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Plugged-in Frampton returns to Britt with a full band

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-08-29

Around this time last year, Peter Frampton didn’t expect to play any shows in the Rogue Valley — or anywhere else around the United States — this summer. He planned to spend some time writing and recording, and if he was going to tour, it would be somewhere outside of the country, he says. “I’ll maybe take it a little easier next year in this country at least and do some other things,” Frampton says in a phone interview. “I’m probably going to take the next year off touring America.” Instead, Fr

Ashland teen pleads guilty to murdering mother

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-08-29

After Ashland boy Ezekiel Holmes stabbed both his mother and sister with a kitchen knife, his bleeding mother wrestled the knife away from him, then collapsed and died. New details about the Jan. 10, 2017, stabbings emerged in Jackson County Circuit Court’s juvenile court today. Ezekiel Holmes pleaded guilty to murder in the death of his mother, Pam Wolosz, plus attempted murder and first-degree assault for the attack on his sister, Lydia Holmes. Now a tall, slender 14-year-old, Ezekiel Holmes w

Agness on alert as Klondike marches west

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-08-30

On a fire as large as the 150,000-acre Klondike/Taylor Creek Complex, which stretches from the west side of Grants Pass to just 20 miles inland from the coastline, the differences are like night and day. Throughout the East Zone of the fire complex, residents of Grants Pass, Selma, Kerby and Cave Junction heaved a collective sigh of relief. Sunny, blue skies, little to no smoke and evacuation notices that dropped to Level 1 throughout Josephine County have signaled a return to normalcy. But on t

Nothing's sacred in 'Forbidden Broadway'

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-08-30

Randall Theatre’s production of “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits” may very well fit the bill for lovers of musical theater and satire. In this spoof of more than 20 classic and contemporary Broadway shows, iconic songs, characters and actors are “turned upside down and inside out,” says director Kathy Wing. Imagine Carol Channing’s best moments in “Hello Dolly” lampooned, or tragic, tender scenes from “Les Miserables” parodied, and you get the picture. The melodies will be familiar and immedi

Smile! Ashland skaters will be on camera

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-08-30

The Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission and Ashland police decided this week to install 24-hour surveillance cameras at the Ashland skate park in an attempt to cut down on vandalism and other bad behavior. The cameras might even be viewable by the public. The skate park is in an off-the-beaten track part of town, yet not far from downtown. It attracts a crowd with behavior that can be less than satisfactory for some residents, including occasional vandalism and public intoxication. Ashland pol

Man thanks firefighters with tri-tip

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-08-30

When the Ramsey Canyon fire roared down a mountain the night of Aug. 22, Haydn Beck and his family evacuated, not sure whether their house would be standing the next day. Firefighters stomped on the fire quickly, saving the Beck family abode and other houses near Ramsey Road. Out of gratitude, the 20-year-old began cooking for firefighters, putting together lunches and dinners. On Tuesday, he served up some tri-tip for lunch. “It’s good stuff,” firefighter John Rutherford said appreciatively, ma

Homeless clean up downtown

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-08-29

If you see homeless people wheeling carts around downtown Medford, they just might be cleaning up Main Street. Under a pilot project with the homeless advocacy organization Rogue Retreat and the city of Medford, two utility carts will be tooling around the downtown, with homeless people picking up messes, washing windows, sweeping sidewalks and even dealing with stuff nobody wants to get near. “Even the poop,” said Brandi Barnes, case manager for Rogue Retreat. The city has provided up to $5,000

Felony arrests

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-08-29

Felony arrests Vehicle Theft — Michael Paul Wilkinson, 49, no known address. Medford police arrested Wilkinson Wednesday on additional felony charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and first-degree theft, a misdemeanor count of unlawfully entering a vehicle and on a misdemeanor warrant for failing to appear in court on a prior third-degree theft charge. Jackson County Circuit Court additionally charged Wilkinson Wednesday with violating his probation on a previous first-degree the