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Officials reassess impact of roads, trails on Idaho bull trout This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a bull trout in the Little Lost River in Idaho. (Bart Gamett/U.S. Forest Service via AP, File) Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 6:00 PM Nov 18, 2016 at 9:39 AM By Keith Ridler The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — Federal officials are reconsidering how roads and motorized trails in part of the Sawtooth National Forest cou
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How you can help Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 5:34 PM Nov 17, 2016 at 5:34 PM Great Holiday Meal Drive on now at Safeway, Albertsons KOBI-TV/NBC5 and KOTI-TV/NBC2 are partnering with Safeway, Albertsons, US Bank and Jackson Care Connect for the third annual Great Holiday Meal Drive in November and December. Last year the drive raised more than $200,000 and provided 3,855 meals to local families. People can donate to the Great Holiday Meal Drive by pu
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Gold Hill must boil its water — again Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 6:40 PM Nov 17, 2016 at 6:40 PM Gold Hill experienced another water break, this time on Second Avenue near Patrick Elementary School, prompting the city to warn residents to start boiling their water again. "We have made every attempt to prevent another water boil notice, but at this time it is inevitable," a release from the city said tonight. Crews will work through the night
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Movie review: Pazienza biopic, ‘Bleed for This,’ packs a punch From left, Ciaran Hinds, Miles Teller and Aaron Eckhart in "Bleed for This." (Verdi Productions) Friday Nov 18, 2016 at 12:01 AM Dana Barbuto More Content Now From its opening scene of splitting 10s on a $20,000 blackjack hand to triumphantly returning to the boxing ring after a devastating injury, “Bleed for This” is all about beating the odds. Simply put, charismatic boxer Vinny
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In Good Faith: Spring Fling THE REV. TIM SCHENCK Tuesday Mar 22, 2016 at 12:35 PM Mar 22, 2016 at 12:35 PM By Rev. Tim Schenck More Content Now It started with a throwaway Facebook post. A lament that, given what I do for a living, I would never get to go to spring training. I mean, the season of Lent, the busiest time of year for parish clergy, just happens to coincide with Major League Baseball’s own season of preparation. Christians may
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Religion briefs: Friday, Nov. 18 Friday Nov 18, 2016 at 12:01 AM Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church Great Vespers begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church, in the Shoppes at Exit 24, 205 Fern Valley Road, Suite Z. On Sunday, Nov. 20, Matins prayers begin at 8 a.m. followed by Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. with a vegetarian potluck after following fasting guidelines; fish is allowed. At 5:30 p.m.. a vigil will be served. At 7 p.m. Monday, Nov.
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Butte Creek Mill takes top honor at GingerBread Jubilee Kate Sharbono's replica of the Butte Creek Mill in Eagle Point is the 2016 "Best Of Show" entry at the Gingerbread Jubilee in Medford. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 5:06 PM Nov 18, 2016 at 9:36 AM Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune @thewholedish The beloved edifice of Eagle Point’s Butte Creek Mill has been reconstructed — in gingerbread. Burned on Christma
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Four women and a trail From left, Patty Taylor, Michelle Kelly, Mary Jo Bohnenkamp and Connie Lufkin spent six days on the Pacific Crest Trail in Southern Oregon this summer. Photo courtesy Mary Jo Bohnenkamp Friday Nov 18, 2016 at 2:00 AM Nov 18, 2016 at 9:30 AM By Mary Jo Bohnenkamp for the Mail Tribune Our journey began Sept. 4, four women on the Pacific Crest Trail. Three of us are over 60, and one, my daughter, is 36. Only two of us were som
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Mahar sentenced to jail in assault case Friday Nov 18, 2016 at 1:15 PM Nov 18, 2016 at 1:15 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Louis Frederick Mahar II, 40, was sentenced today to 30 days in jail after pleading no contest in an assault case in which a television producer suffered a fractured vertebrae, shoulder and torn rotator cuff. Mahar, co-owner of a large Medford construction company, is due to report to the Jackson County Jail on J
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Teens can apply for deer hunt on the C2 Ranch Friday Nov 18, 2016 at 12:01 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman Young guns can register this month for a chance at a black-tailed deer hunt of a lifetime at the C2 Cattle Company ranch off Highway 140 during the Christmas holidays. Sixteen hunters younger than 18 will be chosen in a drawing for these hunts, which have been offered since 2006 at the 9,500-acre ranch as part of the state Access and Habitat Program. T
