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Weather: Deadly Tornadoes Across the South By Teresa Standstipher Updated: May 04, 2021 11:38 AM A A Under the cover of darkness severe weather spawned tornadoes across the south leaving millions of people picking up the pieces once daylight arrived.
I appreciate you, dear Mrs. Joseph By Bill Miller May 03, 2021 01:00 AM A A Just the other day, I was thumbing through the Internet and discovered that May is National Teacher Appreciation Month. I had two, almost simultaneous, thoughts. First, was Opal Joseph, my third- and fourth-grade teacher, and second, in true History Snoop fashion, I wondered when this appreciation month thing got started? The “when” turned into a dark run through a rabbit hole that would have made Alice quite happy to ha
Overdose alert issued for Jackson County By Ryan Pfeil of the Mail Tribune Mar 01, 2021 03:36 PM A A Jackson County Public Health issued an “overdose alert” Monday after three recent deaths that officials suspect were caused by illicit opioids, as well as recent opioid overdose-related emergency room admissions and police calls for service. The deaths occurred between Feb. 14 and Feb. 27, public health officials said. There were also five opioid overdose-related ER visits over the same period, w
Stress Inoculation By Nick Morgan Updated: May 02, 2021 12:21 PM A A Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneMedford police go over movements during a training scenario de-escalating a work environment situation. Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneMedford police practice through a training scenario de-escalating a work environment situation. Medford police resume in-person deescalation training after a forced year off due to the pandemic On the first day of Jackson County’s return to ’extreme’ COVID-19 restriction
Ashland’s Stein runs blistering 3,000 in distance meet By Tim Trower Updated: May 01, 2021 10:37 PM A A Ashland’s Cameron Stein, shown at the Medford Rotary Relays April 24, ran the state’s 3,000 meters Saturday night. MT file photo PHOENIX — Ashland senior Cameron Stein crushed this season’s previous best time in Oregon for the high school boys 3,000 meters during the Phillips-Klimek Distance Twilight Meet Saturday. Stein outkicked South Medford junior Michael Maiorano over the final 200 meters
Fire District 3 to carry opioid overdose kits By Ryan Pfeil May 03, 2021 05:00 AM A A 2 View all photos Jamie Lusch / Mail TribuneJustin Bates, Fire District 3 Deputy Chief, says the department carries overdose kits in their emergency vehicles. A Rogue Valley fire agency and overdose education nonprofit have teamed up in an effort to get opioid overdose-reversing medication into the hands of more people who need it. That drug, Naloxone, now comes on board Jackson County Fire District No. 3 engin
Oregon surpasses 2,500 COVID-19 deaths Updated: May 02, 2021 05:45 PM A A Jackson County reports 13 new cases Oregon officials announced another 756 confirmed and presumed cases of the coronavirus in Oregon on Sunday, as well as three new deaths as the state passes the grim milestone of 2,500 dead. Jackson County reported 13 new confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 Sunday, raising local totals to 10,522 cases with 131 fatalities to date. The latest numbers come after dozens of co
Delays, possibly detours on Antelope Road stretch Monday By Mail Tribune staff Updated: Apr 30, 2021 10:25 AM A A Rogue Valley drivers may want to avoid part of Antelope Road for most of Monday, May 3, due to eight hours of planned roadwork, according to the Jackson County Roads Department. Road crews will be performing crack seal maintenance on the stretch that runs between Division Road and 24th Street in White City from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., a news release said. Drivers should expect lane closure
They mean business By Joe Zavala May 02, 2021 05:00 AM A A Crater High senior Abe Hull, left, prepares a presentation during a DECA quick serve restaurant role play challenge. Hull is one of Crater's two finalists in the International Career Development Conference.(photo courtesy of Mike Rogan) Crater’s DECA team enjoys banner year, sends nine to international conference Even as other Distributive Education Clubs of America participants lamented how pandemic-related changes had thrown a wrench i
They mean business By Joe Zavala May 02, 2021 05:00 AM A A Crater High senior Abe Hull, left, prepares a presentation during a DECA quick serve restaurant role play challenge. Hull is one of Crater's two finalists in the International Career Development Conference.(photo courtesy of Mike Rogan) Crater’s DECA team enjoys banner year, sends nine to international conference Even as other Distributive Education Clubs of America participants lamented how pandemic-related changes had thrown a wrench i
