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Aid will help Medford sex-trafficking survivor focus on new life Mercedes Pickard, a survivor of sex trafficking and mother of two, was recently awarded six months of rent from a local charitable organization. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Monday Oct 31, 2016 at 12:01 AM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Mercedes Pickard's studio apartment may not be spacious, but for the next six months, the sexual-abuse survivor and mother of two will be able to focus on her new start
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Safeway will reopen early next year Customers make their way to and from cars in the parking at Safeway prior to its takeover by Haggen. It's now due to reopen as a Safeway early next year. Mail Tribune / file photo Monday Oct 31, 2016 at 2:00 AM Oct 31, 2016 at 6:42 AM By Jim Flint for the Mail Tribune Little activity has been seen recently at the old Ashland Safeway store at the corner of Siskiyou Boulevard and Sherman Street, which closed more
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Since You Asked: No legal hurdles remain for ski area expansion Monday Oct 31, 2016 at 12:01 AM I know that the Mt. Ashland Ski Area is not planning an expansion anytime soon, but I'm not sure what the legal status is right now if they did want to move ahead with it. Does the ski area have court permission to begin construction of a new lift if it had the money do do so? — Jim, Medford   The proposed expansion of the ski area has cleared court challenges by e
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Mail Tribune 100: Sept. 4, 1916 Sunday Sep 4, 2016 at 12:01 AM Sept. 4, 1916 FETCHING HEROINE IN STAR FEATURE "The Innocent Lie," by Lois Zellner, the latest of the Famous Players Paramount productions, was directed by Sidney-Olcott on the picturesque island of Bermuda. The exterior scenes are unsurpassably beautiful and with the spacious interior settings make an elaborate background for this appealing drama, which opens at the Star for the last time tonight. Miss Valen
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Student standouts: Ludlow, Vargas, Delaney, DeRoule, McAninch-Ruenzi, Millenheft Monday Oct 31, 2016 at 11:50 AM Ludlow inducted into Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Kevin Ludlow of Medford was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Ludlow was initiated at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. Ludlow is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional st
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Emergency services, Oct. 31 Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 8:54 PM Oct 30, 2016 at 8:54 PM Felony arrests Drugs — Dennis David Johnson, 36, no address given. Medford police arrested Johnson Saturday on a charges of methamphetamine possession. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail and released on his own recognizance.  Elude — Cheyenne Edward Libby, 20, no address given. The Jackson County Sheriff's Department arrested Libby Sun
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Applegate residents brainstorm for economic success Monday Oct 31, 2016 at 10:11 AM An Economic Vitality Roadmap meeting is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Applegate Fire Training Center, 1095 Upper Applegate Road, Jacksonville. The meeting is the first of a three-part process to create an action-oriented roadmap to economic success for the Applegate Valley. Rural Development Initiatives' Rural Economic Vitality Director Mary Bosch will present Economic
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Medford council candidates cite homelessness, economy, desire to serve among priorities Dick Gordon Friday Sep 2, 2016 at 5:31 PM Sep 2, 2016 at 6:26 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm With three incumbents announcing they are leaving office at the end of the year, 16 candidates have come forward for four Medford council races and the mayor's race in the Nov. 8 election. Councilors Eli Matthews, Chris Corcoran a
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Mahr, Grants Pass too much for North Saturday Feb 1, 2003 at 2:00 AM Dec 17, 2010 at 7:40 PM KRIS HENRY,Mail Tribune The Cavemen turn away the cold-shootingBlack Tornado early en route to the blowout win GRANTS PASS ' Although a basketball purist could question the sportsmanship of the Grants Pass student section, those on hand for Friday night's game with North Medford couldn't challenge their accuracy. That aforementioned group offered up the t
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Laughs come often in Camelot's 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Erik Connolly, left, and Eoghan McDowell star as Lawrence Jameson and Freddy Benson, respectively, in Camelot Theatre's production of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." Photo by Steve Sutfin Saturday Sep 3, 2016 at 2:28 PM Sep 3, 2016 at 2:28 PM By Bill Varblefor the Mail Tribune Erik Connolly looks every inch the con man. In Camelot Theatre’s new production of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 