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Pear Blossom Festival is officially a 'Tradition' Friday Nov 18, 2016 at 11:34 AM Nov 18, 2016 at 11:34 AM Medford's Pear Blossom Festival, an all-volunteer community event entering its 64th year, has been designated as an Oregon Heritage Tradition by the Oregon Heritage Commission. Other Oregon Heritage Traditions include the Oregon State Fair, Pendleton Round-Up, Klamath Basin Potato Festival, and Portland Greek Festival. "The designation recog
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Rogue Valley wind advisory in effect Friday Nov 18, 2016 at 10:16 AM Nov 18, 2016 at 10:16 AM It's supposed to get pretty breezy in parts of the Rogue Valley today and stay that way until midday tomorrow. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory from 10 a.m. today through noon Saturday. The coverage area extends from east Medford through Phoenix to just south of Ashland. Winds from the south are expected to reach speeds of up to 35
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Feds rap Medford over ADA rules Jerry Smith of Medford points out a sidewalk at Riverside and Stewart avenues that could be dangerous for wheelchair users. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 12:01 AM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Jerry Smith braced himself for a mishap as he maneuvered his wheelchair around uneven and missing sidewalks in Medford. On Wednesday, the 71-year-old's wheel jammed briefly as he tried to power over a 
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Dana Milbank: Why a Trump loss in November could still be destructive Sunday Aug 7, 2016 at 12:01 AM All Americans should be alarmed by Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone's suggestion that Trump claim Hillary Clinton is trying to steal the election. Asserting that there is already "widespread voter fraud," Stone said Trump should say that "if there's voter fraud, this election will be illegitimate ... we will have a constitutional crisis, widespread civil disobedience, a
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Annual Clayfolk show comes to Talent Local potter John Dodero removes a glowing hot vase from his kiln at his Jacksonville studio. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 12:05 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Using a long pair of tongs, John Dodero lifts a piece of pottery out of a 2,000-degree kiln and sets it on a work table. The tall vase is so hot, it glows as if illuminated from the inside by a light bulb. "You've got to like to play with
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Three locals tied to thwarted AR-10 attack in Yreka William Francis Moore Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 9:42 AM Nov 17, 2016 at 5:07 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Three Southern Oregon residents and a California woman are in jail for allegedly planning an attack with a semiautomatic rifle Wednesday morning in Yreka, California, that was thwarted by a police officer getting coffee.  At about 8:15 a.m., witnesses reported seeing a masked
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New exhibits open for Third Friday Pastel paintings of landmarks in national parks by Mary Jo Heath at Art du Jour Gallery. Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 11:21 AM An annual members' exhibit titled "Icons" will be displayed through Dec. 21 in the main gallery at Rogue Gallery & Art Center. More than 60 regional artists interpret the theme of "icons" in this non-juried show, drawing from historical personalities, religious symbols, geographic locations, mythical ideas and w
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Maintenance man faces burglary and sex charges Jesse Bradbeer Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 3:42 PM Nov 16, 2016 at 4:49 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A maintenance worker for a property management company faces felony charges after he allegedly entered a woman's Rogue River home multiple times using a master key and forced her into sex, according to police. Jesse Edward Bradbeer, 34, of the 700 block of Savage Creek Road, pleaded not guil
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70th Anniversary: Marvel and Robert Storey Sunday Aug 7, 2016 at 12:01 AM Marvel and Robert (Bob) Storey celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Aug. 4, 2016. Marvel Colene Cole was born in Follansbee, West Virginia, Feb. 19, 1930, to Joyce and Richard Cole. Robert Marion Storey was born in Kansas City, Kansas, March 15, 1926, to Elizabeth and Leonard Storey. Marvel and Robert were married in Oakland, California, Aug. 4, 1946. Bob, a football star, graduated from Handl
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Since You Asked: Big-rig drivers can be fined in Medford Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 12:01 AM I often see 18-wheelers traveling through Medford. With the new sidewalk design at crosswalks, the people stand close to the traffic passing by. Don't we have a truck route in Medford? What is the fine for not using the truck route if you are a loaded truck passing through? — Marvin   You are right, Marvin. Large trucks are banned from driving through downtown Medford.