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Crater’s championship duo By Joe Zavala Updated: Apr 28, 2021 05:43 PM A A Crater High School juniors Katie Furrer, left, and Kiana Hall teamed up last week to claim the first speech and debate state championship since the team was revived by head coach Kristen Sullivan five years ago. The teammates and friends placed first in duo interpretation for their performance of a piece called, "Open to Interpretation."(photo by Julie Furrer). Crater duo claims state title, leads team to second-place fin
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Portland naturopath touts vitamins to fight COVID-19 By Vickie Aldous of the Mail Tribune Jan 12, 2021 06:27 PM A A The Jackson County Board of Commissioners hosted a presentation Tuesday by naturopathic doctor Henry Ealy, a proponent of taking vitamins and minerals to fight off COVID-19. The founder of the Portland-based Energetic Health Institute, Ealy gave a videoconference presentation at the invitation of Jackson County Commissioner Colleen Roberts, who has questioned the effectiveness of m
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Brown anticipates reaching herd immunity in late summer By Damian Mann Updated: Apr 28, 2021 07:01 PM A A Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune Gov. Kate Brown tours Amy's Kitchen in White City on Wednesday. Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune Gov. Kate Brown tours the West Bear All-Lands Lomakatsi Restoration Project in Medford on Wednesday. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown expects COVID-19 vaccines to ramp up significantly in the next two weeks, helping return the state to more normal conditions by the end of June. During
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North Medford grad tackles dementia in AIFF short film By Ryan Pfeil Apr 11, 2018 12:00 AM A A Zach Bandler knows what it’s like to watch the mind of someone he cares for fade. Prior to his filmmaking career, the 2003 North Medford High School graduate was focused on becoming a classical opera singer, working closely with a vocal coach to hone his pipes. To Bandler, his mentor was brilliant, inspirational. A few short years later, Bandler’s teacher had a series of strokes that resulted in vascul
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ODF responds to six Wednesday fires in southwest district By Ryan Pfeil Updated: Apr 29, 2021 07:30 AM A A Oregon Department of Forestry crews work on a fire on Cady Road in the Applegate Wednesday. The fire was one of six the agency responded to. Four fires were in Jackson County, two in Josephine County The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest District kept busy Wednesday, with engines rolling out to six fires in Jackson and Josephine counties over the course of less than seven hours. As
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Singles sweep lifts Ashland girls over Roseburg Updated: Apr 24, 2021 07:40 PM A A Tennis.jpeg Ashland’s girls tennis team was a little short-handed for Saturday’s dual with Roseburg but made up for it by sweeping the singles matches in a rain-delayed match at Hunter Park. Zoe Zapf, Harper Wells, Grace Smith and Bridget Burr each recorded singles victories to help the Grizzlies secure a 5-3 win over visiting Roseburg. Ashland’s lone doubles win came in the No. 3 spot as Abi Bloom and Emily Hatfi
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This Day In Music: April 25th By Jake Higgins Apr 24, 2021 05:00 PM A A On This Day In Music, April 25th: Ella Fitzgerald was born, a streaking fad hits rock n' roll in the 1970s, Paul Simon performed 'Mrs. Robinson' at Yankee Stadium on Joe DiMaggio Day, and The Eagles played two live performances that were taped for MTV Unplugged.
