Medical marijuana patients run for council seat
A bar owner and a medical marijuana advocate have decided to run for the Medford City Council seat formerly held by the late Karen Blair.
View ArticlePolice have first description of arsonist
It's been a month since a rash of intentional fires began appearing in Medford, including four more fires set Wednesday and Thursday, but police may finally have received their first description of a...
View ArticleCouncil pours cold water on plan to unite fire districts
Medford city councilors on Thursday voiced strong opposition to a proposal to consolidate Medford Fire-Rescue with Fire District No. 3.
View ArticleMedford arson suspect caught
Police arrested a homeless woman Thursday on charges she set as many as four fires around Medford over a 12-hour period.
View ArticleMedford appointee will work on aiding developers
Major developers who get tripped up by the bureaucracy at Medford City Hall will find a new friend in high places.
View ArticleOld steam engine connects brothers, grandfather
JACKSONVILLE — Two brothers got their first look Thursday at a steam engine on which their grandfather was a conductor in 1893 — at age 13 — for runs between the town and Medford.
View ArticleClouds keep the heat away in Medford
Upper-level disturbances carrying moisture from the south thwarted expected triple-digit temperature readings Sunday.
View ArticleArson suspect charged in jail fire
The woman who allegedly set fires at a Medford hardwood store and Hawthorne Park last week is officially being charged with setting a fire in the Jackson County Jail's public restroom.
View ArticleRunway project causes changes in airport schedule
What's with the Medford airport closing at 11 p.m.
View ArticleMedford council veterans plan exit
Medford City Councilors John Michaels and Bob Strosser won't run for re-election in November, opening the door for a new crop of candidates.
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