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No charges in fatal shooting in Hugo Friday Sep 2, 2016 at 3:54 PM Sep 2, 2016 at 3:54 PM By Chris Bristol of the Daily Courier No charges will be filed in connection with the shooting death of a Hugo man at the hands of his brother earlier this year, the Josephine County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday. Chief Deputy District Attorney Lisa Turner said in a news release that it is the state's burden to prove Wayne Hansen was not defe
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Since You Asked: Medford's hottest-ever temperature was 115 degrees Saturday Sep 3, 2016 at 12:01 AM  What was the all-time high temperature for Medford, and on what date did it occur? I understand it was recorded on the roof of the City Hall. Is that correct? — Fred, Trail That's a good question, especially with the multiple record-breaking hot days we had in Medford this August. According to the National Weather Service, the top 5 hottest temperatures recor
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Eagle Point fire damages two-story home Friday Sep 2, 2016 at 3:02 PM Sep 2, 2016 at 7:12 PM Local report A fire damaged the second story of a home in Eagle Point and closed a nearby street Friday. The fire was reported just before noon in the 100 block of Ponderosa Way, which is off Alta Vista Road. Jackson County Fire District 3 responded with four engines, and Medford Fire-Rescue provided another engine for support. The home's residents ȁ
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Live Music in Local Clubs Leonard Griffie plays Friday, Sept. 2, at J'Ville Tavern in Jacksonville. Friday Sep 2, 2016 at 4:49 PM Sep 2, 2016 at 4:51 PM Check out Tempo's guide to live music in local nightclubs and other venues. Hear Leonard Griffie Blues Band at J'Ville Tavern in Jacksonville and the new Homestead Pub in Rogue River; Portland's Ben Rice Blues Band at Howiee's in Medford; and bluegrass band The Brothers Comatose at Brickroom Gath
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Dana Milbank: Donald Trump's wall of shame Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM Donald Trump really is building a wall. But his supporters are going to pay for it. "I want to show you something very special," the candidate says in a video released last Thursday. "I am dedicating this wall right here in Trump Tower to a select group. ... They chipped in whenever and however they can." In a QVC-worthy pitch, Trump continues: "The wall has only space for 2,000 more supporters. C
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George Will: As New Hampshire goes, so goes the Senate? Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM MANCHESTER, N.H. — in 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt defeated Kansas' Gov. Alfred Landon in 46 of the 48 states, thereby creating the jest, "As Maine goes, so goes Vermont." Eight decades later, New England has gone from the Republicans' last redoubt in a bad year to their least receptive region in any year. Its six states have made 36 decisions in the last six presidential
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Southern Oregon Journal: Pea green with envy Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Peggy Dover for the Mail Tribune A concoction I whipped up smelled like the inside of a long-neglected vegetable bin full of old kale and spinach, and I had smeared it all over my hair. The color resembled ancient salad fixings, too. Maybe that’s exactly what it was, this all-natural hair color product. No chemicals or artificial fragrances, just dehydrated greens salvaged from a resta
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Robert "Bob" Gene Peterson Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 2:00 AM July 5, 1929 - September 27, 2016 Robert “Bob” Gene Peterson, 87, lifelong resident of Medford, Ore. passed away peacefully September 27, following a short illness. Bob was born July 5, 1929 on his family farm in Wolsey, S.D. to Marguerite (Graham) Peterson, a schoolteacher and Reimer Peterson, a farmer. Bob was the second of two sons in the Peterson family with his brother and lifelong best frie
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Four vie for three Eagle Point council seats William Fierke, Michael Stanek, Aaron Prunty, James Mannenbach Saturday Oct 29, 2016 at 1:02 PM Oct 29, 2016 at 1:06 PM The following are candidates for three seats on the Eagle Point City Council. All the positions are four-year terms. Ballots were mailed Oct. 21 and are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, to the Jackson County Elections Office, 1101 W. Main St., Medford, or one of the 24-hour drop boxes o
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Evangeline Mae Jordan Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 2:00 AM March 18, 1919 - October 25, 2016 In loving memory Evangeline Mae Jordan went to be with the Lord October 25, 2016 in Ashland Ore. Mae was born in Scappoose, Ore. She was the daughter of Roy and Phyllis (Bennett) Marcott, a farmer and homemaker. Mae graduated from Scappoose High School. On June 5, 1937 Mae married Orville Kyle Jordan of Whitehall, Mont. in Scappose, Ore. They moved to north Portland where they worked a
