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Second suspect arrested in Selma double homicide By Nick Morgan Updated: May 06, 2021 01:14 PM A A Harley Edward Boitz, left, and Michael Lawrence Moehring are each held in the Josephine County Jail on murder and arson charges surrounding a double homicide near Selma. Josephine County Jail booking photos. A Cave Junction man is the second suspect charged in the murders of two men whose bodies were found in a burned vehicle near Selma earlier this spring. Michael Lawrence Moehring, 42, of Happy C
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'Song of Democracy,' Rogue Valley virtual events: April 30 By Mail Tribune staff Updated: Apr 29, 2021 10:44 AM A A Courtesy photoMembers of the Siskiyou Singers perform "Life's NOT a Cabaret" on Zoom. In Focus: Siskiyou Singers: ‘Song of Democracy’ The choir, directed by Mark Reppert, will present “Song of Democracy,” a free virtual concert premiering Saturday, May 1, on the choir’s website, siskiyousingers.org. The program reflects on both the resilience and the fragility of the grea
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Man sentenced to life for murder By Nick Morgan Updated: Apr 27, 2021 06:34 PM A A Father-in-law died protecting his daughter and granddaughter A Grants Pass area man will serve life in prison for a brutal attack on his family that killed his father-in-law and left his wife and stepdaughter with extensive injuries. David Edward Hodges, 58, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Hodges fatally shot and stabbed his fat
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Red wines take center stage By Paula Bandy Apr 28, 2021 12:00 AM A A Southern Oregon wineries, from the Umpqua Valley to the Rogue and Applegate valleys, came away with numerous awards from the 2021 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Of those awards, 27 were in the white, sparkling and rosé categories, which appeared in my March 31 column. In the red categories, 34 local wineries medaled, with 23 winning in both categories. The local winning reds are listed below. The entire list of winne
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Art in Bloom festival canceled By Vickie Aldous Apr 28, 2021 05:00 AM A A Flowers bloom during the 2016 Art In Bloom event in downtown Medford. Mail Tribune file photo Event traditionally brings thousands of people to downtown Medford The Art in Bloom Festival that brings 20,000 people to downtown Medford has been canceled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19. The annual two-day event traditionally coincides with Mother's Day, which this year falls on Sunday, May 9. "People say, 'I come
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Why is Highway 62 such a mess? Apr 28, 2021 12:15 AM A A Has anyone noticed the horrible trash along Highway 62? Pretty much all the way from Medford to Eagle Point, but especially between Owen Drive and Vilas Road. It is a disgrace; trash has been there for months. Why is this road not being cleaned up? I’ve seen crews cleaning up other roads in the valley, so it seems it could be done during the COVID-19 restrictions. Oregon used to have the most beautiful highways, but no one seems to care an
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Curry paste seasons easy soup By Sarah Lemon Updated: Apr 28, 2021 08:44 AM A A Curries concocted from whole spices, as well as pastes and powders, seasoned this week’s food section. Despite the large selection of spices I have on hand, curry pastes enjoy staple status in my pantry. Like so many cooks, I attest the results are almost as flavorful as compounding the whole ingredients — for virtually no investment of time. For that and other reasons, cooks shouldn’t confine store-bought pastes to
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TV special on Tucker Reed to air Friday By Nick Morgan Updated: Apr 28, 2021 11:06 AM A A Dateline NBC’s ’Killer Role’ TV program will feature interviews with local homicide detectives and the filmmakers who were unaware that their star was out on bail. A TV special about a 2016 Ruch-area killing will air at 9 p.m. Friday on Dateline NBC. The show will explore the story of Aisling Tucker Moore-Reed, who pleaded guilty manslaughter last year for shooting her maternal uncle Shane Moore the afterno
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JP The Dog Guy: Franco The Frenchie is a Bully By Teresa Standstipher Updated: Apr 28, 2021 08:00 AM A A JP the Dog Guy is back at Kelly and Jeff’s house to try his hand at getting Franco to leave arriving guests alone. Franco has been in puppy training several times but seems to be a bully in efforts to get what he wants. Watch as JP puts his Frenchie brain to work to calm his emotions.
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This Day In Music: April 28th By Teresa Standstipher Apr 28, 2021 08:00 AM A A On This Day In Music: Gracing the Grand Ole Opry stage is a rock band and Bon Jovi marries his HS sweetheart in Vegas. Plus, The Dave Matthews Band ends the Titanic’s 16 week reign at the top and the movie FM, although not a stunner at the box-office, its theme song goes platinum plus.
