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North Medford senior lands $180,000 Navy ROTC scholarship North Medford High School senior Jovanna Salvador-McColly has been awarded a prestigious national scholarship from the U.S. Navy. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 5:43 PM Feb 3, 2017 at 5:57 PM Teresa Thomas Mail Tribune @teresathomas_MT Jovanna Salvador-McColly has a bright future ahead of her, courtesy of the U.S. Navy. Last month, the 18-year-old North Medford High Sc
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Home inventories lowest since 2007 Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 4:40 PM Feb 3, 2017 at 4:43 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Residential inventories have plunged to the lowest level since Southern Oregon Multiple Listing Service began tracking them in 2007. On Jan. 31, there were 660 single-family houses on the market, down 18.1 percent from a year ago. That's no surprise, because the number of houses for sale has steadily declined since the
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Medford opts for cheaper fix of downtown sidewalks Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 5:07 PM Feb 3, 2017 at 5:07 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm The Medford City Council decided to opt for a less costly repair for downtown sidewalks that have heaved and buckled after only 12 years. "We just slapped a Band-Aid on the paver issue," Councilor Clay Bearnson said. "We should at least do something that has a 50-year lifespan." Bearnson was the only op
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Ice storm causes highway chaos A drivers runs around the front of this truck Friday after a handful of semi trucks became entangled on an icy road just off Interstate 84 in Troutdale. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 6:24 PM Feb 3, 2017 at 6:24 PM The Associated Press PORTLAND — Freezing rain triggered numerous crashes in northwestern Oregon on Friday, including a tractor-trailer pileup just to the east of Portland in the city of
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Rogue River woman gets 15 months for pharmacy thefts Sandra Blanco Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 4:37 PM Feb 3, 2017 at 5:06 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil A Rogue River woman found guilty of stealing about $100,000 from the pharmacy where she worked over a two-year period will spend 15 months in prison. Judge Tim Barnack sentenced Sandra Blanco Friday in Jackson County Circuit Court. The sentence includes two years of post-prison supervision
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Jury sides with city in K-9 attack Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 6:18 PM Feb 3, 2017 at 6:18 PM The Associated Press SALEM — A Marion County jury has ruled against a man who sued the city of Salem after he was bitten by a police dog. John Hillebrand, 34, had sought up to $1 million for physical pain, emotional harm and legal fees, alleging that police entered a Salem home for a search in February 2013 and commanded a German Shepherd named Dillon t
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Talent man found guilty of luring teenage girls online Maitland Kamaunu Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 4:41 PM Feb 3, 2017 at 4:56 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil A Talent man pleaded guilty today to luring multiple teenage girls online and engaging in sex with them. Maitland Kamaunu, 21, pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree online sexual corruption of a minor, third-degree sodomy, two counts of second-degree sexual abuse, two counts of third-d
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New Portland policy requires payment for no-cause evictions Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 6:21 PM Feb 3, 2017 at 6:21 PM The Associated Press PORTLAND — A new policy requires Portland landlords to pay tenants they evict without cause or force to move as a result of increased rent. The City Council unanimously passed the housing policy Thursday, reported The Oregonian/OregonLive (http://bit.ly/2jLy54R ). The rule requires landlords to pay $2,900 to
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Best Bets for entertainment Artists reception Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 11:00 AM Artists' Reception An opening reception for new exhibits in the Center for the Visual Arts' galleries — near the corner of Siskiyou Boulevard and Indiana Street on the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland — will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. Look for "Inner Journey; Life Transformations" by Sequoia Miller; "Receded Water" by Muuqi Maxwell; "Hidden in Plain Sight" b
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Fishing Report: Friday, Feb. 3 Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 12:01 AM OCEAN OUTLOOK COASTWIDE: A hazardous seas warning is in effect through Saturday morning. Today the forecast calls for 30-knot winds and 14-foot swells, followed Saturday by more of the same. Sunday will bring 25-knot winds and seven-foot wind waves. Still not good conditions. When conditions have allowed, locals have been sneaking out of Brookings and Coos Bay to find good lingcod catches near shore. Rock
