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• Car crashes into Dakota Avenue home - 11/19/2009
  

  An apparently intoxicated woman drove her car though a wall into a house in the 1400 block of Dakota Avenue shortly after 6 p.m., Medford police said.

• United Way will move into rent-free space at Providence - 11/19/2009
  

  United Way of Jackson County is getting an early Christmas present from Providence Medford Medical Center — three years of free rent in a...

• Oregon college fund holders due money from settlement - 11/19/2009
  

  PORTLAND — OppenheimerFunds and the state of Oregon reached a settlement today over the company's management of the Oregon College Savings Plan.

• SOU launches research centers - 11/19/2009
  

  In a move to broaden "real world" research opportunities, connect with the region and attract students, Southern Oregon University is setting up a...

• Economist: Oregon recession over; job regrowth several years away - 11/19/2009
  

  SALEM — State economist Tom Potiowsky told lawmakers today that Oregon’s recession has likely ended, but its dismal employment situation...

• Ashland moves to make stream 'buffer' zones - 11/19/2009
  

  Ashland's City Council took a step Tuesday toward approving an ordinance to create buffer zones around streams and wetlands.

• Man with shotgun sought in robbery police call unusually violent - 11/19/2009
  

  The Jackson County Sheriff's Department continues its investigation in to what detectives described as an unusually violent robbery at a 24-hour...

• Trees will mark Talent centennial - 11/19/2009
  

  In celebration of Talent's 100th anniversary, a community group has launched an effort to plant 100 trees around the town by November 2010.

• Park seeks winter help - 11/19/2009
  

  Crater Lake National Park is looking for people to volunter at the park weekends this winter.

• Police investigate late-night armed robbery at White City restaurant - 11/19/2009
  

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• Co-op donates food - 11/19/2009
  

  Grange Co-op will deliver nearly 9,000 items for distribution to food pantries in Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties after a food drive.

• Get college facts Monday - 11/19/2009
  

  Learn how to plan and pay for college during College Night in Oregon from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at the RCC/SOU Higher Education Center, 101 S.

• Public has say on development notice - 11/19/2009
  

  A public hearing is set in Medford today on a proposal to change how residents are notified about developments coming to their neighborhoods.

• Ashland delays final vote on citywide nudity ban - 11/18/2009
  

  Ashland's City Council has voted to delay its consideration of whether to give final approval to a citywide nudity ban until Dec.

• Task force will meet on Ashland levy - 11/18/2009
  

  Mayor John Stromberg will appoint a task force to advise the Ashland City Council on whether to put a bond levy on the ballot to fund police and fire...

• Development hearing Thursday - 11/18/2009
  

  A public hearing is set in Medford Thursday on a proposal to change how residents are notified about developments coming to their neighborhoods.

• Court affirms that schools can bar teacher's gun - 11/18/2009
  

  An English teacher who was denied permission to take her handgun to South Medford High School has lost her appeal to the Oregon Court of Appeals.

• Timber Products will close White City plant - 11/18/2009
  

  WHITE CITY — Timber Products Company announced it will close its White City plant and

• Pipeline meeting Monday - 11/18/2009
  

  Opponents of a plan to build a liquified natural gas pipeline across parts of Jackson County plan a meeting in Shady Cove Monday to talk about the...

• Secretary of state here Thursday - 11/18/2009
  

  Secretary of State Kate Brown will be in Medford Thursday to talk about her first months on the job and about issues she's heard around the state.

• Interim chief gets permanent post at Oregon Institute of Technology - 11/18/2009
  

  KLAMATH FALLS — Brad Burda has been formally announced as the new provost of Oregon Institute of Technology.

• Airport jet back on display - 11/18/2009
  

  The Medford airport's F-16 is back on its pedestal after a two-year hiatus.

• Goodman visits Sunday - 11/18/2009
  

  "Democracy Now!" journalist Amy Goodman will be in Ashland Sunday for a lecture at Southern Oregon University and in Medford Monday for a live...

• Hear how the libraries run - 11/18/2009
  

  The company that manages Jackson County's library system presents its annual report to county commissioners today.

• Phoenix gives tentative nod to Knollcrest - 11/17/2009
  

  A proposed commercial and industrial project in Phoenix got a tentative nod of approval Monday from the Phoenix City Council.

• Most of storm misses Southern Oregon - 11/17/2009
  

  Southern Oregon can expect damp days and nights throughout the week as a series of storms roll into the Northwest.

• State will lifts Chetco fishing ban - 11/17/2009
  

  Chinook salmon anglers will be on Curry County's Chetco River for the first time — yet likely only briefly — beginning Thursday after...

• Library annual report due - 11/17/2009
  

  The company that manages Jackson County's library system will present its annual report to county commissioners Wednesday.

• Copter flight school opens - 11/17/2009
  

  A helicopter flight school is ready for takeoff at the Medford airport.

• Police arrest man they believe vandalized a dozen soda machines - 11/17/2009
  

  Medford police have arrested a homeless man they suspect smashed a dozen soda vending machines last week in an effort to snatch money from inside.