Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-04-14
PREP ROUNDUP: North sweeps track dual with Eagles Updated: Apr 14, 2021 09:01 PM A A 4 View all photos EAGLE POINT — Both North Medford track and field teams opened their seasons with wins Wednesday, getting strong showings from some of the Black Tornado runners to capture victories in a dual meet against Eagle Point. The North boys cruised to a 77-28 win over Eagle Point, while the Black Tornado was victorious on the girls side 48-38. North’s Estella Gutches — who captured the Southern Oregon C
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-04-14
Phoenix’s Bolstad, Goff on all-Skyline team Updated: Apr 14, 2021 08:32 PM A A Phoenix senior Josie Bolstad was named first-team all-Skyline Conference while junior Raelyssa Goff was selected to the league’s all-defensive team in voting by the conference’s coaches announced this week. This was the second season that Bolstad was a first-team honoree. Phoenix’s Delani Parent and Madison Lewis were both honorable mention selections. Henley senior Ellie Niehus and junior Bridget Fenner of Mazama wer
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-01
PREP BASEBALL: North ends drought against South Updated: May 01, 2021 09:10 PM A A North Medford’s Cody Borraggine, left, shown in an earlier game, played a big role as North Medford downed South Medford in the first game Saturday. MT file photo Cody Borraggine played a key role on the mound and at the plate to help North Medford snap an 11-game losing streak against South Medford with an 11-6 win in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader at Harry & David Field. The Black Tornado secured the swee
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-07
Mail Tribune 100, May 10, 1921 By Alissa Corman May 10, 2021 12:00 AM A A The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago May 10, 1921 MEDFORD PROUD MUSICAL ABILITY LOCAL PEOPLE Miss Janice Butler who has won many friends and admirers for her splendid musical interpretations of pictures the past year at the local theatres left for California today for a short vacation and to take up further study of the Wurlitzer Hope Jones organ. Miss Butler is a young la
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-09
610 new cases, 2 new deaths of COVID-19 Sunday in Oregon Updated: May 09, 2021 07:32 PM A A The Oregon Health Authority on Sunday reported 610 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, and two new deaths, raising the state’s coronavirus death toll to 2,530. Also on Sunday, Jackson County reported 16 new cases. The Oregon Health Authority reported 37,726 newly administered doses. Of this total, 13,606 doses were administered on May 8, and 24,120 were administered on previous days but were
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-03
Grants Pass claims boys golf victory Updated: May 03, 2021 08:20 PM A A GRANTS PASS — Grants Pass had the top two individual scorers and claimed the team title in a Southern Oregon Conference boys golf tournament at Grants Pass Golf Club Monday. Co-champions Trent Anderson and Oliver Ausland each shot 6-over-par 78s, helping the Cavemen to a team score of 331, 11 better than runner-up Crater’s 342. Crater was paced by Ben Idiart, who placed third overall with a 79. In the girls tournament, Grant
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-04-18
Person identified in fatal house fire Updated: Apr 18, 2021 03:28 PM A A A deceased person was found inside a Medford home early Saturday after emergency personnel contained a fire. Jolynn Dehle, 62, was found inside a home in the 1600 block of Valley View Drive after a fire reported at the location on Saturday at 12:11 a.m. was contained. Medford police said the initial investigation did not yield anything suspicious and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. An autopsy is pending.
