Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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A strong third-place finish by Rogue River in District 5 boys soccer garnered Rogue River senior Gavin Decker the league’s top individual award, and co-head coaches Bruce Sund and Max Malcomb were coaches of the year. Rogue River (11-3-0 Dist. 5) finished third in the District 5 standings, one point behind second place Cascade Christian (11-2-1). Decker, a 5-foot-9, 155-pound dynamo for the Chieftains, scored 36 goals this season and was honored with the Golden Ball Award. League champion
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A Lion Air flight with 189 people on board crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday in a blow to the country's aviation safety record after the lifting of bans on its airlines by the European Union and U.S. Indonesia's disaster agency posted photos online of a crushed smartphone, books, bags and parts of the aircraft fuselage that had been collected by search and rescue vessels that have converged on the area. Spokesman Suto
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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I am trying to find the names of Indian Mary's children. I am also very curious about a friendship or blood relationship she must have had with Louvilla Hinman, to whom Mary gave some of the land now known as Indian Mary Park. This land was later inherited by one of Louvilla's daughters, Zinnia. Where could I find more information? — Mona C. As you are no doubt aware, the lady known as "Indian Mary" was a fascinating person in southwest Oregon history, Mona. However, as you have apparently
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden will support the newly approved version of the Farm Bill passed by the Senate, but said Tuesday afternoon he is “disappointed” that certain provisions related to wildfire prevention were dropped from the final language. “We made some limited progress,” the Republican congressman said while on a conference call with Southern Oregon media outlets and Southern Oregonians for Clear Skies, a group calling for more aggressive treatment . “And I inten
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Like snow, every Christmas needs a nutcracker. This year, Tchaikovosky's magical ballet will be brought to the Rogue Valley by Studio Roxander. "The Nutcracker" will be the studio's second production since it opened a year ago. When Ballet Rogue closed its doors in July, after 23 annual "Nutcracker" performances, Studio Roxander took up the baton. "We sort of saw this void, ... and it just felt like somebody should pick up the torch and do it," says David Roxander, who directs St
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The soccer coaches of the Southern Cascade League named Luka Cvijanovic, a junior defender from St. Mary’s, the league’s boys Golden Ball award winner, while Audrey Quast, a junior goalkeeper from Cascade Christian, was voted girls Golden Net award winner and Eisa Tia Tutu of St. Mary’s was given boys coach of the year honors. Lakeview senior defender Macey Hargis was the girls Golden Ball winner, while Illinois Valley senior goalkeeper Isaiah McLanahan won the boys Golden N
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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An accident involving three cars all but shut down the southbound lanes of I-5 near the south Medford exit for about 40 minutes Tuesday morning, backing up traffic for about two miles. The crash happened at 7:47 a.m. A 2007 Volkswagen GTI had stopped in traffic for an unknown reason in the southbound lanes near milepost 27, according to Oregon State Police. The driver of a 1996 Nissan Sentra did not see the vehicle in time and slammed into the back of the Volkswagen. A 2015 Chrysler 300 then col
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Editor’s Note: Community Builder is a periodic Q & A series providing perspectives from local people who have been involved in significant change in Southern Oregon. Today’s conversation is with Denise James, executive director of Rogue Valley Habitat for Humanity. Q: Habitat for Humanity has a mission that families should have a decent and affordable place to live. How has Rogue Valley Habitat met that mission? James: Our program is for people who are living in substandard condition
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The trouble started somewhere in the middle of a switch triple rodeo. Or maybe an instant before that, as Gus Kenworthy launched himself, spinning, twisting, off the jump. The American halfpipe and slopestyle skier tried to complete his midair trick but slammed down with a thud. Curled into a fetal position, clutching his chest, he slid 20 yards before coming to a stop. "Broke my sternum," he says, recounting his fall at last year's X Games Aspen like it was no big deal. "I've been hurt before."