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Grants Pass trips cold South photo by Alex Szlachtianshyn Wednesday Jan 10, 2001 at 2:00 AM Feb 16, 2011 at 8:29 AM Kris Henry South Medford has stumbled upon a bit of a problem if it truly aims to contend for the Southern Oregon Conference boys basketball title. Whenever the Panthers play a formidable foe, their shooting eye tends to close. Facing a stiff, but passable, test in No. 2-ranked Grants Pass, South Medford simply was horrid from the f
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Our View: Foster care problems run deep Sunday Sep 4, 2016 at 12:01 AM It's unsettling to learn that foster children in the care of the state child welfare system wind up sleeping in state offices or motel rooms. But that's just scratching the surface of a state system that is failing on multiple levels. A federal study made public in April after a public records request by The Oregonian found that state caseworkers failed to meet time limits for investigating allegation
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Man suspected of armed carjacking in Medford arrested Jorge Serna. Photo from Jackson County Jail. Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 4:56 PM Oct 30, 2016 at 4:56 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil A Medford man who police say showed interest in a Craigslist ad for a car, then allegedly took that car from the seller at gunpoint after the two met up Saturday night, is in jail. In a news release, Medford police said they responded to a carjacking reported b
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Since You Asked: Mount Baldy here, Mount Baldy there ... Sunday Sep 4, 2016 at 12:01 AM Is there a Mt. Baldy in this area? Never have heard of it. — Catherine S., by email You may never have heard of Mount Baldy, Catherine, but you have heard from it. That's because, if you look east and up from Phoenix, you'll see a peak (large hill, really) festooned with a variety of antennas and transmitters. That's Mount Baldy, rising just over 3,800 feet above sea level. It'
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Rollover at exit 30 on I-5 kills driver, injures three small children Saturday Sep 3, 2016 at 9:25 AM Sep 3, 2016 at 5:03 PM A 25-year-old man died and three children suffered minor injuries in a rollover crash early this morning, Oregon State Police said. The man, whose name has not yet been released, was driving a 1993 Chevrolet Blazer southbound at about 1:40 a.m. and took the north Medford exit. The Blazer drifted off the roadway and rolled,
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Haute Halloween Action and superhero costumes are among the top Halloween trends for 2016. (Courtesy of Party City) Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Sara Bauknecht Pittsburgh Post-Gazette NEW YORK — Halloween costumes have come a long way since cutting holes in sheets or purchasing paper disguises at the local pharmacy. These days, dressing up for Halloween has a whole new meaning, thanks to fashion putting a stylish twist on all things creepy and kooky. In rece
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Emergency services, Oct. 30 Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Assault — William Joseph Bradford, 18, of the 1000 block of Queen Anne Avenue, Medford. Medford police arrested Bradford Friday on a felony charge of fourth-degree assault and a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail Thursday and released Friday because of overcrowding. Drugs — Christopher Allen Alvarez, 31, of the 700 block of Royal Ave
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Medical clinic offers subscription plan Friday Sep 2, 2016 at 5:24 PM Sep 2, 2016 at 5:24 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Valley Immediate Care has launched a low-cost subscription health care service for individuals, families and employers. Valley Immediate Care CEO Brent Kell said that, with insurance companies announcing double-digit premium increases, his firm is in position to provide non-catastrophic care for less than what it w
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Since You Asked: Graduation rate reflects only public school students Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM We are astonished at the poor high school graduation rate for Oregon. Does this poor graduation rate include all high school students, or does it exclude private and charter schools? — Ken E., Eagle Point Ken, our 2014-15 graduation rate may have been the third worst in the nation, but on the bright side, it was two percentage points higher than the 2013-14 gradua
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Mail Tribune 100: Sept. 2, 1916, continued Saturday Sep 3, 2016 at 12:01 AM Sept. 2, 1916 Editor's note: There was no Sept. 3, 1916, paper. SOCIETY The faithful band class of the First Baptist church held their regular monthly business meeting and social at the home of Rev. F. W. Carstens. Officers for the ensuing six months were elected as follows: President, Fidelas Moran; Vice-president, Laura Tonts; secretary, Olive Redford; corresponding secretary and reporter, Octa