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Ward 4: Blum Atkinson, Jablonski, Moncus, Schroeder, Wallan Clockwise from top left: Andrea Duarte Jablonski, George Schroeder, Ruth Moncus, Michelle Blum Atkinson, Kim Wallan. Tuesday Oct 18, 2016 at 5:37 PM Oct 19, 2016 at 11:15 AM A forum for Medford City Council Ward 4 candidates is planned for 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, in the Large Meeting Room of the Medford library, 205 S. Central Ave., Medford. Michelle Blum Atkinson Age: 31 Occupation: Boa
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Guest Opinion: Environmental groups need to reach out to rural Oregon Sunday Jan 1, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Gabriel Howe I value Oregon's wood industry. My dad spent his career in wood products and made a good life for us. As a young man and a high school dropout, I maintained dignity and independence through decent-paying jobs in wood manufacturing. Before then, I had grown up in Sheridan, watching one-log loads fly down Highway 18. Even into my 30s, I sustain a boyish fasc
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Guest Opinion: Environmental groups need to reach out to rural Oregon Sunday Jan 1, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Gabriel Howe I value Oregon's wood industry. My dad spent his career in wood products and made a good life for us. As a young man and a high school dropout, I maintained dignity and independence through decent-paying jobs in wood manufacturing. Before then, I had grown up in Sheridan, watching one-log loads fly down Highway 18. Even into my 30s, I sustain a boyish fasc
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Emergency services, Jan. 1 Sunday Jan 1, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Assault — Kaleb William Lloyd, 18, of the 8300 block of Atlantic Avenue, White City. Medford police arrested Lloyd Friday on felony charges of second-degree assault and second-degree robbery. He remained lodged in the Jackson County Jail Saturday on $200,000 bail. Drugs — Richard John Bell II, 31, of the 13800 block of Highway 62, Eagle point. Eagle Point police arrested Bell Friday on
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Since You Asked: Wood cut by road crews belongs to property owner Sunday Jan 1, 2017 at 12:01 AM From time to time, I see wood cut up — and sometimes neatly stacked — along county roads, as if the power company or road crews have taken care of nuisance trees. Who does that wood belong to? Can anybody come along and use it for firewood? — Dave S., Medford   Well, Dave, when we started looking around for an answer to your question, we stumbled acr
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New technology offers hope to timber industry In this Nov. 11, 2016 photo, a logging crew harvests new timber on private land near the headquarters of D.R. Johnson Lumber Co., in Riddle. D.R. Johnson is one of just two companies in the United States currently able to produce cross-laminated timber panels, or CLT. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) Saturday Dec 31, 2016 at 11:21 AM Dec 31, 2016 at 11:21 AM By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press RIDDLE &#
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Emergency services, Dec. 31 Saturday Dec 31, 2016 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Burglary — Cameron Michael Rohde, 29, of the 2500 block of Falcon Street, White City. Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrested Rohde Thursday on additional felony charges of first-degree burglary and first-degree theft, and on misdemeanor charges of first-degree trespassing and second-degree criminal mischief. Oregon State Police, Jackson County Sheriff's deputies and Eagle Point police
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Medford computer gamer now coaches after winning millions Clinton "Fear" Loomis, a 2006 graduate of North Medford High school, sits in the control booth for the 2015 Dota 2 International finals in Seattle. Photo courtesy of Valve Saturday Dec 31, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 31, 2016 at 11:01 AM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Where does one go after winning millions and reaching the top of the computer-gaming realm? If you're 2006 North Medford Hig
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Local fire districts having trouble finding volunteers Saturday Dec 31, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Shaun Hall Grants Pass Daily Courier Want to be a hero? Or a quiet servant? Maybe save a life? With a shortage of recruits taking a toll, now would be a good time to become a volunteer firefighter. "You're doing it for the community," said Capt. Greg Gilbert of the Applegate Valley Fire District. "You do it as a hobby in your spare time." Applegate has 44 volunteers on its roster,
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Since You Asked: That's right, there was no one in the Medford control tower Saturday Dec 31, 2016 at 12:01 AM My sister was flying into Medford to arrive around midnight the Wednesday before Christmas. Her plane circled and circled and finally flew her to Seattle. The pilot said: "Sorry folks, nobody is in the tower." Seriously? Why would this happen? — Susan C., White City   Yes, it's true, there was no one in the tower at that time of night. However, the M