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Gap fire grows to 21,000 acres, prompts mandatory evacuations Saturday Sep 3, 2016 at 10:46 AM Sep 3, 2016 at 7:53 PM Local report HAPPY CAMP, Calif. — Mandatory evacuations have been issued for residents on Ladd Road from Walker Gulch east to Hicks Gulch north of the Klamath River after the Gap fire swelled to 20,876 acres, the U.S. Forest Service said Saturday evening. Advisory evacuations have been issued for the communities of Sei
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White gets nearly 17 years for deadly rollover Breanna White Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 6:30 AM Grants Pass Daily Courier Breanna White was sentenced Friday to nearly 17 years in prison for a drunken rollover crash west of Grants Pass that claimed the life of a 15-year-old girl and seriously injured several other teens. Josephine County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hull handed down a sentence of 200 months just after 11 a.m., shortly after resuming a sentencing hearing that sp
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Public meetings: Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM Tuesday 9 a.m. — Jackson County Board of Commissioners work session, County Offices, Jackson Room, 10 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford. 9:30 a.m. — Ashland Airport Commission, Community Development Building, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland. 10 a.m. — Rogue River Planning Commission workshop, City Hall, 133 Broadway St., Rogue River. 1:30 p.m. — Talent Irrigation District Board, 104 W. Valley View
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Moro's attack ads against DeBoer draw fire Senate District 3 candidates Tonia Moro and Alan DeBoer square off in an Oct. 20 debate. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Attack ads against Senate Republican candidate Alan DeBoer by his Democratic opponent, Tonia Moro, have drawn stinging criticism from her supporters who were hoping Moro would continue the legacy of the late Sen. Alan Bates. "In general, I
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Man sentenced to life in prison for killing neighbor Defense attorney Gary Berlant and assistant Erin Biencourt listen Thursday as Donald Easley addresses prosecutor Lisa Turner just before his sentencing. Timothy Bullard /Daily Courier Friday Sep 26, 2014 at 4:20 PM Sep 26, 2014 at 4:20 PM Melissa McRobbie Grants Pass Daily Courier Donald Easley sat with his hands clasped on the table in front of him, lips pursed and eyes fixed on a corner of th
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Special-effects artist gets gruesome and gory Samantha Altman, 18, of Medford, and Taylor Vu, 17, of Medford, work on their zombie bites Saturday during a special-effects workshop for teens at the Medford library. Saturday Oct 29, 2016 at 4:59 PM Oct 29, 2016 at 4:59 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A light touch, a little patience and the right tools were all it took for the arms of 10 local teens to look like something out of TV's "The
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Poignant 'Annapurna' is a gem Peter Alzado and Jessica Sage in Oregon Stage Works' production of "Annapurna." Photo courtesy Art of Tiffany Saturday Oct 29, 2016 at 3:19 PM Oct 29, 2016 at 3:19 PM Angela Decker for the Mail Tribune It’s hard to imagine what is worse, not remembering a tragically defining moment of your life or living with that memory every day of your life. Playwright Sharr White’s two-person “Annapurnaȁ
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Medford man who stabbed brother in the neck sentenced to six years Jeffrey Gourneau Friday Sep 2, 2016 at 1:03 PM Sep 2, 2016 at 3:54 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil A Medford man accused of stabbing his brother in the neck during a fight in the Applegate in March has been sentenced to six years in prison. Jeffrey Scott Gourneau II, 27, pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court Friday to third-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapo
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Theresa Jean Kusel Sunday Aug 28, 2016 at 2:00 AM June 1, 1931 - August 23, 2016 Theresa Jean Kusel went "HOME" August 23, 2016. She was born June 1, 1931 to Charles and Theresa Hill in Brooklyn, N.Y. Jean and her mother moved to Medford, Ore., where her mother remarried and gave her two sisters, Millicent and Keri. Jean later met and married Howard Kusel. They had five ornery boys, Bill, David, John, Mike, and Jerry, and one even more ornery girl, Karen. Howard and Jean
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Fred Sapp Wednesday Oct 26, 2016 at 2:00 AM Fred Sapp, 87, passed away September 20, 2016. In 1959, Fred and his beloved wife Paula moved with their children, Kevin and Karen, to Medford where Fred pastored the Blessed Hope Fellowship church. In 1963 their second son, Kirk arrived. Fred and Paula served their cherished church family for 45 years with faith, humor, and wisdom. A bi-vocational pastor, Fred also worked as the Athletic Direc-tor at the Medford YMCA, heading