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In the Classroom - 02/04/2012
Net Summary
Co-op union advertisement causes stir - 02/04/2012
A newspaper advertisement thanking supposed supporters of a unionization effort at the Ashland Food Co-op has raised a dust-up, with some of those...
More than 400 pounds of pot seized in Ashland - 02/04/2012
An Ashland man was arrested on drug charges after Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement investigators said that they found his medical marijuana...
Dramatic testimony in Glazier murder trial - 02/04/2012
A neighbor of William Frank Simmons testified at his murder trial Friday that she thinks she saw Kaelin Glazier's boyfriend walking on Haven Road on...
Program to help homeless students - 02/04/2012
Ashland School District plans to join forces with Medford-based Maslow Project to help identify and support homeless students attending its schools.
Search resumes for 3 missing mushroom pickers - 02/04/2012
A search resumed Friday in Southern Oregon for a couple and their adult son who disappeared after leaving their campsite to pick mushrooms.
Police reports February 4 - 02/04/2012
25-year-old man was arrested for second-degree trespass inside the Main Street Laundromat.
Affordable housing provider closes - 02/03/2012
An organization that provided affordable housing in the Rogue Valley for 20 years has closed down, shuttered by troubles with an Ashland project and...
Fight over ferrets erupts at transient teepee community - 02/03/2012
A Thursday morning report of a man wielding a machete and fire poker near Ashland and threatening to kill another man prompted a quick police...
Search parties, bloodhounds missed girl's remains - 02/03/2012
Mysterious blood spatter, bloodhounds and botched searches highlighted Thursday's testimony in the trial of William Frank Simmons, 31, accused of...
Talent councilman keeps seat after DUII - 02/03/2012
TALENT — A City Council member will retain his seat despite his second arrest for drunken driving and driving with a suspended license, the...
Fixing the feral feline problem — one cat at a time - 02/03/2012
On a recent rainy morning, Medford resident Dorie Maier pulls a rectangular trap, a dirty towel and a can of wet cat food from her car.
Police and fire reports February 3 - 02/03/2012
25-year-old man was arrested and lodged at Jackson County Jail for disorderly conduct in the second-degree and two counts of second-degree criminal...
Copy, paste, caught: Plagiarists beware - 02/02/2012
The student's admissions essay for Boston University's MBA program was about persevering in the business world.