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Dungeness crabbers on strike from California to Canada Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 6:06 PM Dec 30, 2016 at 6:06 PM By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Some consumers may have to settle for not-as-fresh Dungeness crab and others could wait a little longer for their first taste of the season as fishermen from Northern California to the Canadian border strike after wholesale buyers sought to lower the purchase price. The strike was exten
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Nike co-founder pledges $500 million Tuesday Oct 18, 2016 at 6:30 PM Oct 18, 2016 at 6:30 PM The Associated Press EUGENE — Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife have pledged $500 million to the University of Oregon toward a new scientific research facility. The donation is the largest ever awarded to UO and is meant to launch a $1 billion, 10-year effort to build a three-building complex and add new graduate students and post-doctoral r
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Famed Star Wars writer coming to Grants Pass Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 3:48 PM Dec 30, 2016 at 3:49 PM Science fiction writer Timothy Zahn, whose catalog includes several revered Star Wars book titles, is coming to Grants Pass. Zahn, author of the Thrawn Trilogy, will be at Oregon Books and Games, 150 NE E St. at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, according to a news release. There will be a presentation, meet-and-greet and book-signing during the event. Gr
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Central Oregon riders get fat on snowy singletrack Adam Holt, of Bend, rides a fat bike on one of the trails at Wanoga Sno-park west of Bend. Joe Kline / The Bulletin Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Mark Morical The (Bend) Bulletin For those who just refuse to stop mountain biking, even when most singletrack is covered in snow — fatbikes are an option. And soon, riders in Central Oregon will be able to ride those fatbikes on groomed singletrack snow. Again this
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DeLuxe plays New Year's Eve at Shy's Brad Irvine, left, Kevin Ellison, Dave "Lefty" Hodgkins and Rob Gunderson are DeLuxe. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 9:00 AM Dec 30, 2016 at 10:41 AM Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune Sometimes it's the nightspots you'd never think of that can present surprisingly great live music. Early last fall, an associate and I ventured out on a Saturday night to Pier 21 in Medford. Far from the dow
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US considers mining limits in West to save sage grouse In this April 20, 2013, file photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 5:51 PM By Dan Elliot The Associated Press DENVER  — The Obama administration offered five possible plans Thursday for limiting mining on federal land in the West to protect the vulnerable greater s
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Quiz: Test your outdoors knowledge See if you know as much about the outdoors as this Rogue River winter steelhead (or the angler releasing it near Shady Cove) by taking our year-end quiz. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 31, 2016 at 9:31 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman A lot happened on the Oregon outdoors scene in 2016, with all sorts of stories about the flora, fauna and locales that make this state s
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Since You Asked: Recreational pot grows not allowed on some land Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM What are the definitive rules for growing marijuana on rural residential properties? We don't know much beyond tall fences and the 75-foot setback, which is ignored. Many people in rural residential zones grow pot, but some are getting very pushy, growing maybe 100 plants. Many strangers come and go. We neighbors keep quiet, mouths shut, eyes, noses and ears averted, fearing
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Our View: Public records reform falls short Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM After winning election to the final two years of former Gov. John Kitzhaber's term, Gov. Kate Brown is finally getting serious about the public records reforms she promised in the wake of Kitzhaber's resignation. Just not serious enough. When Kitzhaber was under increasing pressure to reveal details of the role his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, was playing in his administration, he resisted releasing ke
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Annual sacred walk to 2016 offers reflection Join a Sacred Walk into 2017, a community celebration in Wesley Hall at the First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St., Ashland. Mail Tribune / File photo Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 30, 2016 at 6:52 AM The 18th Annual Labyrinth Walk to the New Year opens at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, in Wesley Hall at the First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St., Ashland, and will be open until 1 a.m.