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Tips for how to make a new garden bed Mar 18, 2021 02:48 PM A A “[I]f you are preparing a flower border or vegetable patch for cultivation, you should dig it as well as possible before beginning planting.” — Monty Don, “The Complete Gardener,” 2009 British gardening author Monty Don goes on to state why digging a new garden bed is important. Digging provides gardeners with an opportunity to add compost and other amendments well beneath the soil’s surface. Digging allows gardeners to break up den
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Angel sparks Eagle Point in win over Crater By Danny Penza Updated: Mar 27, 2021 07:30 PM A A 5 View all photos CENTRAL POINT — As the opening minutes ticked off the clock at Dutch Meyer Field, the Eagle Point boys soccer team needed something to help turn the proceedings in its favor. Leave it to one of the Eagles’ captains to provide that. Junior midfielder Mathew Angel put his team in front in the 14th minute as part of a two-goal performance that allowed Eagle Point to settle in and relax en
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Open wider, please Mar 28, 2021 12:00 AM A A This week’s Southern Oregon Journal pays tribute to another sector of unsung heroes — those who provide a valuable service for us with little notice or fanfare. All hail the dental hygienist. Come to find out, they’re not sadistic pain-inflictors, but caring individuals who value their patients. Who would choose to spend the day looking into one gullet after another and picking tooth enamel clean? Sure, the pay is good. Dental hygienists in Oregon ave
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If a woodchuck could chuck Mar 28, 2021 12:00 AM A A I give up. I’m succumbing. All of the past week, a phrase keeps running across my mind. It’s totally distracting. I fall asleep with it, and when I wake up it’s still there. It has happened before, years ago. When it did, I wrote a column about the problem and that seemed to finally purge the sing-song sentence/question from my thinking. Revisiting that approach here. Here’s the phrase: “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck cou
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1 death, 21 new cases in Jackson County Mar 10, 2021 06:51 PM A A Oregon reported two more deaths Wednesday from COVID-19, including a 73-year-old Jackson County woman who died Monday at Providence Medford Medical Center after testing positive Feb. 28. The woman had underlying health conditions, the Oregon Health Authority reported. She was the 120th person in Jackson County to die from the disease since the start of the pandemic, and one of 2,305 fatalities recorded in the state. The other deat
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Schools might hold graduation ceremonies this year Mar 28, 2021 12:00 AM A A It sounds like high schools will be reopening fully in a few weeks, but what about graduation? Will there be ceremonies this year? And if so, what will they look like? The SYA news desk reached out to Medford School District spokeswoman Natalie Hurd and she said the latest guidance from the state allows for the district to hold an in-person ceremony to “some extent,” but since it’s spring break, details likely won’t be
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Why don’t pharmacies use recyclable pill bottles? Updated: Mar 28, 2021 09:23 PM A A Can you advise why most all ph armacies use plastic bottles to dispense prescriptions that are not recyclable? — J. Alexander More than four-and-a-half million retail prescriptions were filled in the U.S. in 2020, according to Statista, projected to increase to nearly 5 million over the next five years. Most prescription bottles are made of polypropylene, also known as No. 5 plastic. No. 5 plastic can be recycle
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Emergency services March 29, 2021 Updated: Mar 28, 2021 09:33 PM A A Felony arrests Drugs — Ian Henry Brooks, 38, of the 2500 block of Ashwood Court, Medford. Medford police arrested Brooks Sunday on charges of possessing, manufacturing and delivering methamphetamine. He was booked into jail and released on his own recognizance Sunday. Theft — Cody Bill Eider, 27, of the 2100 block of Poplar Drive, Medford. Medford Police arrested Eider Saturday on charges of possessing methamphetamine and theft
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Jackson County reports 17 new COVID-19 cases Sunday Updated: Mar 28, 2021 02:45 PM A A Jackson County reported 17 new confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing local totals to 9,149 cases with 120 fatalities to date. The Oregon Health Authority reported 253 new confirmed and presumptive positive cases, raising statewide totals to 163,952 cases with 2,375 fatalities. A total of 143 patients are hospitalized with the virus in Oregon and 32 are in intensive care. The sta
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Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104 By AP Updated: Mar 26, 2021 05:00 PM A A This image shows a collection of books by Beverly Cleary on Friday, March 26, 2021, at a home in Altadena, Calif. The beloved children's author, whose characters Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins enthralled generations of youngsters, has died. She was 104. Cleary's publisher, HarperCollins, announced her death Friday. In a statement, the company said Cleary died in Carmel, Calif., her home since the 1960s