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Get Out: Friday, Feb. 3 Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 12:01 AM To have an event listed in Get Out!, email the information to [email protected]   Southern Oregon Nordic Club Saturday, Feb. 4: Beginner and intermediate classic ski lessons begin at 11 a.m. each Saturday through March, weather and snow conditions permitting. A ski tour will follow at noon. Locations will vary depending on snow conditions, so confirm the time and meeting location with Michael Dawkins, 54
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Mountain revival With his skis neatly in place, a skier gracefully leans into a turn on the black diamond Black Bear run at Mt. Shasta Ski Park. Photo by Lee Juillerat Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Lee Juillerat for the Mail Tribune "Uh-oh. Big mistake," I quietly thought to myself. "What's next?" Actually, what's next was obvious. There wasn't a choice. Aim my skis downhill, make turn after turn and, eventually, rumble down the ice-encrusted slope. Over the years, I
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Tap rooms in your neighborhood Rogue Growler's 51 taps pour an eclectic array of beer, cider, wine, kombucha and even cold-brewed coffee. Anita Burke / for the Mail Tribune Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 12:01 AM Anita Burke Mail Tribune @aburke_reporter Medford enthusiastically welcomed a round of new brewpubs with the opening of Common Block Brewing downtown and RAM Restaurant & Brewery at Northgate Marketplace, but plenty of great little neighborhood spots continue to serv
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Grants Pass continues to buy jail beds Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 11:47 AM Feb 3, 2017 at 11:47 AM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier Grants Pass City Council narrowly renewed a year-to-year jail contract with Josephine County, but only after a lengthy debate. The contract, which began in August 2013 and has been renewed every year since, leases 28 county jail beds to the city's Department of Public Safety, allowing for more offenders to stay in
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Local chamber leader to head multi-state group Brad Hicks speaks at a conference in Los Angeles. Submitted photo. Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 10:24 AM Feb 3, 2017 at 12:10 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Local chamber of commerce leader Brad Hicks is in line to head the Western Association of Chamber Executives board in 2018. Hicks, the veteran CEO and president of The Chamber of Medford/Jackson County, was voted chair-elect Thursday by an
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Police to blitz seat belt and cellphone scofflaws Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 11:24 AM Feb 3, 2017 at 11:24 AM The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office sent out a press release this morning warning drivers that police will be going after seat belt and cellphone scofflaws next week. The "seat belt/distracted driving blitz” will start Monday and run through Feb. 19, and it's just the first of three scheduled blitzes this year, the release said.
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Trump's 'sanctuary city' order splits red and blue states Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to media representatives Thursday in Salem. Oregon pioneered statewide sanctuary in a 1987 law and Brown said she will enforce that law, saying, "They take care of our children and they take care of our seniors, and I want to make sure they feel welcome in Oregon." (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Thursday Feb 2, 2017 at 5:53 PM Feb 2, 2017 at 5:53 PM By Andrew Selsky The
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Emergency services, Feb. 3 Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Drugs — Jeffrey Eugene Filwider, 29, of the 2600 block of West Main Street, Medford. Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrested Fulwider Tuesday on a felony warrant charging him with possessing methamphetamine, and on a warrant for failing to appear in court on a previous meth-possession charge. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail Tuesday and released Wednesday on his own recognizance. D
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Hundreds rally in Ashland against hate speech, blocking refugees Donna Stent of Medford joins with protestors at an anti-hate rally Thursday in Ashland. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Thursday Feb 2, 2017 at 8:27 PM Feb 2, 2017 at 8:27 PM By Julie Akins for the Mail Tribune ASHLAND — As darkness fell and temperatures dropped Thursday, about 200 people filled the Ashland Plaza with signs expressing resistance to racial hatred and executive o
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Marine Board looks to smooth Chetco steelheading conflicts Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 12:01 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman The Oregon State Marine Board is headed to Brookings later this month to help smooth a rift between boat and bank anglers fishing for steelhead on the Chetco River. The Marine Board will convene an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at Southwestern Oregon Community College's Curry Campus, 96082 Lone Ranch Parkway. Randy Henr