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Guest Opinion: Editorial used faulty analysis Sunday Feb 19, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Mary Coombs In Sunday’s Mail Tribune, there was an editorial titled “Profiling police doesn’t end well.” I would like to suggest that the editorial is based on a false analysis, quite apart from the question of whether Keely Meagan was posing a safety risk by parking her car where she did. The editorial assumed that there was no justification for Meagan's stopping
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Two challenge Williams for mayor Hank Williams, left, Rick Samuelson and Bret Barlow Jr. Monday Oct 24, 2016 at 11:01 PM The following are candidates for Central Point mayor. Ballots were mailed Friday and are due back to the Jackson County Elections Office by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Twenty-four-hour drop boxes opened today at the Elections Office and libraries in Ashland, Central Point, Eagle Point and Rogue River. Bret Barlow Age: 26 Occupation: Student Education: Bach
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Mail Tribune 100, Oct. 24, 1916 Monday Oct 24, 2016 at 12:01 AM Oct. 24, 1916 HAWLEY REQUESTS ASHLAND PEOPLE TO VOTE TICKET Congressman Hawley spoke at Ashland Monday and made an address of nearly two and a half hours. The effect of the sweeping trend of republicans voting for Wilson influenced the speaker from the start and his opening remarks were intended to head off this sentiment. He declared that it was a great mistake to vote for men, that parties representing gre
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Since You Asked: County's RV park on schedule to make a profit Monday Mar 13, 2017 at 2:00 AM I drive by Jackson County's new RV park and see that it's barely got any RVs in it on a regular basis. Is that thing making money for Jackson County? — F.T., Central Point The 92-space Jackson County RV Park adjacent to The Expo opened last summer and is still operating in the red, but it's on schedule to start earning Jackson County some cash in about two more years, cou
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Emergency services, March 13 Monday Mar 13, 2017 at 2:00 AM Felony arrests Drugs — Christopher John Kilbury, 25, no known address. Medford police Saturday arrested Kilbury on two counts of methamphetamine possession, a probation violation. He was booked into Jackson County Jail and released due to overcrowding.  Drugs — Iain Curtis Killingsworth, 34, of the 800 block of Cedar St., Medford. Medford police Saturday arrested Killingsworth on a charge of m
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Medford hotel cancels dueling gas pipeline meetings In this January 2016 photo, people protest on Crater Lake Highway against the LNG Pipeline. The Ramada hotel has cancelled reservations for dueling meetings the two sides had planned on the same night in Medford. [Mail Tribune / file photo] Friday Mar 10, 2017 at 3:05 PM Mar 10, 2017 at 3:05 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Backers and opponents of a natural gas pipeline and export fa
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No more passing the Buck Dan Rubenson takes the lead along the Table Mountain Trail between Boris' Bluff and the Natasha Fatale's viewpoint. [Photo by Lee Juillerat] Friday Mar 10, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Lee Juillerat for the Mail Tribune For years I'd passed the Buck. Or more accurately, I'd driven past the Buck Prairie Sno-Park off Dead Indian Memorial Highway. Thanks to a persistent friend, Niel Barrett, I now know what I've been missing. The main Buck Prairie Sno-Park p
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Louie's in Ashland ups its game The Oregonzola Burger with bacon and blue cheese dressing at Louie's in Ashland. [Photo by Maureen Flanagan Battistella] Friday Mar 10, 2017 at 12:01 AM Maureen Flanagan Battistella for the Mail Tribune A tavern at 41 N. Main St. in Ashland has been there for more than 120 years. For almost 25 years, that place has been called Louie’s. If you haven’t been in Louie’s for a while, it’s time to visit again, because
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Woman gets prison for sexually abusing 8-year-old Misty Star Garcia Friday Mar 10, 2017 at 1:55 PM Mar 10, 2017 at 2:22 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A Medford woman was sentenced to more than eight years in prison after admitting she sexually abused a young boy. Misty Star Garcia, 40, of the 600 block of Northwoods Drive, pleaded guilty Friday in Jackson County Circuit Court to three felony counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Th
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Patridge resigns as Klamath DA and OLCC chairman Patridge Friday Mar 10, 2017 at 2:07 PM Mar 10, 2017 at 3:53 PM Herald and News KLAMATH FALLS — Rob Patridge has resigned as district attorney of Klamath County and as chairman of the Oregon Liquor Control Commissioner after accepting employment in the private sector, he said this week. He made the announcement to the Southern Oregon Tourism convention being held at the Running Y Ranch and R
