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Warming station or shelter?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:22 EST

A Central Point Calvary Temple program to protect the homeless from the cold runs afoul of city rules barring it from being used as an overnight shelter

Junior jazz concert date now Feb. 23

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

The date of a joint concert by the Medford Junior Jazz Ensemble and Hedrick and McLoughlin middle schools has been changed to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Hedrick Middle School.

Ashland thinning will be funded, USFS says

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

ASHLAND — A U.S. Forest Service spokesman in Washington, D.C., said a project to thin flammable fuels in the Ashland watershed will be funded by a mix of federal stimulus dollars and regular Forest Service budget appropriations.

Shady Cove man severely burned

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

SHADY COVE — A young man who was severely burned Friday after attempting to light a pile of yard debris with a flammable liquid remained in critical condition in a Portland hospital Monday.

Father, daughter could face felony pot-growing charges

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

A father-daughter pair from White City face possible felony marijuana charges after a Friday afternoon raid of their residence by police turned up 50 marijuana plants in an indoor garden, police said.

Taser fails to drop suspect

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

PHOENIX — A Taser proved ineffective in subduing a 42-year-old Phoenix man after an alleged burglary attempt Sunday night, requiring backup from a SWAT team, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Recall doesn't faze owners

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00 EST

Local Toyota owners brushed off the massive recall effort by the Japanese car manufacturer as a slight inconvenience for them.

Gold Hill to weigh public works restructuring

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:51 EST

GOLD HILL — City officials will discuss whether to restructure the city public works department to make it more efficient during a long-awaited workshop Tuesday.

Ashland panel looks at Croman complaints

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:41 EST

ASHLAND — Three local business owners have submitted complaint letters to the Planning Commission over the Croman Mill project because they believe it will stifle economic development in the city.

SOU's Lofstedt breaks dad's pin record in romp

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:45 EST

ASHLAND — Southern Oregon sophomore Mitchell Lofstedt broke his late father Brent Lofstedt's single season pin record and helped the Raiders score a 43-3 victory over 10th-ranked Simon Fraser at McNeal Pavilion Saturday.

Talent councilman resigns again

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

TALENT — Councilman Brian Roberts has resigned for the second time in three years.

Authorities ease into citing drivers on cells

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

The first month of Oregon's ban on the use of a cell phone while driving has yielded few tickets, but plenty of warnings, law enforcement officials said.

24-hour journey completed for Haiti

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

ASHLAND — Russ Schweikert and Brice Sutliff did everything they could Saturday to keep the pain they felt in their legs from registering on their faces following their 24-hour road march in support of Haiti.

Taking the Plunge

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

Sporting floral bikini tops and a grass skirt and futilely forbidding people to laugh at them, Medford City Council members Chris Corcoran and James Kuntz dove into the 48-degree pool at Medford's Hawthorne Park with about 20 other people Saturday.

Inside the shock of Haiti

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

The devastation in Haiti is difficult for Americans to comprehend because we have so much of all the material things that Haitians lacked even before the earthquake, says a Medford man who spent 10 days working there.

Rogue River goes on 31-5 run to overcome early deficit in win

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:12 EST

ROGUE RIVER — Rogue River was in a sizable hole before the Chieftains knew what hit them in a Sunset League boys basketball game against Bandon Friday.

Chieftains get hot in first half, throttle Tigers

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:10 EST

ROGUE RIVER — Eking out a five-point victory the last time it faced Bandon, the Rogue River girls basketball team looked like a new and improved squad the second time around on Friday.

By George, Raiders run into big trouble

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:51 EST

ASHLAND — Greg George's 6-foot-9, 235-pound body crashed to the floor in a heap. If the fall hurt, he didn't show it, popping right back up with an ear-to-ear grin.

Raider women roll to second straight victory

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:50 EST

ASHLAND — The Southern Oregon women's basketball team won its second straight game and rolled to a 74-62 victory over Northwest at McNeal Pavilion Friday.

Sports park renovation in county's sights

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:29 EST

White City expansion proposals go before public next week