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• Courting the downtown - 5/23/2013
  

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

• County considers housing surcharge to help jail - 5/23/2013
  

  Jackson County's Board of Commissioners will measure the popularity of a proposed monthly housing surcharge intended to generate $6.

• Robbery suspect dies after apparently hanging himself - 5/23/2013
  

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

• Rogue River Ranch barn fire smolders - 5/23/2013
  

  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...

• Medford voters return 2 incumbents to School Board - 5/23/2013
  

  Medford School Board incumbents Tricia Prendergast and Jeff Thomas are retaining their spots on the board, according to the most recent unofficial...

• Empty Bowls, Full Hearts - 5/23/2013
  

  Ten seniors in a Spanish class at Eagle Point High School are shaping ceramic soup bowls and painting Aztec designs on them — learning about...

• Holly Street extension project set for summer - 5/23/2013
  

  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...

• Transition crews are eligible for private sector jobs - 5/23/2013
  

  Work crews at Jackson County Community Justice's Transition Center are now eligible to do maintenance and landscape work for private companies.

• Don't want raccoons? Don't give them an opening - 5/23/2013
  

  Please, please, please help. I have tried everything to keep raccoons from using the kitty door to eat my cats' food in the garage.

• Emergency services - 5/23/2013
  

  Felony arrests

• May 23, 1913 - 5/23/2013
  

  Ashland is waging a campaign against auto speeders, and many Medfordites have been forced to contribute to the Granite City treasury.

• Josephine County's crime levy — close, but not good enough - 5/23/2013
  

  Gil Gilbertson sighed deeply as his eyes scanned the preliminary results of a Josephine County criminal justice tax measure Tuesday evening.

• Lane County's narrowly focused levy may be lesson - 5/23/2013
  

  GRANTS PASS — Voters in two Oregon timber counties with the lowest property taxes in the state — Curry and Josephine — turned down...

• Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review case file - 5/23/2013
  

  SEATTLE — Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell.

• Groups ask for big-picture look at coal ports - 5/23/2013
  

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

• Oregon district attorneys want to reduce prison time for drug crime - 5/23/2013
  

  OREGON CITY — Prosecutors who have resisted changes in Oregon's voter-approved mandatory minimum sentencing are proposing an alternative that...

• AP Interactive: Drone warfare - 5/23/2013
  

  Learn more about drones and their use by various U.S. agencies in this interactive timeline and animated diagram of a MQ-9 Reaper drone.

• AP Interactive: CEO pay - 5/23/2013
  

  See interactive charts showing the results of the CEO pay study for 2012, an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive...

• Long backers prevailing in Medford - 5/22/2013
  

  Even with a low 17 percent voter turnout, results from Tuesday's regular district election may have a huge impact on the future employment of Medford...

• Eagle Point vote throws support to school leaders - 5/22/2013
  

  Atrio of Eagle Point School Board candidates who were considered supportive of the school district's administration were on their way to winning...