Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
PHOENIX — Red Barn Auction, a Rogue Valley staple since 1960, is now The Gashouse, a baseball training facility for kids ages 9 to 18. The last auction was held on Dec. 28. Sean Gallagher has opened his Playball Prospects program in the 5,000-square-foot space. The program will offer year-round training and playing opportunities. Gallagher was head baseball coach at St. Mary’s High School from 2012 to 2017. The team won the 3A state championship in 2017 and he was named Baseball Coach of the Yea
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer’s disease.” O’Connor made the announcement in a letter. The 88-year-old said her diagnosis was made some time ago and that as her condition has progressed she is “no longer able to participate in public life.” “While the final chapter of my life with dementia may be trying, nothing has diminished my gratitude and deep appreciation for t
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
Interstate 5 traffic is being delayed this evening north of Phoenix because of an investigation after a single-car crash near milepost 25, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Travelers should expect delays and congestion anywhere from 20 minutes to two hours between Medford and Phoenix. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes. According to Gary Leaming of the Oregon Department of Transportation, the car crashed off the side of the road just after 5 p.m. There is one repor
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers plan a profoundly moving concert experience when it kicks off its 33rd season opener with highlights by British composer Will Todd. The program’s showcase number is Todd’s “Among Angels,” which is “absolutely transcendent,” according to SORS music director Paul French. “The music is lyric and beautiful,” French says. “However, it’s not a one-note concert. There are contrasting pieces as well, some even boisterous and fun.” Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Satu
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
TALENT — Political action committees tied to real estate and development have contributed $3,000 to the mayoral campaign of Talent City Councilor Ken Baker in his race against incumbent Mayor Darby Ayers-Flood, who while seeking re-election is limiting her expenses to $750 and only accepting local contributions. Baker, a builder, received $1,000 from the Rogue Valley Association of Realtors Political Action Committee and $2,000 from Oregonians for Affordable Housing, the PAC for the Oregon Homeb
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
A Prospect man came close to being shot by a deputy after he had a rollover crash in a minivan, then retrieved a stolen gun from the vehicle and initially refused commands to drop the weapon. Jacob Benjamin Hefner, 35, of the 700 block of Cookum Lane was arraigned Monday on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, methamphetamine possession, resisting arrest and criminal driving with a suspended or revoked license. He is being held in the Jackson County Jail without bail. On Saturday
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
Attack mailers have been dropping in Jackson County mailboxes for the Senate District 3 race, targeting Republican Jessica Gomez’s stance on abortion and Democrat Jeff Golden’s views on women. Dark money from an unknown political group has also cast a shadow over the race, with one mailer attacking Golden for being “Wrong on women,” based on what he describes as out-of-context quotes from his book, “Watermelon Summer,” depicting his 1971 summer on a black cooperative farm in Georgia. Southern Or
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
Michael Whipple The multi-instrumentalist will perform late '50s and early '60s jazz — along with his original compositions — at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at South Stage Cellars, 125 S. Third St., Jacksonville. Whipple's "virtual trio" includes his pre-recorded rhythms with added keyboard music. Look for his slow bossa nova, "Lithia Park," along with songs by Procol Harum, Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock and more. Admission is free. See www.southstagecellars.com or call 541-8
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
A weekend inversion led to heavy smoke and a slowdown in the growth of the Klondike fire, burning in Josephine County. According to reports from fire officials, cooling weather and progress made by fire crews have “significant reduced” the threat to homes in the area. However, evacuation notices are still in effect: Level 3 (Go) is in place for Oak Flat, Old House and residents on the south side of the 33 road in Agness and Level 2 (Be set) notices still exist for Spud road, Agness residents nor
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
An accused heroin trafficker led police on a high-speed chase early Sunday morning in south Medford that included ramming a Medford police car and driving through the Alba Drive Little League baseball fields before he was captured with the help of a K-9 tracker, authorities said. Police said they also found more than 2 pounds of heroin that 38-year-old Kevin Leroy Holt allegedly tried to stash before his capture while attempting to hide in a boat at a Franquette Street address. The case began at
