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Medford homeless shelter works to reopen after safety concerns Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 6:42 PM Feb 13, 2017 at 7:11 PM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune The Kelly Warming Shelter was temporarily closed by the city of Medford Friday, just four weeks after it opened. Overcrowding, not enough manpower and lack of a fire plan were among issues cited by city officials, according to organizers. "We actually had a good meeting with city authorities and
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Since You Asked: 'Rescue' business picks up abandoned shopping carts Tuesday Feb 14, 2017 at 12:01 AM Is it OK if I form my question as a rant? I have a business in Medford. Quite often, when I come to work in the morning, I find an abandoned shopping cart in our parking lot. These are often filled with stuff collected by homeless people. If I call the store whose name is on the cart, nothing happens. Usually after a week or so, I dispose of the contents of the cart and
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Event looks at the 'Wonders of the Rogue' Tuesday Feb 14, 2017 at 12:01 AM Attendees of an upcoming science event will learn about changes to native fish populations in the Rogue Basin. The Rogue Riverkeeper Winter Speaker series talk, "Wonders of the Rogue," will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at 4 Daughters Irish Pub, 126 W. Main St., Medford. Guest speakers will include Ryan Battleson, Salmon & Trout Enhancement Program biologist at the Oregon Depart
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World Day of Prayer set for March 3 Tuesday Feb 14, 2017 at 9:39 AM Feb 14, 2017 at 9:39 AM A local World Day of Prayer service is scheduled for Friday, March 3, at Calvin Hall at the First Presbyterian Church, 1615 Clark Ave., Ashland. The ecumenical service will begin at l p.m., with refreshments and fellowship time to follow. A liturgy written by women of the Philippines will be used in gatherings around the globe. The theme, &#
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Medicare workshop set for end of February Tuesday Feb 14, 2017 at 12:01 AM An hourlong workshop on Medicare will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Central Point police station, 155 S. Second St., on the second floor. Futurity First Insurance Group representatives Linda Clarkson and Melissa Mlasko will host. Attendees will learn about Medicare parts A and B. They will also learn about Medicare advantage plans and supplements, about how prescription drug plans
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California dam water level drops after massive evacuation Water flows down Oroville Dam's main spillway Saturday, in Oroville, Calif. Officials have ordered residents near the Oroville Dam in Northern California to evacuate the area Sunday, saying a "hazardous situation is developing" after an emergency spillway severely eroded. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 9:18 AM Feb 13, 2017 at 9:18 AM By Olga R. Rodriguez and Don Thompso
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'Clockwork Prince' a farcical romp Jon Oles, left, Brad Zentgraf, and Robin Downward in Randall Theatre's production of "Sherlock Holmes and the Curious Adventure of the Clockwork Prince." [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 5:58 PM Feb 13, 2017 at 5:58 PM By Evalyn Hansen for the Mail Tribune “Sherlock Holmes and The Curious Adventure of the Clockwork Prince,” now playing at the Randall Theatre in Medford, is a V
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Naumes employees among those evacuated in Oroville dam scare In an aerial photo taken Monday, the emergency spillway at Lake Oroville shows signs of damage from the water which spilled over recently. Sunday afternoon's evacuation order came after engineers spotted a hole on the concrete lip of the secondary spillway for the 770-foot-tall Oroville Dam. [Randy Pench/The Sacramento Bee via AP] Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 10:08 AM Feb 13, 2017 at 6:10 PM
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Naumes employees evacuated in Oroville Dam scare Jason Newton, of the Department of Water Resources, takes a picture of water going over the emergency spillway Saturday at Oroville Dam in Oroville, Calif. Naumes employees were among those evacuated Sunday after an emergency spillway severely eroded. [AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli] Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 10:08 AM Feb 13, 2017 at 10:53 AM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Naumes Inc. employees w
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Pot growers would have to adhere to water laws Thursday Dec 10, 2015 at 4:36 PM Dec 10, 2015 at 5:22 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Marijuana growers would have to own a water right for large operations, establish buffers between neighbors, install odor filtration systems on buildings and refrain from camping out next to grows to guard their crops under proposed regulations before the Jackson County Planning Commission. The commissio
