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Bend Blockbuster booming after Netflix documentary goes viral Updated: Mar 31, 2021 05:07 PM A A Milt McConnell, of Bend, takes a picture of Mark Style, of Philadelphia, and Ilene Style, of Bend, in front of the Bend Blockbuster on Monday. Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin By KYLE SPURR | The Bulletin The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend was already popular when it became the last location on Earth. It drew visitors from across the United States and as far as Taiwan and London. But in the past tw
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Artisans beautify Calle Guanajuato By Allayana Darrow Updated: Mar 31, 2021 05:59 PM A A While setting up her booth recently at the Lithia Artisans Market, Amy Godard peered over the Calle Guanajuato into Ashland Creek, where disposable coffee cups and an empty stroller tangled with blackberry brambles. The sight inspired a volunteer work party to clean up sections of the creek and Lithia Park Wednesday. Godard, a printmaker, said she organized the group in response to a greater degree of trash
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Larry Mendte Commentary: Biden's Coronavirus Response By Jake Higgins Updated: Mar 31, 2021 05:37 PM A A It was a year ago, March 30, 2020 to be precise, when RoseBud pointed out the common sense approach to slowing down ANY person-to-person airborne virus: If you wear a mask, the barrier you and another person create will obviously slow the spread. We showed how Europe was way ahead of accepting a mask, and how, even this late into a pandemic that had begun more than a month earlier, no le
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SOU student receives Goldwater Scholarship By Joe Zavala Updated: Mar 31, 2021 07:28 PM A A Sarah Emsley A Southern Oregon University junior majoring in life sciences is one of 410 recipients nationwide of the 2021 Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious U.S. award that recognizes the research work of undergraduates in math, science and engineering. Goldwater Scholars each receive as much as $7,500 annually for tuition, fees and room and board, along with national recognition for their undergraduat
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Gov. Brown declares drought in Klamath County By AP Updated: Mar 31, 2021 02:51 PM A A The A Canal, seen here in Klamath Falls, diverts water from Upper Klamath Lake into irrigation districts in the Klamath Project. (Herald and News photo) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday declared a drought in Klamath County. The declaration allows state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. Brown said in a news release the Klamath Basin faces one of the most diff
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Greenway homicide victim identified By Nick Morgan Updated: Mar 31, 2021 06:31 PM A A Medford police identify Bear Creek Greenway homicide victim Autopsy determined that the man died of ’homicidal violence’ Police have identified a body found last week off the Bear Creek Greenway as Aaron Michael Mather, 46, a homeless man who was familiar to Medford police. Mather’s body was found by homeless campers Friday morning in a northern part of Medford’s section of the Greenway, according to a news rel
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Come on home Hoss Feb 10, 2021 02:40 PM A A Hoss was displaced when the Almeda fire came through the Rogue Valley. After escaping from the Jackson County Animal Shelter's temporary location at the Expo, he's been running around Southern Oregon as a stray. Since then local residents have been coordinating online through social media to try and get him back into safe hands. The Jackson County Animal Services, along with the help of individuals online, were able to make that happen and rescue Hoss
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens By AP Updated: Mar 31, 2021 12:04 PM A A Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. In this Dec. 22, 2020, photo, provided by Richard Chung, his son Caleb Chung receives the first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine or placebo as a trial participant for kids ages 12-15, at Duk
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Prep Roundup: Gibbs’ goal lifts St. Mary’s over CC Updated: Mar 30, 2021 09:47 PM A A Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneSt. Mary's Ainsley Gibbs shoots through the Cascade Christian defense for the game winning goal during the second half. St. Mary’s didn’t get everything it wanted out of its girls soccer contest Tuesday against rival Cascade Christian at U.S. Cellular Community Park. But it got the most important thing: a win. The Crusaders dominated play for much of the game but wound up eking out a
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Walkouts, refusing to listen, deepen Quorum Quagmire Updated: Mar 31, 2021 11:43 AM A A A wave of fury came to my legislative inbox this week, hundreds of emails in two days. “I am disappointed that you have now chosen to undermine the Oregon Constitutional aspect of “Quorum” for Republicans ... Where is your moral character? Or, are you just another political hypocrite?” “When is the power you already have NOT enough for you? Do you feel you have to put a boot on everyone’s neck who doesn’t agr
