Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Ambush Blue Moon. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.dbabluemoon.com . Battle of the Bands Three Rivers. Competition runs Nov. 6-Dec. 12. 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Prize is contract to perform regularly at...
 10.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 124.0 Childhood chums paddle the Rogue to the sea
MEDFORD Waking in a sleeping bag to a bone-drenching rain on the fifth day of a nine-day raft trip down the Rogue River, Sam Jackson and his two childhood pals wondered whether this adventure would match what it looked like on paper. For 91 miles, ...
4.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 525.0 Medford withdraws appeal of panhandling
MEDFORD (AP) The Medford City Council has withdrawn its appeal of a ruling that found its panhandling ordinance unconstitutional. The city had tried to prevent aggressive panhandling with an ordinance that prohibited people from asking for money at...
0.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 474.0 Bulldogs reverse fortunes
NORTH BEND In two seasons, North Bend s girls soccer team has gone from being the worst team in the Far West League to qualifying for the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A playoffs. The amazing turnaround has North Bend celebrating its first trip to the playoffs s...
3.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 79.0 Hold onto your hat - a storm's coming
Batten down the hatches and check those mooring lines. Head to Shore Acres State Park, not the beaches, to watch the big surf rolling in. Forecasters say a big storm s on the way. On Wednesday, they were busy sending out notices: There s a high wind ...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 79.0 Judge rules man gold mined illegally
MEDFORD (AP) A federal judge has convicted an Oregon man of illegal mining while digging for gold on U.S. Forest Service land. Clifford R. Tracy of Gold Hill was sentenced to a year on probation. He was also ordered to pay the costs to remedy his r...
2.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 79.0 James W. Harrison
A memorial service will be held for James Jim W. Harrison, 94, of Rogue Valley at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Rogue Valley Manor Sunrise Room. Jim was born March 19, 1915, in Clarendon, Texas, to William and Nona Harrison. He was one of eight ...
1.9K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 79.0 North Bend girls reach soccer playoffs
North Bend s girls soccer team advanced to the state playoffs by beating Umpqua Valley Christian in a penalty kick shootout at River Forks Park in Roseburg on Monday. The Bulldogs stayed alive in the match when Taylor Cribbins had her third goal of t...
2.1K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 79.0 James W. Harrison
94, of Medford, died Oct. 31, 2009, in Medford....
0.1K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 124.0 Lithia plans to buy more dealerships
ASHLAND (AP) Lithia Motors Inc. says it plans to start buying more auto dealerships after an 18-month stretch when it closed or sold 20 dealerships. Lithia announced this week it had obtained a franchise from Korean automaker Kia for Anchorage, Ala...
1.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 124.0 Thora Marie Gardner
No services are planned at this time for Thora Marie Gardner, 60, of North Bend. Thora was born July 5, 1949, in North Bend. She died Oct. 26, 2009, in Coos Bay. She was raised in North Bend and graduated from North Bend High School in 1967. Thora wa...
1.1K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 79.0 Scene & Heards
Concerts This weekend Amanda Dillon Java Jones. Acoustic folk. 9:30 a.m. Saturday. 888-4477. Ambush Mr. Zack s. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 396-7111. Amy Clawson Coltrane Three Rivers. 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.three...
10.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 124.0 Jackson Co. considers fining truant students
MEDFORD (AP) Jackson County commissioners have given first approval to an ordinance that would toughen the penalties for students who chronically skip school. The ordinance, which could take effect next year, allows attendance officials to seek cit...
0.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 79.0 Local Recap: Marshfield boys qualify for state meet
Marshfield s boys cross country team qualified for the state meet for the first time in a decade on Wednesday, finishing second to Thurston in the Midwestern League championships at Lane Community College. The news wasn t as good for Marshfield s gir...
2.9K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 79.0 Bear shot in return to Medford
MEDFORD (AP) Wildlife officials say a young black bear captured outside a Medford elementary school and released into the mountains northeast of Klamath Falls returned to the city and was legally shot by a hunter. The state Department of Fish and W...
0.5K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 949.0 OSAA approves hybrid leagues for sports
Cross-classification hybrids became a reality Monday when the Oregon School Activities Association Executive Board approved the classification and district assignments for the next four-year time block. The Executive Board did not make any changes to...
4.5K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 124.0 Amtrak stops Redding to Medford bus service
REDDING, Calif. (AP) Amtrak California has canceled its bus route from Redding to Southern Oregon because of low ridership. The canceled route is part of Amtrak California s Thruway bus service, which originates in Sacramento and is an extension of...
0.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 408.0 Pirates finish second in tourney
The Marshfield volleyball team finished second in its own tournament on Saturday, losing in the championship game to Valley Catholic in three games. Valley Catholic, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, topped the Pirates 22-25, 25-13, 15-13 in the final at the...
3.8K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 79.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Oct. 24
Bowling North Bend Lanes Oct. 12-18 HIGH GAME Young at Heart Seniors Ray Nichols 215, Richard Dupret 211, NIck Boutin 204, Ray Rockwood 204; Linda Nichols 236, Julie Winn 202, Marge Novak 194. Monday Super Star Juniors Zachary Jones 222, Joey Huf...
7.0K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 158.0 County declares a flu emergency
GRANTS PASS (AP) Josephine County has declared a state of emergency over the swine flu. The declaration Friday by county commissioners in Grants Pass cited two people dead, 21 in the hospital, and many more sick with the H1N1 virus. County health ...
0.9K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 124.0 | 
