Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-05
Inspired by the ghastly sight of Dumpsters overflowing with plastic dinnerware after weddings, meetings, concerts and parties, two Ashland Master Recyclers have started a “dish library” where, for free, you can pick up full dinner place settings (they have 100), as long as you return them all washed and ready to loan again. Just go to the Southern Oregon Master Recyclers in Action website (SOMRA.org) and describe your gig. A volunteer will call you back and let you know whether your event can be
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-05
Table Rock Mobile Home Estates mobile home park has been acquired by a Southern California investment company. Table Rock MHC paid $4.3 million to long-time owner Rodney Howard for the 9.7-acre, 75-unit mobile home park on Downing Road. The community between Central Point and White City was established in the mid-1970s. Irvine-based Investment Property Group, which owns and operates 70 manufactured home parks throughout the West, according to its LinkedIn page, will manage the park. It has more
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Today's First Thing podcast touches on these top stories: Locals unload over smoke as officials weigh controlled burn changes. Full story here . Suspected burglar foiled by residents. Full story here. Listen to other Mail Tribune podcasts at www.mailtribune.com/podcasts . Reach web editor Ryan Pfeil at [email protected] or at 541-776-4468. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil .
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
While much of the region has marked this summer’s fire season in terms of acreage burned, hazardous air quality days or headlines about devastating loss, an unsung army of volunteers has focused on trailer miles hauled, feed bags emptied and the sort of happy endings that buck and wag. Working behind the scenes much like those digging fire lines or serving hot meals, good Samaritans from around the region have rescued countless dogs, cats, horses and other hooved and feathered companions from ar
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
On Aug. 11, a jury unanimously found that Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, when used as intended, caused Dwayne Johnson’s terminal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Pivotal to the jury’s verdict was the determination that by clear and convincing evidence, Monsanto, its officers, directors and agents acted with malice (intent to cause injury) or oppression (despicable conduct), finding liability in favor of Johnson. The EPA refused to cooperate in this trial on the grounds that it was “… not in the interest o
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
A handful of recent donations have put the city’s planned replacement for the playground at Bear Creek Park within $50,000 of a $610,000 fundraising goal. Medford Parks and Recreation officials announced last week that Sherm and Wanda Olsrud, for whom the much loved playground will be renamed, have made the largest private contribution to date. Medford Parks and Recreation Director Rich Rosenthal said the family requested that the city not disclose the amount of the donation. He said that the do
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Central Point’s anticipated makerspace, which will offer room and equipment for students and community members to create, is growing in depth and detail as School District 6 and nonprofit partner D.I.R.T. look forward to a September start to construction. Samantha Steele, superintendent of Central Point School District, said people who have shown up to outreach events or given feedback have been “overwhelmingly positive.” “The industry leaders and community members that we’ve met with are very e
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Jon Stickley Trio’s textural soundscapes combine his high-speed flatpicking guitar, Lyndsay Pruett’s violin and drummer Hunter Deacon’s jazz beats. Their music is a bit like Darol Anger’s “Republic of Strings” meets Pink Floyd. “Stickley is a super-resourceful acoustic guitarist who uses the instrument in many surprising ways and whose timing is flawless,” wrote Nashville’s Music City Roots’ Craig Havighurst. “Fiddler Lyndsay Pruett puts deep thought into her flowing solos, plus she adds little
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Fire crews from multiple counties responded to a blaze that ignited near Hugo north of Grants Pass Sunday night around 7:15 p.m. By midnight, according to a release from the Oregon Department of Forestry, the fire had reached 150 acres. Multiple agencies from Jackson and Josephine counties are battling the flames; before darkness fell, crews used aerial resources, and then relied exclusively on on-the-ground tactics. Multiple structures were still threatened by the fire, which was initially repo
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Fire crews from multiple counties responded to a blaze that ignited near Hugo north of Grants Pass Sunday night around 7:15 p.m. By midnight, according to a release from the Oregon Department of Forestry, the fire had reached 150 acres. Multiple agencies from Jackson and Josephine counties are battling the flames; before darkness fell, crews used aerial resources, and then relied exclusively on on-the-ground tactics. Multiple structures were still threatened by the fire, which was initially repo
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Firefighters from around Oregon descended Monday on the new Hugo Road fire that ignited Sunday night in Josephine County, destroying two residences and 13 out-buildings before fire crews were able to surround it with fire lines. Gov. Kate Brown’s conflagration declaration allowed the state fire marshal to mobilize firefighters and structural task-force equipment from Marion, Lane, Linn and Klamath counties as firefighters worked hard to gain the upper hand on the 199-acre blaze 10 miles northwes
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Firefighters from around Oregon descended this morning on the new Hugo fire that ignited Sunday night in Josephine County, threatening more than 200 structures in lands west of Interstate 5. Gov. Kate Brown's conflagration declaration allowed the state fire marshal to mobilize firefighters and structural task-force equipment from Marion, Lane, Linn and Klamath counties as firefighters work hard to gain the upper hand on the 250-acre blaze 10 miles northwest of Grants Pass. Several Level 3 "Go" e
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-05
By Alissa Corman for The Mail Tribune Stories from the Mail Tribune archives from Aug. 15 through Aug. 28, 2018. This week, there have been some additional changes to our police force, it looks like Hollywood is going to be forced to change the way they do their cinema and I’ve got a positively SHOCKING story you’ll have to hear to believe!
