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Bye-bye lawn, hello kitchen garden By Rhonda Nowak Apr 11, 2021 01:00 AM A A “A beautiful kitchen garden at the season’s peak can seem like it’s made of a million things. But underneath the overflowing herbs, vining tomatoes and bright flowers are just four key structures. These essentials include raised beds, trellises, borders and pathways.” – Nicole Johnsey Burke, “Kitchen Garden Revival,” 2020 Last week, I wrote about finding the best location for a new raised-bed kitchen garden. This week,
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PRESIDENT Joe Biden (D) : Office of the President, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20500; 202-456-1111. Email on web: www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ U.S. SENATORS Ron Wyden (D) : 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717. Medford office: Federal Courthouse, 310 W. Sixth St., Room 118, Medford, OR 97501, 541-858-5122. Email on website: wyden.senate.gov/contact Jeff Merkley (D) : 313 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202- 224-3753
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Sex trafficker arrested in Medford gets 17 years By Nick Morgan Updated: Apr 13, 2021 05:47 PM A A A California man arrested in Medford will serve 17-1/2 years for recruiting teens and coercing them into commercial sex acts. Lucious James Roy Jr., 34, of Stockton, California, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento for conspiring to engage in sex trafficking of a child in a case that involved a 2019 arrest in Southern Oregon. Roy and his alleged co-conspirator, Dawniel Lea Sant
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Restoration project underway at Pollinator Garden in Phoenix By Ambar Rodriguez Updated: Apr 13, 2021 01:17 PM A A The group who is working together to restore the Pollinator Garden in Phoenix is seen. From left to right, Gary Krause of Gary Krause Landscaping, Cody Scoggins with the Medford Water Commission, Julie Smitherman with Southern Oregon Landscapers Association, Annie Drager with Bee City USA Phoenix, Sharon Schmidt with Cascade Girl, Gerlinde Smith with Bee City USA Talent, and Janine
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Safety upgrades planned for three Medford elementary school zones By Ryan Pfeil Updated: Apr 13, 2021 03:46 PM A A More than $1 million worth of safety upgrades are planned to benefit students who walk or bike to three Medford elementary schools. The updates, part of the Safe Routes to Schools Project, will target Jefferson, Kennedy and Howard elementary schools, according to the city of Medford and Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT will reimburse the city $827,200 for the $1.03 million
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US recommends 'pause' for J&J vaccine over clot reports By ZEKE MILLER, LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Updated: Apr 13, 2021 09:22 AM A A FILE - In this Thursday, April 8, 2021 file photo, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sits on a table at a pop up vaccinations site the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, in the Staten Island borough of New York. The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 va
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Ashland schools reveal next in-person upgrade By Joe Zavala Updated: Apr 12, 2021 06:04 PM A A Jamie Lusch / Mail TribuneConstruction crews work Monday on the Ashland Middle School remodel. Ashland School District will become the last district in the Rogue Valley to return to full-day in-person learning four days a week when it makes the transition April 26, and about 75% to 80% of its roughly 2,800 students are expected to take advantage of the switch, Superintendent Sam Bogdanove said Monday.
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State pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Ryan Pfeil Updated: Apr 13, 2021 11:28 AM A A FILE - In this March 25, 2021 file photo, a box of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is shown in a refrigerator at a clinic in Washington state. A batch of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can’t be used, the drug giant said late Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The drugmaker didn’t say how many doses were lost, and it wasn’t clear how the problem would impact future
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Library adds social worker to help patrons By Vickie Valdous Updated: Apr 12, 2021 03:46 PM A A 2 View all photos Jackson County Library Services Social Worker Mehmood Madha is helping patrons with a range of needs. Photo courtesy of JCLS From finding housing to a new hobby, Madha can help You’ve heard of going to a library to borrow books, but what about to ask a social worker for help with a problem? The library system in Jackson County is part of a growing national trend to embed social worke
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Habitat for Humanity to build three houses for fire victims By Buffy Pollock Updated: Apr 12, 2021 05:21 PM A A Rogue Valley Habitat for Humanity announced this week that the purchase of two burned properties in Phoenix and Talent will enable them to begin building three new homes this year for families displaced by last summer’s fires. Program and operations director Brandon Thoms said staff and volunteers hope to open up an application process later this month. The new houses will be offered t
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White Minnesota cop who fatally shot Black motorist resigns By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press Updated: Apr 13, 2021 10:50 AM A A A demonstrator heckles authorities who advanced into a gas station after issuing orders for crowds to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man d
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Portland police declares riot after vigil for Daunte Wright By AP Updated: Apr 13, 2021 09:46 AM A A In this photo released by Portland Police Bureau, Portland police line up outside of the Penumbra Kelly Building in downtown Portland, Ore.,Monday, April 12, 2021. Police say a demonstration protesting the police killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Minnesota turned into a riot, with some in the crowd throwing rocks and other projectiles at officers.(Portland Police Bureau via AP) PORTLAND (AP
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Life Is SO Good: Cascadia Axe Co. By Teresa Standstipher Updated: Apr 08, 2021 08:00 AM A A Bird Durrant wants you to become an “axepert” and she’s here to help! Located in Medford, Oregon choose your axe and live your life SO Good at Cascadia Axe Co.
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’Listen to your vegetables’ By Jim Flint Apr 11, 2021 12:15 AM A A 3 View all photos Ashland native is co-creator of hit Netflix series ‘Waffles + Mochi’ Netflix photo From left are Ashland native Erika Thormahlen, co-creator of the new Netflix show, "Waffles + Mochi," with producer and star Michelle Obama and co-creator Jeremy Konner. The former First Lady plays Mrs. O, the owner of a grocery story. Netflix photo. Erika Thormahlen, left, and puppeteer Michelle Zamora snuggle up to Waffles, one
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Spring sports return this week to delight of local athletes By Kris Henry Updated: Apr 11, 2021 07:22 PM A A They were part of a forgotten group, one that never had a season to call their own. Left in limbo as the first casualty in Oregon’s high school sports scene, their story was different from all their peers in 2020, but their wait, thankfully, ends today. Spring sports athletes will return to their respective pursuits after a 23-month hiatus this week, with golf and tennis on today’s schedu
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‘We have to rally to the challenge’ By Allayana Darrow Apr 10, 2021 04:30 PM A A 7 View all photos Imagine a billiard-table-size digital sand table perfectly mapped to Ashland’s topography. Emergency managers are gathered around the table simulating floods, earthquakes and wildfires, developing evacuation routes and disaster plans. This bit of technology, made by the Santa Fe-based company Simtable, is one of Stephen Gagne’s requests for tackling wildfire vulnerability in and around the city. Ga
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Black man's death in Minnesota traffic stop sparks unrest By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press Updated: Apr 12, 2021 09:46 AM A A Men jump on the hood of a police car after a family said a man was shot and killed by law enforcement on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa) BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A Black man died after being shot by police during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb, sparking violent protests that lasted into Monday as offic
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State should help with rebuilding fees By Mail Tribune Editorial Board Apr 11, 2021 12:00 AM A A Legislative leaders recently asked lawmakers for suggestions on how to spend Oregon’s share of the American Rescue Plan, which is swelling state coffers by $2.6 billion. Here’s an obvious one: Help Jackson County and the cities of Talent and Phoenix provide fee waivers and faster processing for homeowners seeking to rebuild after the Almeda and South Obenchain fires. Jackson County commissioners have