Kevin Opsahl
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Driver killed in Jacksonville area crash named
A 26-year-old man was killed on New Year’s Day when his car crashed outside Jacksonville during a police pursuit. The driver, Jared Nathanial Combs, was identified Tuesday by Medford police, the lead... → Read More
Ollie chosen as the name of Oakdale owl
The owl chosen as the mascot of Medford’s new middle school now has a name — Ollie. The name of the future furry face of Oakdale Middle School was chosen after a survey Nov. 16 to Dec. 5 of campus com... → Read More
SOU gives food scraps to farm
A few years ago, Southern Oregon University sought to reduce food waste by using smaller plates in its dining halls. Now the Ashland institution seeks to close the consumer food loop by taking the was... → Read More
Rogue River Blue on White House State Dinner menu
Three Rogue Creamery cheeses are set to make a very stately appearance Thursday as the cheese course during the Biden White House’s first state dinner. First lady Jill Biden made that announcement, em... → Read More
Snow expected to hammer higher elevations in Southern Oregon Wednesday night
A winter storm approaching from the northwest is expected to drop close to 2 feet of snow in the mountains ringing the Rogue Valley Wednesday and Thursday, but the valley floor is unlikely to get more... → Read More
Man shot to death outside Jacksonville Monday night
Police said a man was killed in a shooting outside Jacksonville Monday night. A male was found dead from a gunshot wound when Jackson County sheriff’s deputies arrived at 7:24 p.m. in the 2300 block o... → Read More
Medford students can apply to study in Italian sister city again
Two years after the pandemic and then war in Ukraine put a decades-old program on ice, Rogue Valley students are invited to study abroad in the county seat’s Italian sister city. The Medford Alba Sist... → Read More
RCC bans concealed firearms on campus
In a move similar to a handful of other public institutions locally and throughout the state, Rogue Community College has banned concealed handguns from its property. The RCC Board of Education Nov. 1... → Read More
Business owner elected mayor in Eagle Point
Eagle Point’s new mayor is ready to hit the ground running. Kathy Sell, who defeated incumbent Mayor Ruth Jenks Tuesday by a margin of 57% to 42%, is a business owner and member of Eagle Point City Co... → Read More
SOU seeks feedback on where to cut
Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey is inviting members of the campus community to provide feedback on programs that could be cut — if not eliminated — as officials look to form a new fin... → Read More
Central Medford HS to move, expand
Central Medford High School, one of Medford School District’s four high schools, will expand its footprint by moving north after an extensive remodel of its future building is complete. Central Princi... → Read More
Jackson County sees home sales drop as interest rates rise
Jackson County’s housing market slowed in September as interest rates climbed to their highest in 15 years, with existing home sales dropping 24.4% over last year, pending sales down 21.8% and new lis... → Read More
Emergency services, Oct. 6
Felony arrests Eluding police — Lucas Ivan Carstens, 27, of the 2000 block of Greenbrook Drive, Medford. Medford police arrested Carstens Tuesday on charges of attempting to elude police by vehicl... → Read More
Bear sighted in Medford not a threat, police say
A car reportedly struck a bear in a Medford neighborhood at about 7:15 Tuesday morning, but when police went looking for it, they couldn’t find it, according to a post on the Medford police Facebook p... → Read More
Update: Fire closes Las Palmas restaurant in Jacksonville
Las Palmas Mexican Cuisine, a downtown Jacksonville staple for nearly two decades, caught fire early Tuesday, but crews were able to extinguish the flames coming from the attic before they got much fa... → Read More
Crater High School back in session
Crater High School reopened Monday after being closed for much of last week, when crews discovered structural problems in the old gym building. An official close to the superintendent’s office confir... → Read More
Phoenix-Talent School Board studies concealed carry ban
The chairman of the Phoenix-Talent School Board said Thursday a policy that would prohibit concealed firearms on district property and in schools should be considered by the board, though he declined ... → Read More
Future harsh weather conditions could spread Rum Creek Fire
Fire managers are worried that Tuesday’s forecast of high winds, soaring temperatures and low relative humidity could be a recipe for the Rum Creek Fire to grow and spread past containment lines. “Tom... → Read More
Remote control air show to benefit Children’s Miracle Network
Rogue Eagles RC Club will host a remote control airplane show this weekend, with all proceeds from the event benefiting Asante Foundation’s Children’s Miracle Network. The event will be from 11 a.m. ... → Read More
Planting peace – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Although Hideko Tamura Snider received plenty of praise Saturday during a community event in Ashland marking the anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in World War II, it was clear she did n... → Read More