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· snapshot 2021-04-29
Rogue Valley art galleries, closures & postponements: April 30 By Mail Tribune staff Updated: Apr 29, 2021 10:36 AM A A "Wheat Paste Cover Stories" by Wade Schuster is on exhibit at Hanson Howard Gallery in Ashland through Saturday, May 8. Courtesy image. See listing below. Art galleries Editor’s note : Because of changing COVID-19 restrictions in place in Oregon, including Gov. Kate Brown moving Jackson County into the “extreme risk” category April 27, please call businesses or check their
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Parks and rec commissioner to run 44 miles for the climate By Allayana Darrow Updated: Apr 28, 2021 04:14 PM A A Courtesy photo Ashland Parks and Recreation Commissioner Leslie Eldridge takes a photo with her family. Eldridge will run 44 miles over three days as part of the Climate Run. Like many Ashlanders who took to the trails when indoor venues shuttered, Leslie Eldridge upped her fitness regimen during the pandemic — enough that she has entered a challenge to run 44 miles over three days al
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Counties object to tougher COVID-19 restrictions By Vickie Aldous Updated: Apr 28, 2021 02:35 PM A A 80 county commissioners from around state sign on to letter Jackson County commissioners have joined 77 other county commissioners from around the state in objecting to COVID-19 restrictions enacted in the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases. The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association joined the commissioners in signing on to a letter asking Gov. Kate Brown to reconsider the state’s approach t
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When will super low tides happen on the Oregon coast in 2021? By By Jamie Hale/The Oregonian Apr 28, 2021 02:21 PM A A Ancient sitka spruce trees emerge from the beach during a super low tide at Neskowin on the Oregon coast. The so-called "ghost forest" is thought to have been buried during a massive earthquake 2,000 years ago, initially uncovered by storms in the late 1990s. Today, the trees are visible at low tide. LC- Jamie Hale/The Oregonian If you want to safely and reliably explore all of
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Grand jury indicts teen in Ashland robbery By Nick Morgan Updated: Apr 28, 2021 03:21 PM A A Donovan Todd Clark A Jackson County grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old Klamath Falls man on Measure 11 charges after he allegedly beat another man with the butt of a handgun Sunday night at an Ashland convenient store. Donovan Todd Clark, 18, was indicted Tuesday on assault and robbery charges that accuse him of leaving a victim bloodied and in need of stitches during an attack outside a 7-Eleven, ac
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Closure in Slater fire area extended for tree removal work By Mail Tribune staff Updated: Apr 28, 2021 03:16 PM A A The Slater fire in Northern California and southern Josephine County. Photo courtesy California Highway Patrol The closure within the area of Slater fire, which burned 157,229 acres across Josephine and Siskiyou counties last year, will be extended through the end of July due to ongoing tree-removal work, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The previous closure, instituted in Dec
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Jackson County reports 130th COVID-19 death By Mail Tribune staff Updated: Apr 28, 2021 04:47 PM A A Jackson County reported another COVID-19 death Wednesday, raising the local death toll from the illness to 130. The death involved a 78-year-old man who tested positive April 12 and died April 27 at Providence Medford Medical Center. He had underlying health conditions. The death was one of two reported by the Oregon Health Authority Wednesday. The other was a 73-year-old Linn County man who test
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Podcast: Five confidence tips for women By Danielle Craig for the Mail Tribune Updated: Apr 28, 2021 02:03 PM A A Happiness in progress-use.jpg "When we let people judge us, we start to realize their judgments are not as heavy as we thought. They don't make that big of a difference on our lives. They're not as scary. They don't change us. They don't make us any less valuable or cool or fun or whatever it is we want to be. Their judgments are on them and they always will be." — Danielle Craig In
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Podcast: The Literary Gardener - Create a booking calendar for kitchen garden guests By Rhonda Nowak for the Mail Tribune Updated: Apr 28, 2021 01:49 PM A A Rhonda Nowak shares her 'booking calendar' for planting a new kitchen garden. Mail Tribune · Create A ‘Booking Calendar’ For Your Kitchen Garden Read Rhonda's garden columns and watch her videos at https://mailtribune.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden and read her blogs at www.literarygardener.com .
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Oregon Institute of Technology Teachers Strike By Teresa Standstipher Updated: Apr 28, 2021 11:57 AM A A Wages, workload, and benefits all things that have been under negotiation for over a year at the Oregon Institute of Technology - An interview with Associate Professor Franny Howes gives us a look at what people should know about the strike and why they are fighting for equity.