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OnTrack president denies Sullivan has been fired The Department of Human Services has found safety hazards at three of OnTrack's housing units, including this one on King Street in Medford. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Saturday Jan 28, 2017 at 5:30 PM Jan 28, 2017 at 5:30 PM Local report The board president of OnTrack, Southern Oregon's largest drug and alcohol rehabilitation provider, is denying media reports that its executive director, Rita S
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Mail Tribune 100, Jan 28, 1917, continued Saturday Jan 28, 2017 at 12:01 AM Jan. 27, 1917, continued Editor’s note: There was no Jan. 28, 1917, paper. SISKIYOU FOREST LEADS IN NUMBER OF FOREST FIRES Eleven hundred and seventy-six fires on the national forest of Oregon, Washington and Alaska burned over 9,000 acres of timber land destroyed 25,000,000 boards cut of merchantable timber worth $23,000 and young growth and forage worth $12,000, and cost the forest servi
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Since You Asked: MOD Pizza to open in Medford Saturday Jan 28, 2017 at 12:01 AM Do you food mavens at the Mail Tribune have any idea when the new pizza place next to The Ram in Medford is going to open? It looks like it's finished, but they're still locked up. — Dave S., Medford   Funny you should ask that, Dave. We got a press release about that very topic Thursday. MOD Pizza, in the Northgate Marketplace at 171 Rossanley Drive, will hold a ribbon-cutting at
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Medford police warn of address change scam Saturday Jan 28, 2017 at 2:56 PM Jan 28, 2017 at 2:56 PM Local report A new mail theft scam has hit two local households, Medford police say. Two separate Medford residents reported Friday that their mail had been rerouted to a California address after unknown suspects submitted address change forms with the U.S. Postal Service, according to a Medford police Facebook post. The stolen mail was reportedly
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OnTrack director fired after families found 'at risk of harm' The Department of Human Services has found safety hazards at three of OnTrack's housing units, including this one on King Street in Medford. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 1:28 PM Jan 27, 2017 at 6:02 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Rita Sullivan has been fired as executive director of OnTrack Inc., a week after state investigators conducting surprise visi
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Brutal winter has been terrible for animals Elk feed Jan. 18 at the Wenaha Wildlife Area near Troy. A heavy snowfall this winter in the Pacific Northwest and other parts of the West has caused travel delays and other problems for people, but wildlife are also suffering, from deer and elk whose food sources are buried under snow and ice to cougars that had to forage in an Oregon town. (Keith Kohl/ Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP) Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 6:20
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Peering through 'Windows in Time' Ku Klux Klan members parade through Ashland in the early 1920s. Photo courtesy of the Southern Oregon Historical Society, image No. 6973 Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 5:14 PM Jan 27, 2017 at 5:14 PM John Darling for the Mail Tribune A ballot measure supporting the Southern Oregon Historical Society was overwhelmingly defeated in the November election, but as SOHS transitions from paid staff to an all-volunteer operation
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Judge refuses to toss lawsuit on harsh interrogation Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 5:49 PM Jan 27, 2017 at 5:49 PM By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against two psychologists who designed the CIA's harsh interrogation methods used on terror detainees, pushing them closer to a trial that is expected to include secret information. The American Civil Liberties Union sued
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Rancher Straus elected into Oregon Farm Bureau Hall of Fame Dalton Strauss Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 5:34 PM Jan 27, 2017 at 5:34 PM Dalton Straus, a cattle rancher and member of the Jackson County Farm Bureau, was inducted into the Oregon Farm Bureau Hall of Fame during the 84th Oregon Farm Bureau's annual meeting Friday in Salem. Straus is the 30th member to be inducted into the prestigious OFB Hall of Fame, established in 1996. It is the highest
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Air-stagnation advisory issued through 4 p.m. Sunday Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 4:32 PM Jan 27, 2017 at 5:47 PM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman A high-pressure system that has brought the first warm, sunny and largely windless skies to the Rogue Valley is also bringing stagnant air that could turn unhealthy for fragile lungs this weekend. The National Weather Service issued an air-stagnation advisory Friday through 4 p.m. Sunday for a