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Central Point’s Brower clinches national title for Clackamas By Kris Henry Updated: Apr 29, 2021 08:26 PM A A Zeth Brower experienced the pinnacle of being an athlete last Thursday. No matter the sport, the dream of coming up clutch to lead your team to a championship is never far from your mind. To turn that dream into reality, as the Central Point wrestler did in securing his first national championship and a third straight title for the Clackamas Community College program, well it’s hard not
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Free rides and beer: Incentives are added to vaccine drive By CARLA K. JOHNSON and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press Updated: Apr 29, 2021 01:39 PM A A FILE - In this Tuesday, April 20, 2021, file photo, a man wearing a cannabis costume hands out marijuana cigarettes in New York during a "Joints for Jabs" event, where adults who showed their COVID-19 vaccination cards received a free joint. Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A raffle ticket for a snowmobile. Places around the U.S. are
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Mail Tribune Fishing Report, 4/30/2021 By Mark Freeman Updated: Apr 30, 2021 01:37 PM A A OCEAN OUTLOOK COASTWIDE: Friday’s forecast calls for winds up to 10 knots and swells up to 5 feet, leading to some chance of rain Friday evening. Saturday’s forecast calls for winds to rise to 20 knots, but dropping to 10 knots later in the day from Brookings south. Look for wind waves of 3 feet and swells of up to 5 feet. Sunday’s forecast calls for winds up to 25 knots and 5-foot swells. The general marin
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US vows again to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer Updated: Apr 29, 2021 10:18 AM A A FILE - This May 17, 2018 file photo shows packs of menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products at a store in San Francisco. U.S. health regulators will announce a new effort Thursday, April 29, 2021, to ban menthol cigarettes, according to an Biden administration official. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to t
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Pictures worth shy of 1,000 words By Robert Galvin Apr 30, 2021 06:30 AM A A Robert Galvin Something funny happened on the way to this year’s Academy Awards ceremony … I made the decision not to write about them for the first time since I began working here in 1999. That’s more funny-strange than funny-haha, and the reasons why likely could be found in the Bermuda Triangle of this year’s nominated films, my approach to movies that wear their seriousness on their sleeve, and the funny-strange tim
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Local theater, Rogue Valley livestream plays: April 30 By Mail Tribune staff Updated: Apr 29, 2021 10:39 AM A A “Snow in Midsummer” (2018) is one of three shows streaming on OSF’s O! platform this spring. Pictured from left: Jessica Ko, Will Dao, Amy Kim Waschke, Moses Villarama, James Ryen, Olivia Pham. Photo by Jenny Graham / OSF Editor’s note : Because of changing COVID-19 restrictions in place in Oregon, including Gov. Kate Brown moving Jackson County into the “extreme risk” category April 2
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Restaurant owners react to the latest round of 'extreme' measures By Ambar Rodriguez/KTVL Updated: Apr 29, 2021 10:15 AM A A Punky's Diner in Medford is seen. The restaurant will be forced to close its indoor dining on Friday after 15 counties in the 'extreme risk' category. (Ambar Rodriguez/News 10) SOUTHERN OREGON, Ore. — As another round of ‘extreme’ COVID-19 restrictions is set to go into effect on Friday, some local restaurant owners say their businesses may not survive the latest
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Emergency services, April 29 Apr 29, 2021 08:00 AM A A Felony arrests Criminal Mistreatment — Cheyenne Aurora Earll, 22, of the 200 block of Highway 62, Shady Cove. Jackson County sheriff’s deputies arrested Earll Tuesday on a felony charge of first-degree criminal mistreatment, two misdemeanor counts of second-degree criminal mischief and a count of second-degree trespassing. She was held in the Jackson County Jail Wednesday on $7,500 bail. Vehicle Theft — Andrew Nicholas Seelig, 25, of the 700
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Gov. Brown extendes Oregon COVID emergency as cases spike By AP Apr 29, 2021 11:50 AM A A Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, file photo SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday extended Oregon’s state of emergency for COVID-19 until June 28, saying a fourth surge of the pandemic is being driven by variants of the disease and causing increased cases and hospitalizations. The declaration allows Brown to issue executive orders restricting activity and helps the state utilize federal COVID-relief funds,
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Life Is SO Good: Griffin Creek Cafe By Robert Hastings Updated: Apr 29, 2021 08:00 AM A A Located in Ashland, just around the corner from Lithia Park is Griffin Creek Cafe. Owned and operated by Dave French and his staff, Griffin Creek is the freshest coffee you’re likely to drink anywhere in Southern Oregon. Dave wakes up everyday at the crack of dawn to get down to the bakery and whip up fresh cinnamon rolls, scones, and specialty waffles just for you. Doesn’t get much better than that and it
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Gov. Brown urges more housing By Damian Mann Updated: Apr 29, 2021 05:06 PM A A Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune Gov. Kate Brown talks Thursday morning with Judy Baalman, who lost her home during the Almeda fire in Talent. Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune Gov. Kate Brown talks Thursday morning with Judy Baalman, who lost her home during the Almeda fire in Talent. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown vowed Thursday to do everything possible to house displaced fire survivors, during her second day touring Jackson Count
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Watchable wildlife By Mark Freeman Updated: Apr 30, 2021 01:00 AM A A WHITE CITY — A little camera trained on a new artificial nest along the Rogue River is offering a bit of avian voyeurism that shows the Rogue Valley housing shortage also appears to be for the birds. A nest platform erected on the Mace Foundation property, erected to lure an osprey family, instead drew two Canada geese that subsequently hatched a clutch of goslings that plopped out April 9 as the family abandoned it. Within ho
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Oregon Gov. defends decision to increase COVID restrictions By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America Apr 30, 2021 01:52 PM A A PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown defended her decision Friday to implement further restrictions in one-third of Oregon's counties, saying for the second week in a row the state leads the nation with the fastest growing infection rate and that she is “gravely concerned” about hospital capacity. Restaurants in 15 counties were required to close their indoor d