Medford News

A dozen first-graders at Walker Elementary on Friday got a thrill most adults never get - seeing a play they wrote get produced on stage by real actors.

Southern Oregonians older than 50 are happy to be here, but the growing demographic sees room for improvement, according to a new AARP survey.

Tickets for the American Band College Directors' Band 25th annual concert at the Craterian Theater in Medford are on sale.

"Shorty" Miles with his "Invincibles" added another scalp to his belt yesterday afternoon when Medford defeated Central Point 4 to 1. Boxer Bud Anderson penned the game by pitching the first half and gave a demonstration of ambidextrousness which was worth the price of admission.

I've heard rumblings that I'm going to get another utility bill on top of my water bill.

Issues big and small with The Commons project, from cost overruns to no drinking fountains and a lack of electrical outlets, frustrated the Medford Urban Renewal Agency board Thursday.

Medford's Main Street can be a rough place for a business, but Clint Orchuk said he sees enough positive signs to move into one of a dozen vacant storefronts with an artisan coffee shop.

Steve Potwin couldn't help but smile when he saw the weathered twine dangling from the massive beam in the historic barn.

Shawn Christopher Phillips, 23, of the 200 block of Cheryl Lane, Phoenix. Phoenix police Wednesday arrested Phillips on charges of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and first-degree criminal mistreatment.

Drug cops raided four Jackson County marijuana dispensaries Thursday, making four felony arrests and leaving behind a crowd of angry medical marijuana advocates and patients.

Lori Duckworth wasn't one to hide her marijuana activism. She was a regular at legislative hearings on medical marijuana bills.

Medford officials plan to connect a quarter-mile missing section of Holly Street from Holmes Avenue to Garfield Street at a cost of up to $2 million this summer.

Ashland is waging a campaign against auto speeders, and many Medfordites have been forced to contribute to the Granite City treasury.

A lively food-cart scene in downtown Medford could evolve into a smorgasbord of cheap eats for hungry workers and students.

Marc Robert Edwards, 37, no known address. Central Point police Wednesday arrested Edwards on charges of attempting to elude police in a vehicle, delivery of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, manufacture of methamphetamine and attempting to elude police on foot.

The suspect in a Central Point 7-Eleven armed robbery in March died Monday after apparently hanging himself while incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail, officials said.

Blues vocalist Cee Cee James and harpist Phil Newton of Broadway Phil and the Shouters will host the Ashland Blues Society's open jam at 6:30 p.m. tonight, May 21, at Howiee's, 16 N. Front St., Medford.

Even with a low 17 percent voter turnout, results from Tuesday's regular district election may have a huge impact on the future employment of Medford School District Superintendent Phil Long.

Green spring hillsides make May the perfect time to visit southern Oregon and Grave Creek Covered Bridge.

Of the 210 applicants for admission to the Medford High School, 198, or 94 percent have passed according to figures just issued by County School Superintendent J. Percy Wells.