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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SALEM — Oregon has a new playbook for preparing and responding to a major earthquake that dictates what should be tackled over time versus a list of tasks to get done. The playbook provides a two-week blueprint for the state's response and expectations for prioritizing Oregon's recovery from what would be the deadliest natural disaster in the U.S. Oregon faces the threat of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that would hit the 700-mile Cascadia Subduction Zone, rippling from the coasta
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The long, sometimes tortuous road to approval for an 18-acre development in the area of North Phoenix Road and Stanford Avenue called Southeast Village Center now leads directly to the Medford Planning Commission. Committee work followed up by more committee and staff modifications has been collated and packaged for Planning Commission consumption, and the final element of the Southeast Master Plan will be taken up Monday during a noon work session. "It's a special area, and the City Counci
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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With all the documentation of Russian collusion piling up, President Trump's best excuse may be that his people were too incompetent to organize a conspiracy. Luckily for him, an innocent-by-reason-of-stupidity defense has the virtue of being plausible. For example, there is clear and compelling evidence that Donald Trump Jr. is dumb as a post. This week brings word that the Trump campaign was in direct contact with WikiLeaks, described by Trump's own CIA director as "a non-state hostile intelli
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Once you decide to plan a garden, you quickly see the design options are almost endless. Narrowing your choices starts with a clear vision of your future garden, including a decision about symmetry versus asymmetry. That is, will your design be strictly balanced and formal with simple identical elements, or will it be informal, embracing a flowing, yet balanced arrangement sans identical elements. It's your choice. Begin your planning by giving equal consideration to asymmetry and symmetry. Don'
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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CENTRAL POINT — The Crater Comets are headed to the OSAA Class 5A state tournament with a chance to make program history after another dominant performance. Crater overcame some early jitters and a third-set scare to trounce Lebanon, 25-17, 25-21, 25-19, Saturday at Crater High School, clinching a spot in next week’s eight-team state tourney. The third-ranked Comets (20-2), who have won four straight and 13 of their last 14 overall, will face sixth-ranked Ridgeview (21-6) in the stat
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The Talent Urban Renewal Agency board of directors met for an hour in executive session Wednesday to discuss the town’s $22 million Gateway Project. It was the second executive session held in a week. TURA and DOSO Properties, LLC signed a disclosure and development agreement in September that called for the company to develop most of the agency’s 4.3-acre Gateway property at the corner of Highway 99 and West Valley View Road. A 60-unit affordable senior housing project is included i
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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For pot dealers who depend on the mail to deliver their profits, a lot rides on their skill as shippers. Details laid out by federal drug and postal agents in court affidavits show that those in the drug trade who ship thousands of dollars in cash go to great lengths to mask the marijuana scent their wads invariably contain. The cash itself often provides the first clue, usually a mixture of bills ranging from $100 down to as small as $5, affidavits state. Dealers occasionally use money orders t
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The flu season has arrived in Jackson County, prompting visitor restrictions at local hospitals and reminders from health officials that it’s not too late to get a flu shot. Public health and hospital officials warned Monday that influenza, commonly known as the flu, is circulating widely in the county. A contagious respiratory disease, the flu can cause mild to severe illness — and for some, death. Dr. Jason Kuhl, chief medical officer for Providence Medford Medical Center, said the
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The homes where Lee and Doreen Gregory grew up in Paradise, California, no longer stand after the Camp fire. Her parents, who were among tens of thousands of families displaced by California’s deadliest wildfire, will not be returning. Instead, they’re building a new life in the Rogue Valley with what they managed to rescue from the flames. Lee Gregory, lead pastor at Medford Neighborhood Church, said his family got out with more than just the clothes on their back. “That fire
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Butte Creek Mill Foundation President Sue Kupillas delivered words that are music to a business community’s ears Monday. With the restored Butte Creek Mill anticipated to reopen by July next year, Kupillas told a Chamber Forum audience, “We are on time and on budget; I can’t emphasize that enough.” For anyone who saw the ruins of the 146-year-old mill following the 2015 Christmas Day fire, the obstacles facing a rebuild were towering. But the Eagle Point community and sur
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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If your family likes to pile into the car and drive around checking out holiday light displays, wait no longer. Here are the Rogue Valley's favorite holiday displays that appear year after year, including an interactive map. Fill up a thermos with hot chocolate, and load up on candy canes. It's time to go for a drive. And hey, if you see other displays not on this list, let us know at [email protected]. And if you see an address that's no longer displaying the holiday spirit, let us know that