And now for something completely different* By Robert Galvin May 01, 2021 09:00 PM A A galvin_lawn.jpg NARRATOR: Coming into view, wheeling a cart filled with the carcasses of failed grand plans of earlier blue-sky days, is the DEAD COLLECTOR. He’s approached by a VILLAGER, who’s carrying what appears to be the CORPSE of yet another Big Idea. And … action! DEAD COLLECTOR: Bring out yer dead. … Bring out yer dead. VILLAGER: Here’s one. DEAD COLLECTOR: Put’im in the cart. CORPSE: Wait a minute. I’
AIFF wraps up with awards celebration By Jim Flint Updated: May 02, 2021 12:27 PM A A Actor Jonathan Luke Stevens as The Tramp performed emcee duties for the online awards ceremonies, never uttering a word. Courtesy photo. Inger Nova Jorgensen and Jeff Pevar entertain during the Ashland Independent Film Festival online awards celebration. The festival will continue with live, outdoor events in June. Courtesy photo. The Ashland Independent Film Festival wrapped up its virtual 20th anniversary eve
GI still recalls supermodel’s letter By Larry Slessler May 02, 2021 01:00 AM A A In Vietnam in 1965/66, our lifeline to the “World” (What we, in my unit, called the United States) was a slender connection maintained by snail mail. In an era before cellphones and computers, mail was all there was. Some had tape recorders, but you still had to mail the tape. My best buddy in country was Mike. Mike was a Polish American Jew from L.A. I was a German American Lutheran from Medford, population a bit o
Find another mother to care for By Sharon Johnson May 02, 2021 12:00 AM A A I have written this newspaper column for over 20 years — many Mother’s Day tributes. The words below are adapted from a long-ago column and may help you think about how you want to celebrate the holiday upcoming. Let’s start at the beginning. Imagine this. You’re sitting in a room full of people attending a lecture. The presenter is a professor from Stanford University who has a doctorate in public health and an internat
West Bear project a much-needed effort By Mail Tribune Editorial Board May 02, 2021 12:00 AM A A As the region braces for what promises to be another hot, dry fire season, plans are underway to launch an ambitious project that should set an example of the kind of forest restoration work that is long overdue. More than $2.6 million in competitive grant funding from the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program will combine with other funding sources, including a state Department of Forestr
Emergency services, May 2 By Mail Tribune staff May 02, 2021 08:00 AM A A Felony arrests Drugs — Corey Eugene Malbeck, 32, of the 3800 block of Dark Hollow Road, Medford. Medford police arrested Malbeck Friday on felony charges of delivering and possessing methamphetamine, delivering and possessing heroin, delivering meth and heroin within 1,000 feet of a school, and felon in possession of a firearm. He was held in the Jackson County Jail Saturday on more than $1 million bail. Burglary — Joshua
True-crime TV show feeds curiosity over Monica By Buffy Pollock Updated: May 01, 2021 12:50 PM A A Susan Monica breaks down in court after seeing a photo of her pigs during her double murder trial in Jackson County Circuit Court. Mail Tribune / file photo WIMER – A recent television show about convicted multiple murderer Susan Monica created a stir on social media, with community members recounting past exchanges with Monica and curiosity about the property where she fed her victims to her pigs.
Cost of building materials skyrockets By Vickie Aldous Updated: May 01, 2021 07:48 PM A A 2 View all photos Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune Larry Scripter works to rebuild a Phoenix house burned by the Almeda fire in 2020. The price of lumber and other materials has skyrocketed. Supply shortages and backlogged orders common A joke is circulating among builders that a Ziploc bag of sawdust now costs $10. But they aren’t laughing at the escalating cost of building materials that is threatening their li
Harmony on the coast By Paul Hadella May 02, 2021 12:30 AM A A 4 View all photos Our evacuation to the coast during the Almeda fire was Harmony’s first and only ocean trip Photo by Paul HadellaA marine-themed mosaic near the harbor at Port Orford. Photo by Paul HadellaThe otherworldly Blacklock Point. Photo by Charlotte HadellaHarmony takes in the view at Paradise Point from inside her carrier, with Talent writer Paul Hadella. Photo by Paul HadellaHarmony rests in her home in Talent. We had our
Oregon legislator charged for Oregon State Capitol breach By Andrew Selsky Updated: May 01, 2021 12:49 PM A A FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2020, file photo, pro-Trump and anti-mask demonstrators hold a rally outside the Oregon State Capitol as legislators meet for an emergency session in Salem, Ore. Prosecutors leveled two criminal charges Friday, April 30, 2021, against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol that day. Rep. Mike Nea