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Medford's new fire station opens its doors Jacob Green, 8, of Medford, takes a photo tour Monday of a new fire engine during the grand opening of Medford Fire & Rescue's new station on Stewart Avenue. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 5:26 PM Feb 13, 2017 at 5:38 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Medford's new three-bay fire station near the corner of Columbus and Stewart avenues opened its doors to more than 100 v
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UPDATE: Man who drowned in North Umpqua was experienced rafter, oar maker Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 11:50 AM Feb 13, 2017 at 2:54 PM A Central Point oar maker who was an experienced rafter died and a Roseburg man survived Sunday when they were tossed from their raft while paddling a section of the North Umpqua River during high flows. Scott James "Scotty" Jarrell, 38, and Paul Eckel of Roseburg were running through Bathtub Rapids during flows of abo
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Central Point man dies while rafting the North Umpqua Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 11:50 AM A Central Point man died Sunday afternoon after the raft he was in overturned on the North Umpqua River east of Idleyld Park. Scott James Jarrell, 38, was pulled from the river after the raft he and Paul Eckel of Roseburg were in overturned at about 2:43 p.m. while they traveled through a rapid along Highway 138 near milepost 32, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Eckel w
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Ashland filmmaker finds out about getting 'OLD?!' A screengrab from the movie "OLD?!" Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 12:01 AM John Darling for the Mail Tribune Ashlander Kathy Roselli has produced and directed a film every year since 2012 — and her most recent one, “OLD?!” is a series of personal and revealing interviews about how local people of every age (mainly older folks) feel about this whole life-changing process of getting long in the tooth. Itȁ
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Dancing your cares away Dr. Robin Miller and Dave Kahn believe dance is essential for health and well-being. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Tammy Asnicar for the Mail Tribune We all struggle with happiness is Dr. Robin Miller’s diagnosis. Health and happiness are partners in the dance of life. If we are unhealthy, we are likely unhappy; unhappy, we are likely unhealthy. Health and happiness are linked absolutely, Miller says. On
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130,000 asked to evacuate California Highway Patrol officer Ken Weckman directs traffic Sunday as residents evacuate Marysville, Calif. Thousands of residents of Marysville and other Northern California communities were told to leave their homes Sunday evening as an emergency spillway of the Oroville Dam could fail at any time unleashing flood waters from Lake Oroville, according to officials from the California Department of Water Resources. [Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP] Sunday
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Stimulus spurs county on Gold Ray Dam removal Sunday Mar 22, 2009 at 12:01 AM Jackson County officials plan to seek $5 million from the federal stimulus package to help fast-track the possible removal of 105-year-old Gold Ray Dam from the Rogue River as early as the summer of 2010. By Mark Freeman Jackson County officials plan to seek $5 million from the federal stimulus package to help fast-track the possible removal of 105-year-old Gold Ray Dam from the Rogue River as
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Safer traffic in a roundabout way Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 12:01 AM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm More roundabouts may be in Medford's future as state transportation officials begin a greater push to make intersections safer. "Roundabouts nationally almost completely eliminate fatal and serious injury accidents," said Kevin Haas, traffic standards engineer for the Oregon Department of Transportation. He said ODOT wants cities and the state to emphasize traffic
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Jackson, Josephine counties sue over PERS debt payments Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Shaun Hall Grants Pass Daily Courier Josephine and Jackson counties are suing over a $4.8 million pension debt state officials say is owed over the former Job Council. The counties disagree they are liable for the debt to the Public Employee Retirement System but are paying it off — for now. Over 10 years, that comes to about $240,000 a year each, or roughly the annual cost
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Since You Asked: Pearl white cars cost more because there's an extra layer Monday Feb 13, 2017 at 12:01 AM I have a friend who's car shopping, and one thing I've noticed is that pearl white cars seem to cost extra.  On many cars it seems to be the only paint color that costs extra.  What gives? — Mike, White City That sparkly white paint is indeed an extra cost option along many makes, models and lines, though how much it adds to the sticker varies, even