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• Longtime Harry & David chief out; corporate insider takes helm - 2/8/2010
  

  Harry & David Holdings Inc. has announced the abrupt departure of longtime President and Chief Executive Bill Wiliams.

• Immunization deadline Feb. 17 - 2/8/2010
  

  Oregon public health officials are reminding parents they need to make sure that immunization records are up to date by Feb.

• Minority group offers scholarships for whites - 2/8/2010
  

  An Oregon group that represents minorities plans to offer scholarships for white college students to study race relations and help champion issues...

• Siskiyou Singers names director - 2/8/2010
  

  The retired choral director at North Medford High School will become the music director and conductor for The Siskiyou Singers.

• Phoenix man held after alleged burglary, standoff - 2/8/2010
  

  PHOENIX — Police found a stun gun ineffective in subduing a 42-year-old Phoenix man after an alleged burglary Sunday night, requiring backup...

• Hear about economy Thursday - 2/8/2010
  

  A county commissioner, an economic development official and an employment representative speak in Medford Thursday in a session on the region's...

• Oregon forecast: Revenue lags by about $180 million - 2/8/2010
  

  Oregon legislators have a budget hole of more than $180 million to fix.

• Economic downturn hits lodging, but lightly - 2/8/2010
  

  Revenue is off at Medford/Grants Pass area hotel and motel rooms, new figures show, but the area is faring better than many others.

• Learn about business plans - 2/8/2010
  

  People considering going into business for themselves can get tips on business plans during a workshop Thursday.

• Apple users talk MobileMe - 2/8/2010
  

  Todd Derek, a consultant with more than two decades of Apple technology, graphic design and web development experience, will discuss Apple's MobileMe...

• 'Art of medicine' doctor speaks - 2/8/2010
  

  An author and advocate of a more "humane" approach to medicine speaks tonight in Medford.

• It's a shoe-in for a good time - 2/7/2010
  

  Head into the hills before winter's gone for one of Crater Lake National Park's guided showshoe walks.

• Watch teeth chatter for charity - 2/6/2010
  

  They say it's unusually warm for winter, but we're betting it won't feel that way to participants in this morning's "Polar Plunge," a Medford...

• No damage reports after large Humboldt quake - 2/5/2010
  

  PETROLIA, Calif. — Humboldt County authorities say they've received no major damage reports a day after a magnitude-5.

• Gilmour's commissioner seat attracts second candidate - 2/5/2010
  

  Craig Prewitt, a Phoenix-Talent School Board member, is running for Jackson County commissioner in the May primary.

• Cave Junction goat dies of rabies - 2/5/2010
  

  A goat has died of rabies in Cave Junction, prompting Josephine County public health officials to warn people to make sure their pets and domestic...

• Jackson County home sales grow again; values drop, but less - 2/5/2010
  

  Home sales are continuing to pick up steam, and values are dropping more slowly in the major Jackson County markets of Ashland and east Medford.

• See park options Tuesday - 2/5/2010
  

  The community can see three possible designs for an improved Jackson County Sports Park during an open house Tuesday at the county fairgrounds.

• Oregon kids all can get insurance now - 2/5/2010
  

  Gov. Ted Kulongoski says that health insurance is now available for all Oregon children.

• Police seek beating suspects - 2/5/2010
  

  Medford police are looking for three teenage boys who allegedly beat and robbed a 54-year-old woman walking near Donahue-Frohnmayer Park Monday night.

• Wyden asks for return of $2 million for Ashland project - 2/5/2010
  

  U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

• Dutch Bros. sales grow - 2/5/2010
  

  Grants Pass-based Dutch Bros.

• Medford woman who hit pedestrians cited for careless driving - 2/5/2010
  

  The driver in a Jan.

• 'Three Cups' is 2010 county reading selection - 2/5/2010
  

  The Jackson County Library System is preparing to launch a program that encourages people across the community to read the same book.

• Ashland loses response team coordinator - 2/5/2010
  

  The future of Ashland Fire & Rescue's Community Emergency Response Team program is uncertain in the wake of news that the program's coordinator and...

• Haiti relief goes on - 2/5/2010
  

  Ashland musicians Craig Wright and Alice Di Micele join the effort to raise money for relief in Haiti with a concert tonight at Ashland's Caldera Tap...

• Suspect in custody in California killing of Central Point man - 2/4/2010
  

  Police have arrested a Union City, Calif., man in connection with the Hayward, Calif., murder Tuesday of two men, one from Central Point.

• House: Extend jobless benefits - 2/4/2010
  

  The Oregon House has voted to extend jobless checks for six weeks for about 18,600 Oregonians who have exhausted their benefits, or soon will.

• RCC Latino event Feb. 12 - 2/4/2010
  

  Rogue Community College will host its eighth annual educational conference encouraging Latino high school students on Feb. 12.

• Medford air traffic up - 2/4/2010
  

  The Medford airport saw a 12 percent gain in passenger traffic during January, marking the eighth straight month of increases from a year earlier.