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OSF Gift Shop is back, bigger and better
Shop moves into former Welcome Center space at corner of Pioneer and Main. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is back — and now so is the gift shop. On Friday, May 17, a 5 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the opening of the long-awaited new gift shop at the corner of Pioneer and Main Streets, formerly the home of the OSF Welcome Center.
‘Hope Kitchen’ aims to provide opportunities for homeless job seekers in Medford
An array of stainless steel appliances, a toaster that cooks 200 slices in an hour and a walk-in refrigerator fill the kitchen at the Kelly Shelter in Medford. Since March, it's been the training ground for a new eight-week internship program, called Hope Kitchen, meant to help homeless residents get more job skills and develop work history.
Semi truck rollover on Highway 62 causes traffic delays
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —The Rogue Valley Expressway southbound was closed on Tuesday due to semi-truck rollover. Rogue Valley Expressway southbound qas closed at Agate Road and Highway 62. No one was injured in the crash. Oregon state police is investigating the crash. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says the...
Phoenix is beating the rest of the country on inflation — on paper anyway
Phoenix is closer to winning the war on inflation than most other cities. And its recent experience bears out what economists and the Federal Reserve have insisted for months but struggled to pin an accurate timeline on: When rents come down, overall inflation usually does, too. Consumer prices in Phoenix...
Jackson County Republican Party hosting MOGA 2024
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Jackson County Republican Party is hosting MOGA (Make Oregon Great Again) 2024 this summer. Randell Embertson, Chairman of the Jackson County Republican Party says the MOGA event takes place a month from now on June 22 at the Jackson County Expo. He says the event will feature leading figures in the conservative movement, including their keynote speaker Mike Lindell, inventor of My Pillow.
Britt Festival asking for community support delaying county decision
MEDFORD, Ore. – President and CEO of Britt Music and Arts Festival, Abby McKee, is asking for support from the community in delaying a decision from Jackson County Commissioners. According to McKee, in November of 2023 Britt and Jackson County began looking into the possibility of a real estate...
Medford Alba Student Exchange deadline Friday at midnight
MEDFORD, Ore. – Applications for the 40th Medford Alba Student Exchange Program are due Friday. The applications for Medford students are open until midnight on May 17. Then interviews and Student Ambassador & Chaperone selections will take place next week, May 20 through 24. The trip is about two...
Phoenix is the fastest-growing city in Southern Oregon, Census says
PHOENIX, Ore. -- Phoenix is the fastest growing city in Southern Oregon, growing at a rate of 5% -- or 215 people -- from 2022 to 2023. This is according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This comes four years after the 2020 wildfires devastated the area. Fastest growing Southern Oregon...
Oregon's Largest School Districts Sound Alarm on Funding Crisis, Seek State Action Amid Budget Cuts
With what's being called an "education funding crisis" on the horizon, top superintendents from Oregon's largest school districts have issued a call to arms, imploring state officials to re-evaluate the decades-old funding formula. In a video statement circulated on district YouTube accounts, Portland, Salem-Keizer, Bend-La Pine, and Medford district leaders expressed grave concerns about the financial future of their schools, according to the Oregon Capital Chronicle. Representing over 115,000 students, the districts grapple with budget crunches that could severely impact educational services.
Ashland's Sidewalk Celebration: sharing what the community has to offer
Ashland is bringing back a beloved city tradition with the return of the annual Sidewalk Celebration starting Friday. The event is a chance for local businesses, artists, nonprofits and other creatives to set up outside and connect with members of the community.
Inner Peace: The rungs on the rope ladder to rescue
At our human level of awareness, we are caught in a nightmarish dreamworld and need to be rescued. An emergency helicopter is always hovering above us, to let down a rope ladder and save us. We can turn and reach up to make the climb to God in an instant — similarly, God will reach us. Rope rungs, supple underfoot, can frighten us with their novel shifting, but always we are in Good Hands.
City of Phoenix cuts ribbon on new Government and Public Safety Center
PHOENIX, Ore. – The city of Phoenix held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon on a brand new Government and Public Safety Center. Community members came together to celebrate the new building on West 2nd which will house City Hall, a police station and a fire station. Community leaders...
Denny Hamlin suggests Phoenix is paying NASCAR to retain Championship race
Denny Hamlin doesn’t believe Phoenix is the best track for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race, and he has a theory for why the sport is returning there again next season. Over the last few months, Hamlin has been clamoring for the title-deciding race to move to a different...
Trout stocking underway this week in Lost Creek Reservoir
TRAIL, Ore. – Ten thousand trout are being released into Lost Creek Reservoir this week as a part of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual trout stocking season. Rainbow trout, along with coho salmon, spring and fall Chinook salmon, and summer and winter steelhead are raised at the Cole M. Rivers Hatchery in Trail. ODFW says trout are the most fished species in Oregon, with only a general state fishing license needed to catch them.
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