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Hotel adjacent to the Rogue River gets approval Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 4:55 PM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier GRANTS PASS — Plans by The Lodge at Riverside to build a three-story, 24-room hotel near the Rogue River were approved Wednesday. The plans originally included expanded use of the existing Taprock Event Center, a stand-alone building already on the property that can be rented out to the public. Under the amended proposal, the event center would
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Hearty grilled cheese sandwiches fit the bill Grilled bacon and mac and cheese sandwich at Common Block Brewing Company. Mail Tribune / Nick Morgan Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 12:01 AM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Few comfort-food combinations are better than the one-two punch of buttery grilled bread and gooey melted cheese. But even the traditional grilled-cheese sandwich apparently has room for improvement. A couple of local eateries have tinkered with this c
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Emergency services, Jan. 21 Saturday Jan 21, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Drugs — Jeffrey Gordon Cole, 23, of the 2300 block of East Barnett Road, Medford. Medford police arrested Cole Thursday on additional felony charges of manufacturing, distributing and possessing heroin, possessing methamphetamine, first-degree theft, failing to register his address as a sex offender, and a misdemeanor charge of felon in possession of a restricted weapon. Medford police or
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Emergency services, Jan. 23 Sunday Jan 22, 2017 at 7:26 PM Jan 22, 2017 at 7:26 PM Felony arrests Drugs — Colyn Bryce Shephard, 23, of the 6900 block of Pinehurst Street, Central Point. Central Point police arrested Shephard Saturday on charges of delivery of heroin within 1,000 feet of a school, manufacture of heroin within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of heroin and possession of methamphetamine. He was booked in the Jacks
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New snow make-up days proposed for Medford students Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 10:28 AM Jan 27, 2017 at 10:28 AM Medford students would be in class on Feb. 20, March 13 and June 15-16 under a new proposal crafted by district and union leaders to make up snow days. The proposal must be approved by members of both the Medford Education Association and Oregon School Employees Association, according to a Medford School District release. The district
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Hundreds attend 'Indivisible' meeting Jessica Sage Friday Jan 20, 2017 at 7:40 PM Jan 20, 2017 at 7:40 PM John Darling for the Mail Tribune Some 250 people opposed to the incoming administration of Donald Trump crammed Ashland’s library and hallways Thursday evening to get down to the business of adopting the Tea Party’s playbook to relentlessly pressure the district’s Republican Congressman and resist the new presidentȁ
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Citizens start patrols near Medford Senior Center Jon Grimes, left, and Mike Moore, of Medford, patrol the parking lot of the Medford Senior Center Tuesday with Grimes' German shepherd Riley. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 1:14 PM Jan 26, 2017 at 3:21 PM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune Concerned with reports of crime and aggressive behavior by transients around the Medford Senior Center, members of the Jackson County Scann
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ACT presents 'Eleanor Roosevelt: Her Secret Journey' Cynthia Tank stars in "Eleanor Roosevelt: Her Secret Journey." Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 9:00 AM “You are such a secret person, Eleanor, such a secret person. Whatever is it that you are growing in there?” asks historian Henry Adams of his young friend in Rhoda Lerman's play “Eleanor Roosevelt: Her Secret Journey.” Adams predicts that the melancholy young mother
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'Gateway' project on the horizon Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 3:22 PM Jan 26, 2017 at 4:45 PM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune A revitalized gateway into downtown Talent from South Pacific Highway could have commercial buildings, residences, open space or other features, as Talent Urban Renewal Agency gears up to develop nearly 4 acres of bare land. The agency will be able to pursue the project thanks to the purchase of two commercial lots that front H
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Oregon governor, legislative leaders worry about budget gap Oregon House Minority Leader Mike McClane, left, R-Powell Butte, talks as House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, listens in Salem on Thursday. Oregon legislative leaders met at the Capitol in a forum with state media representatives to outline agendas for the upcoming legislative session in February. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 6:45 PM Jan 26, 2017 at 6:45 PM By Andrew Se
