Local News

Fire District 5 asks voters to approve levy - 05/21/2012
TALENT — Voters in Jackson County Fire District No. 5 will decide in November whether to approve a $1.
Row with the flow - 05/19/2012
Toni Martinez is barking into a bullhorn across the water at four women who are awkwardly moving backward in a boat.
Distemper confirmed in Ashland - 05/19/2012
Wildlife biologists are investigating an apparent outbreak of canine distemper in the local fox population, and health officials are warning dog...
Bear found by teen will stay in Wisconsin zoo - 05/19/2012
An infant black bear illegally plucked from the woods by a Gold Hill teenager and taken home last month is now living in a Wisconsin zoo, the latest...
Homeless men catch suspected thief - 05/19/2012
A 25-year-old man who snatched a woman's purse from a stroller in Lithia Park Thursday was chased down and held by a group of mostly homeless men...
Grubbs reward fund hits $21,180 - 05/18/2012
The Ashland City Council has added $10,000 to the David Grubbs reward fund, pushing the amount to $21,180 for anyone who helps solve the brutal 2011...
Heat lamp fire sparks another chicken tragedy - 05/18/2012
Twenty chickens died Tuesday morning in a Talent fire caused by a heat lamp, the fifth such fire in Jackson County this year.
Prohibition on public camping strengthened - 05/18/2012
The Ashland City Council has moved to strengthen the town's ban on camping on public property.
Ashland adopts ban on feeding deer - 05/18/2012
It will soon become illegal to intentionally feed wild animals in Ashland.
Talent man pleads guilty to child sex abuse - 05/17/2012
A Talent videographer who helped make an Ashland film to raise awareness of sexual assault pleaded guilty Tuesday to child sex abuse charges in...
Reinventing journalism - 05/17/2012
Southern Oregon University is reshaping its communications degree, curriculum, faculty and mission so graduates can enter a shifting media world at a...
Council gives nod to opt-out option for 'smart meters' - 05/17/2012
The Ashland City Council has approved an opt-out option for residents who don't want radio frequency wave-emitting utility meters at their homes...
Councilors OK water, sewer rate increases - 05/17/2012
Ashland residents' water bills will increase by an average 12.
Heckert leads Patridge, Hoppe in DA race - 05/16/2012
Early returns show Chief Deputy District Attorney Beth Heckert with a commanding lead in the district attorney's race.