Jacksonville News Archives

Two firefighters died after a long fall down a grassy slope during an all terrain vehicle accident, according to the Medford Mail Tribune. via KGW-TV Portland

“My kids and I would go out and ride, and we'd have to go into the gravel because of cars passing”

Though his thick gray hair was dripping with rain, nothing could ruin his day. As Don Stathos walked to the microphone in October 1979, small groups of admirers huddled together under umbrellas while others in ... via Medford Mail Tribune

Searchers have found an all-terrain vehicle that tumbled 2,000 feet down a grassy slope on the west side of Johns Peak near Jacksonville. via Medford Mail Tribune

Searchers are looking for a pair of Medford firefighters lost in the Johns Peak area west of Jacksonville. via Medford Mail Tribune

“It was something we started developing and putting in time with before the market dropped off.”

Mark Taylor has been a contractor and site developer for three decades, working first in the residential arena and more recently on public works projects. via Medford Mail Tribune

“I just verified they signed them before they mailed them out.”

Two council members and two planning commissioners in Rogue River joined the stream of Oregon public officials who have resigned their positions rather than fill out an ethics form mandated by the state. via Medford Mail Tribune

“That's the highest jump we've seen in this last fiscal year”

Jason Grammer says with fuel at record-breaking prices, he relies on public transportation more than he did earlier this year. via Medford Mail Tribune

The city of Ashland is a step closer to raising its lodging tax to 9 percent. On Tuesday night, an Ashland City Council majority voted to schedule a public hearing on raising the city's 7 percent lodging tax by ... via Hotel Online

“We have a number of people who eat here all the time who come to all the Seders”

When Jeff and Penelope Levin opened MacLevin's restaurant a decade ago, their first of many reservations-only dinners commemorated Christmas. via Medford Mail Tribune

“This case has become a top priority for us”

The investigation continues into the murder of Kaelin Rose Glazier, whose remains were found Tuesday in Ruch nearly 12 years after she went missing, and no arrests have been made. via Medford Mail Tribune

“A major theme in much of my work is water”

He started in watercolors, but 10 years ago he switched to pastels for what he said was the medium's immediacy. via The Ashland Daily Tidings

“We did a search of the computer. We found remnants of a Craigslist posting as well as other indications they were on Cragislist and modifying the posting”

In Jacksonville, Oregon a man lost nearly everything from his home after an ad was placed on the online ad forum Craigslist. via National Ledger

“A balance of nature is the best we can hope for”

Timed to happen with a new "Oregon Field Guide" TV documentary on combating invasive species, local government agencies and environmental groups are teaming up this spring for a mass weed-pull and informational ... via Medford Mail Tribune

Languages Feeds The empire strikes back As we drift farther downstream into the postmodern era, the battle between the elite institutions of modernism and the culture will intensify. via Terry Heaton's PoMo Blog

“Nothing can be as cold as I was at last year's Pear”

If Saturday's Blue Heron Run in Phoenix was supposed to be a warm-up race for the upcoming Pear Blossom Run, somebody forgot to tell Mother Nature. via Medford Mail Tribune

Police today arrested a Medford couple who allegedly used hoax postings on Craigslist to cover up their own thefts from a rural Jacksonville residence later inundated by Craigslist readers who thought the ... via Medford Mail Tribune

“There's not as many young people here as at Obama's rally.”

The President's speech started at 5:30 Sunday evening, but for many people waiting at North Medford High School, the day started early. via KTVL News10