Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-02
Rogue Valley’s faithful flocked by the thousands Wednesday to hear one of the nation’s leading evangelists kick off his seven-city tour in Southern Oregon. More than 8,000 people filled the Jackson County Expo for an evening of inspiration with Franklin Graham, who’s followed in the footsteps of his father, the late Billy Graham, and a message looking past party lines asking evangelical Christians to pray for a spiritual transformation in the country. Graham began his two-jumbotron 21st century
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-02
Tuesday’s Mail Tribune had a story about an Oregon state employee who sued SEIU over payback of obligatory union fees. This was following the recent Janus vs. AFSCME decision in which the Supreme Court ruled that government workers can’t be required to contribute to labor unions. Does this mean that past Oregon state employees can seek recovery of union fees that were withheld from paychecks, even though they did not choose to join the union? — Ted K., Medford That issue, Ted, no doubt will have
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-02
The Jordan Cove and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline grant program awarded about $11,000 in charitable grants to five Rogue Valley organizations during a Wednesday night reception in Medford. The grants will help support the purchase of equipment by Jackson County Fire District 5, an eight-week Kids Unlimited summer camp for 450 low-income children, and a Rogue Valley Art Association arts outreach program for fifth-grade students in three elementary schools. The Arc Jackson County, which enhances
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-02
A man found dead Sunday in Bear Creek has been identified as Bradley Lewis Spurgeon, 49, who had been staying at a nearby transient camp last week when he disappeared, according to Medford police. Medical examiners are still working to determine how Spurgeon died, but Medford police detectives don’t suspect foul play. Spurgeon’s body was found about 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Bear Creek just south of Barnett Road. A woman who described herself as Spurgeon’s girlfriend told detectives that Spurgeon had
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-02
Watch the very first episode of Oregon Outdoors, a weekly segment exploring the woods and waters of Southern Oregon and beyond with Mail Tribune reporter Mark Freeman. This week: The upper Rogue River's early-run summer steelhead is a unique and aggressive fish that belies steelhead's reputation as "the fish of 1,000 casts." With a robust summer steelhead run forecast for the Rogue, anglers can expect to pick up several steelhead for their 1,000 casts with help from this week's video.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-02
Stories from the Mail Tribune archives from July 25 through July 31, 1918. Today, a call goes out to the women of Jackson county, Sugar is being further rationed, and a regional couple with hearts of gold are growing a grand generation of men. I’ve got all these stories and a few more for you, so pull up a seat, get comfortable and we’ll get right to it.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
High hopes that the new footing at Grants Pass Downs racetrack might save horses' lives were dashed when two thoroughbreds suffered fatal injuries during a single race on opening weekend. "We're all sick about it," said Randy Evers, executive director of the Oregon Racing Commission. The past two abbreviated racing seasons at Grants Pass Downs resulted in six dead horses, several injured jockeys and myriad complaints about the track's footing. The commission in August 2009 ordered the track to r
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
With smoke blanketing the valley, it’s a great time to enjoy a visit to the coast with a good beach read and a chilled glass of your favorite rosé. In warm weather, rosé is hard to beat. With its hint of red wine structure and crisp acidity to keep the flavors from cloying on the palate, rosé combines the best of red and white wine worlds. Here are some words and local wine pairings to consider during these dog days of summer. “Murder Most Fermented” by Christine E. Blum (Kensington Publishing,
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Last week we visited Coos Bay by way of a cool drive to Elkton, then made a southward journey to arrive in Bandon by the Sea. Entering town reminded me of my misadventure two years prior when I called the coastal hamlet home for about a month. I suffered cat-travel amnesia and tried bringing Oliver on a jolly holiday, to his disappointment. Mother’s Natural Grocery greeted us, where we stopped and I made quick work of cleaning them out of trail mix cookies. Though the store is under new ownershi
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Bacon, jokes Krista Vegter, really is a “gateway drug.” That’s her testimonial as a long-time vegetarian who didn’t think she was getting enough nourishing fats from coconut, avocados, nuts and seeds. But finding “clean” yet affordable meats was a point of frustration, even when Vegter worked at Whole Foods. “We couldn’t find a consistent, reliable source of chicken that we could afford,” says Vegter, 39. So she and partner Sonia Consani, 29, decided to raise their own pigs and chickens. After t
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-02
