Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-24
Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, has wasted no time trying to fulfill an election promise by leading a newly formed campaign finance committee that may propose limiting political contributions through an Oregon constitutional amendment. “This is long overdue for legislative attention,” Golden said. “We need to reform the ways we fund campaigns.” Golden, a freshman Senator elected Nov. 6, 2018, was named by Senate President Peter Courtney to chair the Committee on Campaign Fin
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-24
Talent is the second Bee City USA in the country, a title conferred by a national organization working to protect honeybees and other pollinators.{br class="hardreturn" /} Talent began exploring the designation late last year and applied this year. {br class="hardreturn" /} Asheville, N.C., the home base for Bee City USA, is the other Bee City.{br class="hardreturn" /} “I’m delighted. I knew it was going to happen. It was just when,” said Dolly Warden, who led Talent's eff
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
Before he even answered his phone, Aaron Santi knew the call he was about take on April 2 could be a major one. “When I look down at the phone and see that 212 area code, you know that’s coming from New York,” said the 40-year-old Talent Middle School principal, whose other job as a college football referee took him around the nation. “There aren’t many reasons for people to call from New York.” Indeed, the news was big. On the other end of the line was
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
Shirley Patton celebrated 60 years of service with the Tudor Guild on Monday. Patton is in her 75th year of acting, much of it with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She’ll star in Camelot Theatre’s “The Gin Game” in May. As the Tudor Guild recognized various decades of service at its Monday meeting, Patton was saved for last as the longest-standing member. She received a more detailed introduction and a bouquet of flowers. Laughing as she took the microphone at the podium
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
ASHLAND — With a Ponderosa pine seedling dangling from his hand, Tosh Evans stood over a hole in the ground and waxed on about what it's like to plant his first tree — one he helped grow. "This is epic," said Evans, 16, an Ashland High School sophomore. Evans and pal Camron Abbott then set roots to dirt along the banks of Ashland's Wrights Creek, helping jump-start the once-ravaged creekside habitat toward becoming a salmon-friendly stream again. Then they moved to the next hole, arm
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
As a former district employee and now a grandmother to multiple students, Cheryl Dykes knows the Medford school system. But even she has questions about where administrators are taking the largest school district in Jackson County. It’s what brought her to Oak Grove Elementary School on Wednesday evening just before 6 p.m. “I guess my comment is I think we should have had a new middle school several years ago,” she said into a microphone at the front of the gym. Two tables of M
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
Since eccentric millionaire Wes Howard died in 2003, a west Medford neighborhood has envisioned a park would soon replace acres of weeds. Howard left an estate valued at $11 million, about $1 million of which was in cash, to the Wes Howard Foundation. The Foundation built some roads on the 58.39-acre property for a soccer field, and it sold 5.5 acres to Logos Charter School , but various projects to develop a majority of the land have failed to materialize. “It’s been frustrating wai
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
A California man will serve six years in federal prison for his role in delivering tens of thousands of doses’ worth of methamphetamine to Southern Oregon that he’d kept hidden inside a spare tire. Pedro Ibarra-Aragon, 20, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court on a trafficking charge after he helped deliver 4.2 kilograms of meth — a little more than 9-1/4 pounds — to undercover police in Grants Pass during a sting operation. Ibarra-Aragon was one of two men captu
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
Officials from local, state and federal fire protection agencies will discuss how to protect communities during a wildfire forum from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. The free event is at the Smullin Health Education Center, located at E. 2825 Barnett St. on the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center campus in Medford. Officials will share their insights, experiences and recommendations for community protection. Residents can learn how firefighting agencies are preparing to defend communities as the 20
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
“I ask people - when do you make your best choices? When do you have your biggest inspiration? When are you creative? They’ll say things like ‘in the shower’ or ‘taking a bath’ or 'going for a walk in nature.' They bring up places in their lives when they aren’t stressed. That’s when the inspiration comes.” - Nick Ortner Nick Ortner is the CEO of The Tapping Solution. He is the New York Times best selling author of "The Tapping Solution." Nic