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Ashland police arrest second burglary suspect Friday Nov 19, 1999 at 2:00 AM Dec 17, 2010 at 1:22 AM Police have arrested a second man in connection with an Ashland burglary that was interrupted when a resident returned to her home Tuesday. Jorey Lee Brewis, 19, of 326 Hoyt St., was arrested shortly after midnight Thursday on two counts of first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery, second-degree theft and menacing. He was lodged on $500,000 bai
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NCIS: LA to Honor Miguel Ferrer in March Episode Miguel Ferrer | Photo Credits: Neil Jacobs, CBS Thursday Feb 2, 2017 at 12:01 AM TV Guide NCIS: Los Angeles star Miguel Ferrer, who died Jan. 19, will be paid tribute on the show in an episode to air in March, CBS announced Wednesday. He died of cancer at age 61. The CBS drama will memorialize the actor in its March 5 episode with a version of "Knocking on Heaven's Door," sung by Ferrer and played by his band, The Jenerato
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Erickson gets order for Aircrane Aaron Onines works on an S-64 Aircrane in the hangar bay of Erickson in Central Point. The manufacturing company has its headquarters in Portland, but the company's plant remains in Central Point, making it one of the mainstays of the local economy. [Mail Tribune / file photo] Tuesday Mar 7, 2017 at 4:22 PM Mar 7, 2017 at 6:11 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Erickson has received an order to build its
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Jackson County jobless rate drops to 4.6 percent Tuesday Mar 7, 2017 at 12:33 PM Mar 7, 2017 at 2:48 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Jackson County's employment figures continue their tortoise-like recovery. January employment figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released Tuesday, reveal slow and steady progress, with the estimated county labor force at 101,366, up 2,334 from January 2016. The number of people employed wa
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A heartfelt thank you Central Point resident John Lotts thanks Ashland firefighter/paramedic Jim Thomason for saving his life from a heart attack in November. [PHOTO BY LARRY STAUTH JR.] Tuesday Mar 7, 2017 at 5:50 PM Mar 7, 2017 at 5:54 PM By Julie Akins for the Mail Tribune Standing in front of Fire Engine 33 in downtown Ashland Monday, John Lotts was all smiles remembering the day he died. Twice. Lotts, of Central Point, was in Ashland to run
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Fire displaces residents and puppies in Central Point Puppies saved from a fire embark on their trip to Best Friends Animal Hospital in Talent to receive treatment for burns. [Ryan Pfeil / Mail Tribune] Tuesday Mar 7, 2017 at 8:55 AM Mar 7, 2017 at 4:08 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Nine puppies, three adult dogs and four residents of a home near White City are all OK following an early-morning structure fire that caused heavy damage to a
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Exploding tank displaces residents of Central Point home and puppies A Jackson County Fire District No. 3 firefighter checks on nine puppies rescued from a house fire in Central Point early Tuesday. Submitted photo. Tuesday Mar 7, 2017 at 8:55 AM Mar 7, 2017 at 10:46 AM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil CENTRAL POINT — Nine puppies, three adult dogs and four Central Point residents are all OK following an early morning structure fire that
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Contestants sought for Pear Blossom Baby Contest Julia Marie Morgan, 7 months, wins Baby Blossom in the 2013 competition. [Mail Tribune file photo} Tuesday Mar 7, 2017 at 10:20 AM Mar 7, 2017 at 10:21 AM Soroptimist International Medford's 32nd annual Pear Blossom Baby Contest will be Saturday, April 1, on the lower level of the Rogue Valley Mall in front of JCPenney. All proceeds go to local non-profit organizations that help women and girls. Re
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Entries sought for Pear Blossom Baby Contest Julia Marie Morgan, 7 months, won the title of Baby Blossom in the 2013 competition. [Mail Tribune / file photo] Tuesday Mar 7, 2017 at 10:20 AM Mar 7, 2017 at 5:09 PM The 32nd annual Pear Blossom Baby Contest will be held Saturday, April 1, on the lower level of Rogue Valley Mall in front of JCPenney. All proceeds go to local nonprofit organizations that help women and girls. Registration begins at 8:
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Portland police: Jewish center received bomb threat Tuesday Mar 7, 2017 at 5:53 PM Mar 7, 2017 at 5:53 PM The Associated Press PORTLAND — The Portland Police Bureau says that a Jewish community center has received a bomb threat. No explosives were found after the threat Monday evening and the Portland police have been in contact with federal authorities. Authorities say it's not known if the threat at Mittleman Jewish Community Center in s