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Drought retreats from nearly half of California Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 3:41 PM Jan 26, 2017 at 3:41 PM By John Antczak The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Drought conditions have retreated from nearly half of California after January's onslaught of storms, the U.S. Drought Monitor said Thursday, and one large water wholesaler urged state regulators to lift restrictions on areas with adequate supplies. The board of directors of the San Die
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Arrest made in Wimer pot robbery Frank William Foremski Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 5:34 PM Jan 26, 2017 at 5:35 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A Pennsylvania man has been arrested for his involvement in a December home-invasion robbery of a licensed pot farm in Wimer. Frank William Foremski, 34, of Richboro, Pennsylvania, entered not guilty pleas Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court on felony robbery, aggravated theft, burglary and ve
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D.A. won't seek charges in fatal shooting Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 7:35 PM By Chris Bristol of the Daily Courier The Josephine County District Attorney's Office said it won't seek charges against a young man who shot and killed a man in the O'Brien area last year. In a statement issued Wednesday, Chief Deputy District Attorney Lisa Turner said 46-year-old Jeffrey W. Hunsaker was shot at his home on Arrowhead Drive by the 22-year-old son of a man he was assaulting. She al
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DHS finds 'serious safety risks' to children at OnTrack Department of Human Services is moving 20 families from OnTrack housing because of "deplorable conditions." Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Wednesday Jan 25, 2017 at 11:45 AM Jan 25, 2017 at 6:40 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm A scathing report by the Oregon Department of Human Services into OnTrack Inc. found children in the Medford-based organization living in "deplorable con
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Coquille like latest casino news Friday Jan 20, 2017 at 4:47 PM Jan 24, 2017 at 10:28 AM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm The Coquille Indian Tribe this week received word from the federal government that it could open a casino on its Medford property if it's declared reservation land. "While we recognize that this decision will not be finalized until the end of the federal process, this clarification encourages us to move forw
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Emergency services, Jan. 26 Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Drugs — Sandee Dane Kensinger, 33, no known address. Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrested Kensinger Tuesday on a felony charge of possessing methamphetamine, a misdemeanor charge of second-degree theft and for violating his parole on a previous meth possession conviction. He remained lodged in the Jackson County Jail Wednesday without bail. Drugs — Trever Gordon Nugent, 25, n
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Rail yard cleanup may start mid-year Wednesday Jan 25, 2017 at 3:48 PM Jan 25, 2017 at 3:48 PM By Julie Akins for the Mail Tribune After more than a decade of reviews and consideration, a cleanup of the old Union Pacific rail yard north of A Street in Ashland is expected to start at mid-year. The project is expected to take a year and will cost more than $1 million to excavate about 20 acres of contaminated land. Engineers and the Department of E
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Medford police seek home-invasion suspect Anthony Moreno Wednesday Jan 25, 2017 at 9:15 AM Jan 25, 2017 at 6:17 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeatRyan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Four people have been arrested for a home-invasion robbery that occurred Monday in Medford, and police are looking for a fifth man who they say was involved. Anthony Moreno, 18, is considered armed and dangerous, according to Medford police. He is 6-feet-1, weigh
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Last survivor of harrowing flight from Nazis dies Harold Hayes of Medford was the last surviving member of a 30-member group whose story was told in "The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines." Mail Tribune / file photo Wednesday Jan 25, 2017 at 5:00 PM Jan 25, 2017 at 5:00 PM Harold Hayes, the last surviving member of a group of medics who crash-landed in Nazi territory during World War II and dodged enem
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Since You Asked: Panera Bread tight-lipped about expansion plans Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 12:01 AM Will the Rogue Valley get a Panera Bread in the near future? — Larry   Sorry, Larry, but Panera Bread is remaining mum about whether it has any plans to open a restaurant in our area. The Mail Tribune submitted multiple media inquiries to the Panera Bread media relations department starting on Monday, Jan. 16, but never received a response after more than a week