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Downtown gets more housing By Damian Mann Mar 31, 2021 08:30 AM A A A new apartment building with more than 60 units could soon rise a block away from City Hall in downtown Medford. The Medford Urban Renewal Agency is working with local developer Laz Ayala on the new three-story building, which would feature a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. MURA owns the property proposed for the project, a 20,000-square-foot, permit-only parking lot at the corner of South Holly Street an
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Simpson gains consensus on dam removal plan Updated: Mar 31, 2021 09:20 AM A A In crafting his plan for the removal of the dams on the Lower Snake River, Rep. Mike Simpson has managed to forge consensus between farm, shipping and environmental interests on his idea. They all hate it. Blessed are the peacemakers. They may be children of God, but they often find surprisingly little support at home. Simpson, R-Idaho, has not proposed legislation, but on Feb. 7 released a $33.5 billion concept for s
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Bend coffee shop fined $27K over alleged COVID-19 violations By AP Updated: Mar 31, 2021 10:59 AM A A Bloomberg photo by Taylor Weidman BEND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Occupational Safety & Health has fined a Bend coffee shop more than $27,000 for allegedly violating three standards meant to protect employees from the coronavirus disease. State officials said in a news release Tuesday that Kevista willfully continued to potentially expose workers to the virus, despite a public health order limiting
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Medford fire draws 2-alarm response Wednesday By Ryan Pfeil Updated: Mar 31, 2021 10:20 AM A A Firefighters respond to a fire at All American Tires And Wheels early Wednesday. (Photo from Medford Fire-Rescue Facebook page) A structure fire at a Medford tire business early Wednesday morning drew a sizable two-agency response to the scene and temporarily shut down a nearby intersection, fire officials said. Emergency dispatch first received a call about the fire, located at All-American Tires and
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Mouseketeer’s family files new $1.7 million lawsuit By Nick Morgan Mar 31, 2021 06:15 AM A A Once a Mouseketeer, Dennis Day of Phoenix was reported missing in July 2018 and was found inside his home in April the following year. Photos submitted by Rosanne Reynolds. Botched missing persons investigation was ’outrageous and outside the bounds of socially tolerable norms’ The family of Dennis Day has filed a new multimillion dollar negligent investigation lawsuit against Phoenix police accusing the
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Citizen Budget Committee rolls up its sleeves By Allayana Darrow Updated: Mar 30, 2021 06:43 PM A A City Finance director says this budget will focus more heavily on long-term vision than previous budgets City Manager Pro Tem Adam Hanks presented his 2021-2023 budget recommendation to the Ashland Citizens’ Budget Committee on Tuesday, opening the door to three months of budget-oriented public discussion headed into the next fiscal year. The budget development process comes in the wake of economi
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OHA, OSU using sewage to track COVID-19 Oct 30, 2020 02:53 PM A A The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State University are testing wastewater for novel coronavirus particles as a way to monitor individual cities — including Medford and Ashland — for the virus’s spread. Health officials call the project a potential “early warning signal” for increased local spread of the illness. The study, funded with $1.2 million from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, began in mid-September and
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Mail Tribune 100, March 31, 1921 By Alissa Corman Mar 31, 2021 12:00 AM A A The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago March 31, 1921 NEXT MOVE TO GET HIGHER UP IN BANK CASE District Attorney to Query W. H. Johnson Regarding C. H. Owens, the Master Mind in Bank Case — Search Thus Far Fruitless. The indictment against C. H. Owens, alleged to be the “master mind” of the bank failure still stands, but the county authorities have not the slightest idea wh
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Victims identified in Selma vehicle fire By Nick Morgan Updated: Mar 30, 2021 06:49 PM A A Misc. Emergency Police have identified the bodies found last week in the wreckage of a vehicle fire near Selma as those of two Josephine County men. Inside the vehicle fire reported March 24 on a forest road were the remains of Daniel Thomas Hill, 24, and Paul Martin Folk, 26, according to a release issued Tuesday by Oregon State Police. The investigation into Hill’s and Folk’s deaths is being treated as a