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Mill Creek Memorial Veterans Festival begins early Saturday

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:43 -0400

PROSPECT — The fourth annual Mill Creek Memorial Veterans Festival gets an early morning start Saturday with a Cougar 10-mile "Fun Run" that includes a 5-mile shortcut for those who may breathe a little heavy in the mountain air.

Budgeters slice into Ashland parks income

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:42 -0400

The Ashland Citizens' Budget Committee voted against a proposal on Wednesday night to continue giving the Ashland Parks and Recreation Department half of city property tax revenues and to let the department keep its ending fund balance money.

Dogs granted a little more freedom in Ashland parks

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:42 -0400

Leashed dogs will be allowed to roam more freely in eight Ashland parks, the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission decided Monday.

The Commons falls short of expectations

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:41 -0400

Issues big and small with The Commons project, from cost overruns to no drinking fountains and a lack of electrical outlets, frustrated the Medford Urban Renewal Agency board Thursday.

Old barn might have a future

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:40 -0400

CAVE JUNCTION — Steve Potwin couldn't help but smile when he saw the weathered twine dangling from the massive beam in the historic barn.

Creating 'one downtown'

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:37 -0400

Medford's Main Street can be a rough place for a business, but Clint Orchuk said he sees enough positive signs to move into one of a dozen vacant storefronts with an artisan coffee shop.

Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate, study finds

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:34 -0400

GRANTS PASS — A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good.

Protests follow arrests

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:26 -0400

Drug cops raided four Jackson County marijuana dispensaries Thursday, making four felony arrests and leaving behind a crowd of angry medical marijuana advocates and patients.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 16:35:33 -0400

ASHLAND — With glassy Emigrant Lake beneath her feet and the morning fog hovering around her knees, Jackie Auchard powers herself over the water in a fashion rarely seen in the Rogue Valley.

Ashland Budget Committee says no to parks department financial requests

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:01 -0400

Ashland raises water, sewer fees

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:13:59 -0400

ASHLAND — Water and sewer rates will both go up by 10 percent, and storm drain and transportation utility fees will each rise by 3 percent beginning July 1.

Empty Bowls, Full Hearts

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:27 -0400

Ten seniors in a Spanish class at Eagle Point High School are shaping ceramic soup bowls and painting Aztec designs on them — learning about ancient Mexico while they help feed the hungry.

Rogue River Ranch barn fire smolders

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:26 -0400

CENTRAL POINT — A fire that roared through a hay barn and caused at least $500,000 in damage a day after the Cow Creek Indians took possession of the Rogue River Ranch is both bad luck and good fortune, a tribal spokeswoman said.

Robbery suspect dies after apparently hanging himself

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:25 -0400

The suspect in a Central Point 7-Eleven armed robbery in March died Monday after apparently hanging himself while incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail, officials said.

Groups ask for big-picture look at coal ports

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:23 -0400

GRANTS PASS — Environmental groups and a public health organization want the U.S.

Courting the downtown

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:18 -0400

A lively food-cart scene in downtown Medford could evolve into a smorgasbord of cheap eats for hungry workers and students.

Heiberg, Senators knock Grizzlies out of playoffs

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:11:25 -0400

ASHLAND — Maybe the OSAA rankings were skewed to favor southern Oregon after all.

Fox tosses gem, Crater advances

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:10:48 -0400

CENTRAL POINT — Crater coach Jay Campbell was faced with a dilemma concerning pitching ace Ty Fox prior to Wednesday's Class 6A second-round baseball contest against defending state champion Oregon City.

Lane County's narrowly focused levy may be lesson

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:53:31 -0400

GRANTS PASS — Voters in two Oregon timber counties with the lowest property taxes in the state — Curry and Josephine — turned down tax increases Tuesday that would have funded law enforcement, but a jail levy passed in a third, Lane...

Holly Street extension project set for summer

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:24 -0400

Medford officials plan to connect a quarter-mile missing section of Holly Street from Holmes Avenue to Garfield Street at a cost of up to $2 million this summer.