Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-06
It's not easy being a Beeson — but it's never dull, either. As a gathering of 23 Beeson relatives learned this week in Talent, people descended from the three Beeson brothers who came to America from England in 1830 like to swim against the current, stick up for the disadvantaged and dabble in out-of-the-mainstream spirituality. Well-known here is the storied life of wagon trail pioneer John Beeson, who got run out of the Rogue Valley for sticking up for the Indians. He felt American India
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-07
TALENT — It’s back to the drawing board for rules covering short-term rentals. The Talent City Council directed staff to revise proposed regulations after public hearings and deliberations during two meetings in December. For more than a year, the city has worked on rules to cover rentals through Airbnb, VRBO and other businesses that provide short-term accommodations for visitors in homes. Neighbors have complained to city officials about the operations, with parking issues being th
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-06
Colleen Roberts, Republican Incumbent Age : 62 Residence : Gold Hill Occupation : County Commissioner Education : MBA Political experience: 4 years as Jackson County Commissioner, 3 years elected to the Board of Directors for the Association of O & C Counties. What would you do to ensure clean air (free from choking wildfire smoke) in our county? This year alone, I have personally met with EPA and DEQ officials, and who have our shared concern over our smokey air quality. I have sought to study
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-06
For years I went fishing with family and friends and caught some nice fish at Lost Creek Lake. When the lake started getting the (algae) blooms and the advisory for no water contact by humans and pets, that's when I and a lot of other people quit fishing the lake. My question is, with the ongoing toxic algae blooms, why are they still stocking the lake? We have so many lakes, ponds and rivers in our area, why not stock more in them instead of Lost Creek Lake? — Louie A.   Well, Louie
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-06
When Editorial Page Editor Gary Nelson and I met with city leaders Wednesday — we try to meet once a quarter to exchange updates and iron out any problems — we were asked, somewhat jokingly, "When are you taking over KTVL?" Gary and I were startled, to say the least. "We're not," we both said. "That's the rumor," the city official said. Then let's just nip that one in the bud right now. We've begun a partnership with KTVL that we hope will grow in time and help both of us succeed i
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-06
After serving less than five months, Phoenix City Manager Eric Swanson will resign Feb. 7 to enter the private sector. Swanson was the fifth city manager in Phoenix since May 2016. Swanson said he will work in health care administration on the Southeast coast. He had worked in health care administration during a 30-year career in the Air Force Reserve. “It’s a great opportunity. It’s really something that I think is best for my family,” Swanson said. “It’s bee
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-06
I frequently see in stories about structure fires that the cause is often listed as “undetermined,” even after an investigation. Why does this happen so often? — Curious, Medford Fire investigators are often able to trace a fire to where it started. The “how” of the equation is where it can get complicated. And that’s because there can be multiple possibilities. “It has to be definitive in order for us to declare the cause,” said Medford Emergency
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-25
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival ended its 11-play season on Oct. 28 with reduced attendance over the previous two seasons and many questions over how to deal with the fallout from smoky forest fires. OSF's 2016 numbers showed an overall attendance of 381,378, which was 82 percent of capacity and about 16,000 fewer attendees than in 2016. This year's productions generated $21.9 million in revenue. Some 55,000 students attended. About 21,000 tickets were processed for educational events, with $432
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-25
Acoustic Dave Barnes 6 p.m. Fridays Green Springs Inn, 11570 Highway 66, Ashland, 541-482-0614 Jug of Punch 4:30 p.m. Saturdays 4 Daughters Irish Pub, 126 W. Main St., Medford, 541-779-4455 Dave Barnes 6 p.m. Saturdays Julek’s Polish Kitchen, 160 N. Pacific Highway, Talent, 541-897-4444 Ken Hart 6 p.m. Saturdays through Wednesdays Callahan’s Lodge, 7100 Old Highway 99 S., Ashland, 541-482-1299 Rum Tum School of Music 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 Aqua Restaurant and Bar, 31 Water St., Ashla
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-25
After providing a stomping ground to generations of children for more than three decades, the dilapidated planks and worn-smooth railings of the 30-year-old Bear Creek Park playground will be demolished Monday morning to make way for its much-anticipated successor. Originally constructed in 1987 following an extensive fundraising campaign and construction effort involving hundreds of volunteers, the city spent much of the past year repeating the process with help from the original designers, Lea
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-25