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
The Rogue Valley Youth For Christ is out $1,000 today after a scammer posing as the group’s executive director in texts bilked two newer employees in a gift-card scam. “Obviously, whoever did this would take advantage of others,” said Bud Amundsen, the organization’s executive director. “Hopefully folks who learn of this won’t fall prey to the same scam.” The con began around 5:30 a.m. when the first of 17 staff members began receiving texts purported to be from Amundsen asking them to buy iTune
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-22
In the race for House District 6, the candidates offer different backgrounds, campaign approaches and stands on some major issues. Democrat Michelle Blum Atkinson, born and raised in Medford, and Republican Kim Wallan, a 32-year resident of Medford, are vying for the seat held by Republican Sal Esquivel for the last 14 years. After seven terms, Esquivel opted not to run again. District 6 encompasses most of the city of Medford. Blum Atkinson lists her occupation as “non-profit leadership,” has n
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-22
Jackson County's first-in-Oregon GMO ban has taken effect. Saturday was the first day people could alert county officials about violations of the ban on growing genetically altered crops. But county officials were not patrolling or making farmers destroy their plants — and it's unclear whether they ever will. More than a year after two-thirds of voters decided to oust GMOs, supporters and opponents alike are asking the same question: Now what? As it turns out, figuring out how to enforce
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-22
The road to recovery in many of southwest Oregon’s degraded grasslands, oak savannas and wetlands is a bumpy one. One of the biggest roadblocks to understory restoration is the limited availability of site-appropriate native plants, say experts. The bottleneck comes down to the scarcity of seeds. Understory refers to the forest floor, grasslands, meadows and riparian areas where the birds, bees and butterflies flit about and wildlife forage. The small native plants underfoot frequently get overl
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
Before the midterm elections heated up, dozens of drugmakers had already poured about $12 million into the war chests of hundreds of members of Congress. Since the beginning of last year, 34 lawmakers have each received more than $100,000 from pharmaceutical companies. Two of those — Reps. Greg Walden of Oregon, a key Republican committee chairman, and Kevin McCarthy of California, the House Republican majority leader — each received more than $200,000, a new Kaiser Health News database shows. W
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-22
When Steve and Suzanne Fry began tilling Rogue Valley soil in 1990, they quickly moved to the forefront of a local organic farming movement. More than a quarter century later, the rise of agritourism, led by the burgeoning wine industry, has created a new opportunity for Fry Family Farm. Beginning this summer, Fry Family Farm will operate its own organic roadside farm stand and commercial kitchen at 2336 Ross Lane, near the Ross Lane-Hanley Road intersection west of Medford. "We've been doing gr
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-22
Southern Oregon's wine industry has matured to the point where second-generation owners routinely step into leadership roles. Yet, the region's vineyards and wineries are centuries removed from their European counterparts and decades behind their Californian brethren. It's an industry where tradition holds sway but technology has changed everything, from planting, watering and harvesting to screw-top caps replacing corks on many bottles. The annual Rogue Valley Winegrowers Association vineyard t
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-22
The old Southern Oregon Brewing Co. site is going through a transformation. Where beer once aged in tanks, Oregon Power will soon produce transformers. The end of one enterprise has paved the way for a new one. OpenGate Capital shuttered the massive Pacific Crest Transformers plant in White City last November, putting more than 100 people out of work. It also left vendors fuming and customers in a lurch. In the weeks after the manufacturing plant on Antelope Road closed, a handful of former empl
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-22
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Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-22
ASHLAND — Pity the bag of beans that sits on a small, square, thick-legged table in Jerry Piddington's Ashland Karate Academy. The Grandmaster, 10th-level black belt is about to show this particular bag who's boss while demonstrating an iron palm hand strike. He raises his right arm into hammer-to-dust position, both the bag and the business end of his hand — actually, he can strike with pretty much any part of his hand — linked by an imaginary string that rises from the center