The Klondike and South Umpqua fires showed the most growth among local fires between Tuesday and Wednesday, but it was the Sugar Pine and Garner Complex fires that caused additional evacuations. Addresses from 8800 to 17600 on Elk Creek Road and all addresses on Sugar Pine and Dodes Creek roads were put on a level 3 “Go” evacuation advisory around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Sugar Pine fire, which includes 19 individual fires, grew to include a combined 6,505 acres by Wednesday, from 6,086 acres the
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Felony arrests Vehicle Theft — Alberto Diaz-Aispuro, 30, no known address. Medford police arrested Diaz-Aispuro Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit Court on a felony charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was additionally sentenced in Jackson County Circuit Court Tuesday on an earlier misdemeanor driving while suspended conviction. He remained lodged in the Jackson County Jail Tuesday without bail. Arson — Nicholas Gentry Brown, 18, no known address. Central Point police arrested Brown
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Residents who live on Elk Creek Road were placed on Level 3 "Go" evacuation around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday as a result of the Sugar Pine fire. The evacuation order applies to addresses from 8800 to 17600 Elk Creek Road and all addresses on both Sugar Pine Road and Dodes Creek Road. The nearest Red Cross shelter for those affected or displaced by Southern Oregon fires is at Grants Pass High School, with an animal shelter at Josephine County Fairgrounds. Tuesday afternoon the Oregon Department of Forest
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Four years ago, Ginny Hicks felt “a swelling, a puffy spot” under her left arm. Not exactly a lump, it still caused some concern. She immediately scheduled a mammogram; the results were negative. Further tests were ordered. A chest CT scan revealed a tumor in the middle lobe of her right lung; a PET scan showed it had metastasized to the lymph nodes under her left arm. The nodes along her sternum and in her upper abdomen also were affected. After a bronchoscopy, the tumor and lymph
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Whether it’s an inmate cook, a firefighter from Arizona or a staffer from Alaska, the camaraderie at the fire camps battling Southern Oregon’s wildland blazes is as thick as the smoke in the air. “I just like helping the community,” said Edgar Quevedo, a 22-year-old Salem man who is a squad boss trainee. “They don’t see the horrors of what fires can do to nature.” He pointed to all the tents, showers and eating areas that have been set up for thousands of firefighters, including his father. They
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden said he is looking to congressional colleagues and agencies including the U.S. Forest Service to provide future relief from wildfire smoke, which had only slightly improved this week by the time of his Tuesday press conference in Medford. Standing in front of an orange S-64 Aircrane helicopter flanked by county commissioners from Jackson and Josephine counties, Walden detailed legislative work he was involved in prior to Congress’ summer recess to address wildfire preventio
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Commentary She was 2 years old when the Portland Trail Blazers won the 1977 NBA championship. Kelli Johnson, a tiny toddler growing up in the Palouse country of Moscow, Idaho, was already carrying a basketball around with her by then. Johnson, who would blossom into a polished player for the University of Idaho, later learned of the exploits of Larry Steele, Bobby Gross and the rest of the Blazers following their championship. Last Saturday night, she got an up-close look at Steele, Gross and se
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
A digital rights advocacy group has targeted Oregon Congressman Greg Walden and two other members of Congress in their home districts with billboards supporting net neutrality. The billboards, crowdfunded by Fight for the Future, are part of a campaign focusing on lawmakers who, the group says, support plans to roll back Obama-era regulations that require internet companies to treat all content equally. The organization urges constituents to call their representatives about the Federal Comm
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-31
The Taylor Creek fire grew by nearly 2,000 acres Sunday to Monday and threatened a popular park on the Rogue River. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has expanded its evacuation notices for residents near the Taylor Creek fire west of Grants Pass and Merlin. The new order issued Monday evening lists a Level 1 “Get Ready” notice for residents living east of the Rogue River near Merlin and south of the Rogue River near Grants Pass. The order affects an area roughly 2 miles wide and 12 miles lo
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
What year did Oregon start issuing drivers’ licenses? Was this the first form of identification carried by local citizens? What year did Social Security cards start being issued? Before this did people carry their birth certificates around with them or was there not a need for self identification? — Al, Selma We’re taking another stab at this question because we had some incomplete information the first time around from the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles. On its website, the agency said Ore