High School
Area swimmers secure 1 gold, 5 silver medals at state championships
Cascade Christian sophomore Myles Anderson and junior Juliet Hehn were joined by St. Mary’s senior Elise Chamberland in each posting a pair of top-two marks ...
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Business
Phoenix businesses rise where buildings burned in Almeda Fire
New businesses are coming to five sites in Phoenix where buildings burned in the Almeda fire. A couple are close to opening, while others are ...
by Troy Heie, Sunday, February 23, 2025 4:28 pm
High School
Local wrestlers shine in the spotlight during 6A/5A girls district
North Medford and South Medford each had two wrestlers earn individual championships, while Eagle Point and Ashland had one apiece to highlight a strong local ...
by Troy Heie, Sunday, February 23, 2025 4:02 pm
High School
GIRLS HOOPS: South Medford, Crater collect school-record romps
If you fancy blowouts, South Medford and Crater provided plenty to talk about Friday night.
by Troy Heie, Sunday, February 23, 2025 3:53 pm
High School
BOYS HOOPS: South Medford sizzles to keep state playoff hopes alive
With their backs to the wall, South Medford came out with its best showing of the boys basketball season Friday night in a 61-40 victory ...
by Troy Heie, Sunday, February 23, 2025 3:42 pm
Crime & Justice
Jail log: Friday, Feb. 21
Arrests Drugs, criminal trespass — James David Bryan, 48, of the 60 block of Willamette Avenue, Medford. Medford police arrested Bryan Thursday on charges of unlawful ...
by Troy Heie, Saturday, February 22, 2025 5:32 pm
Local News
Tense Medford School Board meeting goes deep into the night
Emotions ran high during a more than five-and-a-half-hour-long Medford School District board meeting Thursday at Oakdale Middle School. The meeting began at 5:30 p.m. and adjourned just ...
by Troy Heie, Saturday, February 22, 2025 5:31 pm
High School
PREP HOOPS: Cascade Christian girls earn school-record 21st victory
When your school’s opposite basketball team is a three-time reigning state champion, sometimes it’s hard not to live a little bit in the shadows.
by Troy Heie, Friday, February 21, 2025 5:44 pm
Crime & Justice
Former Rogue River teacher indicted by grand jury for alleged sex crimes against child; out of jail
A Jackson County Grand Jury has indicted an educator who worked in Rogue River and most recently in Grants Pass for alleged sexual crimes against ...
by Troy Heie, Friday, February 21, 2025 2:27 am
Fires
Pair of locally sponsored Oregon House bills target wildfire-impacted schools
With student enrollment numbers still struggling to recover after the devastating 2020 Almeda Fire, Phoenix-Talent District officials are hopeful for some financial relief via a ...