A driver faces multiple charges after Central Point police said a New Year's Day rollover crash left one of his passengers paralyzed from the neck down. Kevin Charles Grimes, who turned 44 the day of the crash, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court to charges of second-degree assault, third-degree assault, driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving. The Cala Mesa, Calif., resident is being held in the Jackson County Jail on $300,000 bail. According to
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-25
Gray wolf OR-7's Rogue Pack has killed another cow at a northeastern Jackson County ranch, marking the seventh confirmed livestock kill attributed to the pack since late October, authorities said. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that the dead and partially consumed cow was found Sunday on a ranch in the Boundary Butte area where the Rogue Pack has killed before, but a report released late Monday did not identify the ranch. The Boundary Butte area is in the vicinity of rancher
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-25
It could be weeks before investigators know who was behind the wheel of a Toyota 4-Runner that overturned Monday night on Highway 238, killing an Ashland man. Jason Allison, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6:30 p.m. crash near Murphy, Oregon State Police said. Both Allison and another occupant of the 4-Runner, Daniel Walker Jr., 25, of Williams, landed in the road after being ejected from the vehicle. Walker remained hospitalized late Tuesday at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Gra
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-25
A California man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly six years in prison after pleading guilty to assault and drunken-driving charges in a New Year's Day crash that severely injured his friend. Kevin Charles Grimes, 44, of Calimesa, California, told Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Mejia that he wishes he could take back the events that paralyzed his friend, Richard Salmon, from the neck down during a rollover crash in a Central Point neighborhood. Grimes was celebrating his birthday the day of the crash
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-26
Editor's note: This is the first of an eight-part series showing what's in store for 2019 in Jackson County. Today's focus: education. Even as the chill of December air cuts deeper and lingers longer, at the site of the defunct Butte Falls fish hatchery, Chris Mathas spends hours hammering away at a wooden structure. Rising 12 feet above a pair of 3-foot-deep elongated concrete raceways that were once home to cultures of fingerling trout and salmon, the greenhouse Mathas is constructing nail by
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-26
They were stacked four deep in the trunk of a brown Cadillac as it approached the border checkpoint near Tijuana. It had been a grueling journey from El Salvador through Guatemala and Mexico -- nearly 3,000 miles over a 20-day period by bus and by train. Then they made their way on foot for about three hours, finally hiding in some bushes until smugglers came to take them to a safe house to prepare for the border crossing. The four of them had been in the trunk for nearly an hour when the smuggl
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-26
A few days after Liam Mankins was born in September 2016, his father posted a photo on Facebook of his son wearing oversized sunglasses. "Future's so bright gotta wear sunglasses," a friend commented. "Yes, yes, it is," Liam's father replied. "He's going to make something of himself." Then, two years later, on Nov. 4, Liam was killed by a shot from an unsecured gun. The toddler "got control of a loaded handgun" at the family's Baker City home and "caused the handgun to discharge," Baker County D
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-26
Tre Foster made his presence felt for St. Mary’s in nonconference boys basketball against Gold Beach. Playing with a short-handed lineup, the Crusaders received a big performance from Foster and important contributions from the bench in posting a 58-50 victory over the Panthers in the St. Mary’s gym Saturday. St. Mary’s (6-4) was missing two starters to travel — foreign exchange students Iyan Hristov and Francis Okeyia — and senior wing Jake Reynolds, out with a sho
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-27
Actress Ginger Rogers bought a ranch on the Rogue River in 1940 to serve as her sanctuary from the Hollywood madness. "The ranch was her hideaway and a place she could go and not wear makeup," said Roberta Olden, Rogers' former personal secretary. When Rogers visited Southern Oregon, she put away her gowns in favor of casual clothes she could wear fishing on the Rogue River or picking blackberries to make jam. Rogers' presence at her Southern Oregon oasis on the 1,000-acre ranch between Eagle Po
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-27
WASHINGTON — Christmas has come and gone but the partial government shutdown is just getting started. Wednesday brings the first full business day after several government departments and agencies closed up over the weekend due to a budgetary stalemate between President Donald Trump and Congress. And there is no end in sight. So far, the public and federal workers have largely been spared inconvenience and hardship because government is closed on weekends and federal employees were excused