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-14
A Medford doctor's medical license will be suspended after the Oregon Medical Board found he diverted opiates from patients for his own use and administered drugs to a female employee in a "special cup of tea" without her consent. Dr. Shawn Michael Sills, an anesthesiologist and pain specialist, will have his license suspended for 60 days, but remains in danger of losing his license if he doesn't fulfill the requirements of his 10-year probationary term by order of the Oregon Medical Board, date
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-14
By Kris Henry Mail Tribune Work continues at Dutch Meyer Field on the Crater High School campus but things appear to be shaping up nicely on a $1.3 million project to redo the track surface and lay down new artificial turf on the football field. Crater athletic director David Heard said Friday that he anticipates the final touches on the turf installation to be completed within a week, with the track expected to be completed by Aug. 13, which is the first official day of fall practice. “It
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-14
EUGENE — Crater put itself in an early hole by letting the first game slip away in the Midwestern League volleyball road match at Churchill. But the senior-laden Comets showed maturity and rallied back to post a 25-27, 25-20, 25-10, 25-13 victory Thursday. The Comets (4-0, 4-0 MWL) led 24-21 in the opener but faltered late against the Lancers, who are led by 6-foot-2 senior outside hitter Taylor Williams. “Our girls took it as a challenge,” said Crater coach Leaf Jensen, about
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-14
Central Point School District’s practical skills offerings have room to grow in the next year — specifically 21,000 square feet of room. Samantha Steele, Central Point schools superintendent, said the district’s plan to open a makerspace will allow it to expand what she called “authentic learning.” “We knew we wanted to do more with applied learning for students, but we needed to make it easier for staff,” Steele said. That relief came in the form of a 1
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-14
Marlyn Mason could tell that Ray Robison was nervous. The two were meeting to discuss "Model Rules," a short film Mason had written and would star in, and Robison would direct. "I think you have to be a little bit nude," Robison said. "Ray," said Mason, 67, "I'm expecting it from head to toe." That was a year ago, and with that the project was off and running. "Model Rules" was written by Mason and shot entirely in Medford, where it was produced and directed by Robison with Mason co-producing (v
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-14
Felony arrests Robbery — Daniel Reynold Marin, 52, of the 100 block of Tripp Street, Medford. Medford police arrested Marin Monday on a felony charge of second-degree robbery and misdemeanor charges of second-degree theft and harassment. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail Monday and released Tuesday on his own recognizance. Extortion — Timothy James Freeman, 31, of the 1300 block of South Peach Street, Medford. Central Point police arrested Freeman Tuesday on felony charges of
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-14
A successful Grants Pass gunmaker was killed Friday night after crashing his vehicle on a rural highway, Oregon State Police said in a news release. John Noveske, 36, founder of Noveske Rifleworks, was driving his Toyota Land Cruiser west on Highway 260 near El Camino Way in Grants Pass at approximately 9:13 p.m. when he went wide around a curve, drove across the oncoming lane and a dirt highway shoulder until he struck two large boulders. The vehicle rolled, and Noveske, who wasn't wearing a se
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-14
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Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-09
The first time for North Medford’s boys basketball team was a relief. The second time was pure joy. A third straight Southwest Conference title? That will be a challenge. “It’s going to be a chore, that’s for sure,” said North Medford head coach Scott Plankenhorn, whose team snapped an 18-year league title drought two years ago. “It’s never easy in this league.” This year may be especially wide open, with three SWC teams earning first-place votes i
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-09
Kylie Pauck landed four aces in the third set, and the North Medford volleyball team was able to put Roseburg away for a 26-24, 25-20, 25-18 Southwest Conference triumph at North Medford High Thursday. The senior outside hitter added eight kills, as did sophomore outside hitter Lauren Barry, who also registered 15 digs for the Black Tornado (11-5, 4-1 SWC). Black Tornado senior setter Alex Barry racked up 23 assists and 20 digs, while sophomore middle Jenna Sandstrom went for four kills and gave