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Wildfire safety campaign offers home hardening strategies, evacuation prep By Allayana Darrow Updated: Mar 26, 2021 05:01 PM A A Daily Tidings / Jamie LuschThe Ashland Parks and Recreation Department burns a brush pile Wednesday during a control burn at Riverwalk Park. Ashland Fire and Rescue and the city’s Wildfire Safety Commission will launch a four-month educational campaign the first week of April that is heavily influenced by last September’s fire season. “We knew this was an opportunity t
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North romps past Roseburg in lone home game of the spring By Kris Henry Updated: Mar 26, 2021 11:05 PM A A 3 View all photos Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneNorth Medford's Devin Bradd fights his way to stay on his feet for a score during the second quarter of Friday night’s game. Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneNorth Medford's Tanner Gaoiran (9) and Mason Warren stuff Roseburg's Dawson Gillespie for a loss during the first quarter of Friday night’s game. Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneNorth Medford's Bryc
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City approves homeless hotel By Damian Mann Updated: Mar 26, 2021 04:09 PM A A The Redwood Inn in Medford is going to be turned into housing for Almeda fire survivors and others in need of transitional housing. Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune Fire survivors will be the first priority A motel being turned into a transitional housing project for fire survivors and homeless people received a $450,000 grant from the Medford Urban Renewal Agency Thursday night. “It’s a great project,” said MURA board memb
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Gov. Brown advances COVID shot timeline by 2 weeks for next group By AP Updated: Mar 26, 2021 02:41 PM A A SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown said Friday she will accelerate the state’s vaccine eligibility timeline by two weeks for Oregonians over age 16 with underlying medical conditions, frontline workers and those living in multi-generational homes. Those groups will now be eligible to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 5. FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2020 file photo, prepared COVID-19 Pfiz
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COVID-19 cancels St. Mary’s football, SOU men’s soccer Updated: Mar 26, 2021 12:50 PM A A SOU men’s soccer / SOU Sports Information Several athletic events involving area teams have been canceled because of COVID-19 protocols, including tonight’s St. Mary’s High football game and Southern Oregon University men’s soccer activities. St. Mary’s game scheduled for 7 tonight against Sutherlin at U.S. Cellular Community Park has been canceled. Crusaders athletic director and football coach Jamie Young
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Busy school zones don’t violate the law Mar 27, 2021 12:00 AM A A Northbound on Brookdale Avenue between East McAndrews Road and Lone Pine Road is totally blocked shortly before 2:30 p.m. weekdays with parents' cars lined up to pick up children at Lone Pine Elementary. I love children and am glad that school is open, but is it legal to block the street? — Lois As long as drivers aren’t blocking intersections or bike lanes in this situation, they’re abiding by the rules of the road, Lois. “If the
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Oregon reports 505 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths Updated: Mar 26, 2021 04:17 PM A A The Oregon Health Authority reported 505 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths Friday. The new cases, including 30 in Jackson County and 16 in Josephine County, raised the statewide caseload to 163,295, according to OHA. Jackson County’s total increased to 9,084 cases, and Josephine County has seen 2,729 cases. Jackson County has recorded 120 deaths, and Josephine County has seen 60. On Friday, 108 peo
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Quirke making teams pay at the plate, in the circle By Danny Penza Updated: Mar 25, 2021 08:58 PM A A Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune SOU's Lauren Quirke gets a base hit during a game against Warner Pacific at University Field. ASHLAND — Trading her infielder’s glove for a pitching glove in the middle of a doubleheader is nothing new for Lauren Quirke. Neither is hitting the absolute stuffing out of the softball. Quirke, one of three “Super Seniors” on the No. 1-ranked Southern Oregon University so
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Mail Tribune Fishing Repor March 26, 2021 By Mark Freeman Mar 26, 2021 12:30 AM A A OCEAN OUTLOOK COASTWIDE: A hazardous seas warning is in effect through Saturday afternoon. The forecast calls for 25-knot winds Friday off Brookings, with swells up to 8 feet. Saturday’s forecast calls for winds to drop to 15 knots but swells up to 8 feet. Sunday sees a bit of a break, with winds up to 10 knots and swells dropping to 4 feet. The general marine bag limit is six fish in aggregate. Anglers can keep
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USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit By By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press Updated: Mar 25, 2021 05:36 PM A A FILE - In this July 1, 2019, file photo, Dr. George Tyndall listens during his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior court in Los Angeles. The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with more than 700 women who have accused Tyndall, the college's longtime campus gynecologist, of sexual abuse, officials announced Thursday, March 25,