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Central Point vehicle crash leaves one dead Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 5:53 PM Jan 27, 2017 at 5:53 PM A driver who crashed into a block wall in Central Point today was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. The name of the deceased was not released pending notification of the family, the sheriff's office said. At approximately 3 a.m. Friday, deputies responded to a report of vandalism to a residence in the 50
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Mudslide closes Galice Road Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 2:42 PM Jan 27, 2017 at 2:42 PM A large mudslide at the 11.5 mile marker of Galice Road, just past Galice Resort, is blocking both lanes of travel, according to a press release from Josephine County. "Due to the extremely active nature of this slide and the possibility of additional debris falling to the road, Galice Road will be closed to thru traffic. Public Works will be monitoring the slide,
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Karl Denson and Tiny Universe at old Ashland Armory In 2015, Karl Denson toured with the Rolling Stones as the band's sax player on its Zip Code Tour. Photo courtesy of Calabro Music Media Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 10:00 AM Fresh from a sold-out show with Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, California, Karl Denson and his longtime band Tiny Universe will roll into Ashland on their Runnin' with the Diesel tour for a show at the Historic Ashl
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Ashland planners won't budge on credit union plan Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Julie Akins for the Mail Tribune The Ashland Planning Commission is defending its decision to deny a plan presented by Rogue Credit Union to build a new branch and accommodate between 24 and 32 affordable apartment-style housing units in partnership with a nonprofit community group. Planning Commission Chair Melanie Mindlin says the proposal for low-cost housing was not enough to sway co
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Former OSP evidence tech gets prison for $50,000 in thefts Tuesday Jan 24, 2017 at 1:01 PM Jan 24, 2017 at 3:54 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A former evidence technician was sentenced to prison for stealing more than $50,000 while working at the Oregon State Police office in Central Point. John D. Parrish, 62, was sentenced to 18 months Tuesday by Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Mejia. Between July 2012 and February 2014, P
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Birds Eye View: This acorn woodpecker has a sweet tooth Acorn woodpecker. Photo by Christine Pitto Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Stewart Janes for the Mail Tribune I apparently have a giant hummingbird in my yard. This “hummingbird” doesn’t demonstrate the same level of skill in flight as the smaller Anna’s hummingbird. In fact, it is rather clumsy. But it sure does like sugar water. It also looks rather odd for a hummingbird. It has yell
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Our View: Monumental considerations Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 12:01 AM Jackson County commissioners, smarting from the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, are turning to the new Donald Trump administration, hoping to win changes in the Antiquities Act that allowed President Barack Obama to expand the monument. While some changes in the Antiquities Act may be warranted, there are good reasons to retain the monument and its expansion. Congress passed the Anti
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My Adventure: Training for a climb up 22,814-foot Aconcagua Kelly Andersen wore a GoPro camera on his chest last Saturday during his last training hike before heading to South America to climb Aconcagua with his son and a friend. Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Kelly Andersen for the Mail Tribune For several years I have longed to climb Aconcagua in South America. At 22,814 feet, it is the tallest peak in the Western Hemisphere, almost two miles higher than Mount Whit
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Executive Director Rita Sullivan terminated at OnTrack Rita Sullivan's termination as executive director of OnTrack comes after the Department of Human Services found "deplorable conditions" at OnTrack housing. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 1:28 PM Jan 27, 2017 at 1:44 PM Rita Sullivan has been terminated as executive director of OnTrack Inc., an organization that she founded 39 years ago but has been rocked by accusations of
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Trump declares disaster from Oregon storm, frees federal aid Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 2:30 PM Jan 27, 2017 at 2:30 PM The Associated Press SALEM — President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster exists in Oregon from a severe winter storm and flooding in December. The White House says Trump ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts. The White House said Wednesday the federal funding is available on a co