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking millions of dollars from 10 people behind a Jackson County-based subscription-renewal scheme that feds say deceived more than 40,000 people over the past five years. The FTC wants those 10 individuals to be barred from working in the direct mail industry, saying they participated in sending out millions of deceptive mailers largely routed through White City. Using mailers that looked newspaper subscription renewal notices, 40,885 overpriced newspaper subsc
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
The Rev. Rob Wheeler presented his final lesson Aug. 26 at Christ Unity Church in Medford. The title of the message: “Live Life Joyously — a Fond Farewell.” The congregation held a celebration following Sunday’s morning service, thanking Wheeler for his 13-year tenure — the third longest for the church in the working class neighborhood near downtown Medford. “He’s put a lot of time and effort into our little church,” said church member Jean Hanna. Wheeler said the day-to-day-just-do-what-needs-t
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Author Amira Makansi’s mantra is “eat, drink and read.” In her soon-to-be released book, “Literary Libations: What to Drink with What You Read,” the well-read foodie and former vineyard worker pairs literary classics with vintage wines. The Ashland author also serves up cocktails with a humorous twist. A glass of Chianti classico, for instance, is recommended while reading William Goldman’s comedic tale of star-crossed lovers in “The Princess Bride.” A vintage California zinfandel is the perfect
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
TALENT — Talent Mayor Darby Ayers-Flood, who wants to see initiatives started in her first term carried through, will face off in November against City Councilor Ken Baker, who wants to increase public input and see balance on issues. “I’m excited the race is a contest, especially given the fact that we have such different viewpoints on government,” said Ayers-Flood. ‘(It) will give us a great opportunity to have a comprehensive discussion on what Talent needs moving forward. That doesn’t happen
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Grant Donaldson was already 10 minutes behind schedule as his wheels lifted off from Medford’s Newell Barber Airfield. Unsettled weather and a light wind buffeted against his airplane, but he was confident he could make up for lost time. The open cockpit of his Boeing Model 40-C offered little protection from 1928’s chilly autumn weather, but he was wearing his warmest flight suit and was quite comfortable in the brand new airplane. Just three months earlier, Boeing officials chose Grant to deli
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Felony arrests Weapon Possession — Javier Antonio Ruiz, 37, of the 3400 block of Antelope Road, White City. Jackson County sheriff’s deputies arrested Ruiz Saturday on an additional felony charge of felon in possession of a firearm, and on additional misdemeanor charges of felon in possession of a restricted dangerous weapon and concealed possession of a firearm. Jackson County sheriff’s deputies originally arrested Ruiz Thursday for violating his probation on a prior methamphetamine delivery co
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Despite a dry winter and absolutely zero rain in August, the drought in Southern Oregon isn’t one for the record books so far. Medford saw 100th of an inch over the past two months, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Michelle McAuley, who described the entire region as “very, very dry” this summer. In the Medford area, that .01 inch of rain — which stemmed from a July 15 storm that sparked dozens of wildfires throughout Southern Oregon — was enough to put 2018’s July and August