Local News

Lomakatsi offering paid summer training program to local high school students

This summer, a small group of local high school students will have the opportunity to learn about restoration…

Local News

Jail log: Monday, May 19

Arrests Kidnapping, domestic abuse — Dane Andrew Cope, 36, of the 3600 block of Comuna Drive, Medford. Jackson…

Government

Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging federal Job Corps to train more firefighters

To combat chronic and growing shortages of wildland firefighters, Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging an existing federal jobs…

Opinion

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Crime & Justice

Oregon overdose deaths have gone down, but they’re still high

Overdose deaths in Oregon went down 22% in 2024, the Oregon Health Authority announced on Friday. The decrease…

Letters to Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Williams should resign from Medford School Board

As Sgt. Friday used to say on TV’s “Dragnet” show: “Just the facts, please.” Makes sense. Let’s recap.
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Local News

Recology to change start time for summer residential collection routes in Ashland, Talent

Customers asked to get garbage carts to the curb by 6 a.m., starting June 2 Recology customers in…

Sports

‘I wasn’t hanging up the cleats today:’ Patmon’s walk-off sends Oregon to super regional

A three-run home run off the bat of Oregon softball’s Dezianna Patmon walked off Stanford in the regional…

Opinion

GUEST COLUMN: Oregon bill opens discussion about paying for journalism

No easy or obvious solution will resolve one of the top and less-acknowledged crises in America, the collapse…

Environment

Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles

Bill defines offensive as ‘insulting and derogatory’ to Oregon Native American tribes, or any race, nationality or ethnicity…

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