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· snapshot 2021-04-17
PREP SOFTBALL: After long wait, North sweeps Updated: Apr 17, 2021 09:52 PM A A 9 View all photos North Medford's Presley Lawton connects for a three-run double during game one at North Medford Saturday. Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune North Medford waited a couple years to play a softball game because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just when it was set to finally take the field earlier this week, its game against South Medford was forfeited when the Panthers couldn’t field a team. The Black Tornado’s d
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-10
Warren Bodge and the deadly enemy By Bill Miller May 10, 2021 12:00 AM A A When the fire alarm came in on that November 1910 evening, Warren Bodge had been thinking a lot. He had just celebrated his 32nd birthday and only a few weeks earlier had returned from Montana, where he buried his only sister, a victim of a runway team of horses that had overturned the wagon she was riding in. Now, only two of his family were still alive. Warren’s mother died in 1884 when he was 6, and his father had pass
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· snapshot 2021-04-18
A place to gather in Talent By Peggy Dover Apr 18, 2021 12:00 AM A A In an effort to help displaced businesses in the Phoenix/Talent area after the catastrophic Almeda fire, SOJ will occasionally shine a spotlight on those who are rebuilding. This week’s example is a sweet revamped coffeehouse and restaurant renamed Gather. Husband and wife team Sumesh and Dimple Bakshi had purchased the former Downtowne Coffee House on Talent Avenue in Talent before the double kibosh of fire and virus hit. The
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-01
PREP ROUNDUP: St. Mary’s posts top marks in sweep Updated: May 01, 2021 08:56 PM A A Will Kranenburg, Mackenzie Walker and Jensyn Ford each turned in a pair of individual victories to help the St. Mary’s track and field teams score a sweep Saturday in a tri-meet with Cascade Christian and Sutherlin at St. Mary’s High. Kranenburg took first in the long jump with a personal best of 18 feet, 11 inches and won the triple jump at 37-6 to help the Crusader boys score 74 points and easily outdistance C
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· snapshot 2021-04-15
Chinook season a go By Mark Freeman Updated: Apr 15, 2021 06:30 PM A A Federal fish managers split the baby for ocean salmon fishing this year off the Southern Oregon Coast, taking a middle-of-the-road option that has fewer early-season fishing days than anglers sought. However, the season adopted Thursday by the Pacific Fishery Management Council still front-loads fishing days in mid-June and July when catches have been best in recent years out of Brookings, which is the favored port of Rogue V
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-09
Ashland to provide Talent police services By Allayana Darrow May 09, 2021 08:00 PM A A Jamie Lusch / Mail TribuneMatt Carpenter, Ashland Police Department, left and Cooper Kamps, Talent Police Department, walk through downtown Ashland on Wednesday. ASHLAND — The city of Ashland will soon provide police patrol services to the city of Talent through an intergovernmental agreement. City Manager Pro Tem Adam Hanks described the proposal, approved unanimously by Ashland City Council on May 4, as a “s
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-10
No arrests made in first week of Greenway enforcement By Nick Morgan May 10, 2021 12:00 AM A A Medford police removed roughly 60 cubic yards of debris from seven homeless camps along the Bear Creek Greenway Thursday. All individuals at the prohibited camps moved into transitional housing or other arrangements, according to police. Medford police photo The first week of a new Medford law that makes camping along the Bear Creek Greenway a crime ended with zero arrests or citations. All individuals
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-09
What is the best water for our garden soil and plants? By Rhonda Nowak May 09, 2021 12:30 AM A A “Water is perhaps the most amazing compound on Earth. Able to dissolve most substances if given sufficient time, water is a carrier of geological information, a medium of communication between biological systems, and a vital component of every living cell.” — Nigel Palmer, “The Regenerative Grower’s Guide to Garden Amendments,” 2020 Today it was 90 degrees outside and I procrastinated on writing in f
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-09
’Homebrewed Vinegar’ By Sarah Lemon May 09, 2021 01:00 AM A A 4 View all photos Applegate author’s fifth book uncovers the secrets of homebrewed vinegar Courtesy photoWithin the 295 pages of “Homebrewed Vinegar” are recipes for 60 different types that begin as beets, carrots, corncobs, honey, sweet potatoes and, shown here, pineapple. Courtesy photoWhile writing her book "Homebrewed Vinegar," Shockey even surprised herself with a new favorite: grapefruit peel vinegar. Courtesy photoKirsten Shock
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-09
That’s how I spell mother By Peggy Dover May 09, 2021 12:15 AM A A Today began like most, with robust coffee in a vintage VIP’s mug (anyone remember?) and an unfolded Mail Tribune spread before me. I wasn’t fully awake when I noticed a headline about a Tongan woman giving birth on an airplane, though unaware she was pregnant. Now, you’ll need to bear with me here. I had to stare out the window at the trees for several contemplative moments to let that hit on all cognitive cylinders. I began thin
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-09
Volunteer kept helping even after her home burned By Vickie Aldous May 09, 2021 04:04 PM A A Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune Court Appointed Special Advocates volunteer Katy Fox was recognized as the April volunteer-of-the month award by the Jackson County commissioners. Katy Fox advocates for abused, neglected kids Katy Fox kept volunteering to help abused and neglected kids even after her Talent neighborhood was leveled by fire. “All the houses burned to the ground. The only thing standing is the p
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-09
Dee Anne Everson to take a ’learning journey’ on Oregon Community Foundation board By Ryan Pfeil May 09, 2021 01:16 PM A A Dee Anne Everson (submitted photo Dee Anne Everson is well-versed in nonprofit work, with 24 years as executive director and CEO for United Way of Jackson County. But despite that knowledge and experience, Everson said she plans to undertake her newest appointment, to the Oregon Community Foundation’s board of directors, with a mindset that’s more akin to a student’s than a
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-09
7 dead in birthday party shooting Updated: May 09, 2021 03:08 PM A A COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said. The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile home park on the east side of Colorado Springs, police said. Officers arrived at a trailer to find six dead adults and a man with serious injuries who died later at a hospital, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported. The suspected