blossom time COVER STORY RAIN OR SHINE ... it’s Pear Blossom time Southern Oregon Land Conservancy to lead free, guided hikes at nature hotspots EAGLE POINT Eugene Wier interrupts his stroll through the tranquil fields of the new Rogue River Preserve to peer into a puddle that will soon turn into a watery coliseum where amphibians will become gladiators.Hundreds of tiny tree-frog tadpoles flit abo New exhibits unveiled at First Friday art walk in Ashland New exhibits unveiled at First Friday art walk in Ashland New exhibits unveiled at First Friday art walk in Ashland New exhibits unveiled at First Friday art walk in Ashland New Medford gallery exhibits at third Friday art walk New Medford gallery exhibits at third Friday art walk Mail Tribune 100, May 11, 1918 Continued May 11, 1918 ContinuedWOMEN IN WAR WORKHome Service DepartmentWar is very serious and also a very expensive undertaking, especially the one in which we are now engaged. It is, therefore, necessary that all of us should do our very utmost to save time, mone Medford man prepares to lead another group up Mount Shasta MOUNT SHASTA CITY, Calif. Each time Kelly Andersen ascends Mount Shasta, the more than 7,000 feet in elevation gain burns his thighs, taxes his lungs and muddies that mental mantra of “don’t give up, don’t give up.”“Even though it’s really hard and misera Rehabilitated owls return to the wild Rehabilitated owls return to the wild Police: Stolen motorcycle found within RV in Medford chase Police: Stolen motorcycle found within RV in Medford chase SOU ROTC cadets learn a brutal lesson Steven Sawyer didn’t have a typical start to spring break for a college senior.The Southern Oregon University ROTC cadet came home from the Bataan Memorial Death March at the end of March with bruised hips, a face peeling from the sun and blisters that ble Fentanyl adds a deadly dose to local heroin Health and law enforcement officials are warning that deadly fentanyl has made it into the local heroin supply putting at risk everyone from first-time users to those struggling with full-blown addiction.Fentanyl may already have contributed to a sudden s Good, solid German food at Frau Kemmling’s Schoolhaus Brewhaus Good, solid German food at Frau Kemmling’s Schoolhaus Brewhaus Editorial: Hope Village has proven its worth; let it expand Editorial: Hope Village has proven its worth; let it expand Literary Gardener: Literary Gardener: Columnist for a Day: Love at first sight really happens Columnist for a Day: Love at first sight really happens Elk Creek tales Elk Creek tales Army Corps wants to hear the stories of folks displaced by a dam that was never finished Talent students get schooled in solar power Talent students get schooled in solar power Tourism up — and up even more locally Tourism up — and up even more locally Southern Oregon tops statewide figures and Jackson County tops them both Cyclists invited to Ride with the Leaders Cyclists invited to Ride with the Leaders Guest Opinion: KKK fliers are anything but harmless Guest Opinion: KKK fliers are anything but harmless Performances Performances Emergency services, May 11 Emergency services, May 11 10 things to know for Friday 10 things to know for Friday Noah: New website ahead. Breathe. Noah: New website ahead. Breathe. Oregon top 10 outdoor state, shames Tex., Ill. Oregon top 10 outdoor state, shames Tex., Ill. Performances Performances Since You Asked: Murder trial still on for school bus driver Since You Asked: Murder trial still on for school bus driver North Medford’s Bryant regional Teacher of the Year North Medford’s Bryant regional Teacher of the Year 5 picks for things to do 5 picks for things to do Local dog rescue organization needs rescued Local dog rescue organization needs rescued Permit and land use fees threaten continued operation of foundation Ashland defense contractor who bribed official avoids prison Ashland defense contractor who bribed official avoids prison Government employee received money, trips, sex One defendant in, one out in task force lawsuit One defendant in, one out in task force lawsuit DOJ prosecutor granted immunity; claim against OSP lieutenant still stands Guest Opinion: CTE has the potential to change students’ lives Guest Opinion: CTE has the potential to change students’ lives Britt tickets go on sale to public today Britt tickets go on sale to public today Council backs more cops Council backs more cops North Medford's Faust, Ross set records in SWC meet North Medford's Faust, Ross set records in SWC meet Stamp Out Hunger food drive is Saturday Stamp Out Hunger food drive is Saturday 10 things to know for Thursday 10 things to know for Thursday State credits SOU with financial turnaround State credits SOU with financial turnaround University applauded for fiscal and operational changes Young man on a mission: Kindergartner Cameron Gratta helps keep Medford parks tidy Young man on a mission: Kindergartner Cameron Gratta helps keep Medford parks tidy Wine Trail passports a hit with customers Wine Trail passports a hit with customers Editorial: Local gun measure misguided, unconstitutional Editorial: Local gun measure misguided, unconstitutional Crater, Ashland start strong in MWL track Crater, Ashland start strong in MWL track Drug use, possible 'torture' among details revealed in Ruch homicide Drug use, possible 'torture' among details revealed in Ruch homicide Medford’s Kyle Singler returns home for annual tourney Medford’s Kyle Singler returns home for annual tourney Singler mirrors his own youth tourney with eye on constant improvement Annual “Drink One For Dane” event returns Friday Annual “Drink One For Dane” event returns Friday Timbers tease Sounders leading up to rivalry match Timbers tease Sounders leading up to rivalry match Timbers tease Sounders leading up to rivalry match Annual Art in Bloom festival bursts with art, flowers and music Annual Art in Bloom festival bursts with art, flowers and music Annual Art in Bloom festival bursts with art, flowers and music S. Medford baseball coach on leave after drinking before game S. Medford baseball coach on leave after drinking before game Smith had guided Panthers to SWC title, No. 1 spot in 6A rankings before Tuesday incident Get Up & Go: May 9 Get Up & Go: May 9 Pirates explode in third, rout KU Pirates explode in third, rout KU Phoenix picks Shady Cove manager Phoenix picks Shady Cove manager SOU passes fiscal review SOU passes fiscal review Mail Tribune 100, May 9, 1918 Mail Tribune 100, May 9, 1918 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago 37 pounds of pot seized from accused pot robbers Moriah Janae Tarvin James Orin Torrey Mom allegedly gave kids pot, then assaulted son Former South, SOU star Retzlaff makes splash in Sweden Tweets by TennisChannel Contact Us Advertise With Us Classifieds E-Edition Reader Services Contact Us Advertise With Us Classifieds E-Edition Reader Services Privacy Terms & Conditions Copyright Notice About Us Mail Tribune © All Rights Reserved. © Mail Tribune