Month: July 2022

The Medford Water Commission is having trouble with its ozone system, which is making the local tap water a little stinky Kit Schneider is stocking up on bottled water because of the stinky water coming out of the local taps. [Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune] Kit Schneider tries to drink tap water in a Central Point Retirement Community community room Wednesday. The Medford Water Commission says problems with its ozone system are causing an unpleasant odor in the water. Foul water coming out of local faucets has drawn a steady stream of complaints to the Medford Water Commission in recent…

Three million British viewers tuned in for the final episode of Australian soap Neighbours, which saw a TV stalwart leave after 37 years. The double-episode special drew that peak audience as the show ended with an average audience of 2.5 million, according to the night’s numbers. The hour-long finale aired on Friday evening in the UK on Channel 5. Fans took to social media to praise the latest show, which recruited star alumni Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. Margot Robbie made a cameo from Los Angeles, while singers Natalie Imbruglia and Holly Valance filmed a scene from London, where they…

Just two days after New York State called monkey pox an “imminent threat,” New York City followed suit on Saturday, declaring the disease a “public health emergency.” The move was announced in a joint statement by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the city’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan. “New York City is currently the epicenter of the outbreak, and we estimate that approximately 150,000 New Yorkers may currently be at risk of exposure to monkeypox,” the statement said. “We will continue to work with our federal partners to secure more doses as soon as they become available. This…

President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again, a few days later recovered from its previous case of the virus, the White House physician said in a statement on Saturday. He has no symptoms, but will self-isolate again. In a tweet, the president said he is “still working” but isolating “for the safety of everyone around me.” He will not be going on his upcoming trips to Wilmington, Delaware or Michigan, the White House said. Folks, I tested positive for COVID again today. This happens to a small minority of people. I have no symptoms, but I will self-isolate…

Arrests for crimes Avoid – Kelly Melissa Flick, 42, no known address. Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Flick Thursday on two counts of attempting to elude police in a vehicle and a misdemeanor count of second-degree trespassing. She was being held Saturday in the Jackson County Jail without bond. Use of Weapons – Michael David Chavez, 46, no known address. On Friday, Chavez entered an appearance in Jackson County Circuit Court on a new count of unlawful use of a weapon. Chávez has been in jail since July 15 for first-degree arson. He was booked into jail Saturday without bail….

Property owners are understandably concerned about a new fire risk map that some say is already affecting their fire insurance rates and availability. More than 1,200 of them started last week at a Zoom meeting called by the state Department of Forestry to present the maps and explain how they will be used to implement legislation passed by the Legislature after the wildfire. ‘Almeda and other fires that devastated Oregon. communities The meeting was moved from an in-person session to an online one. More on that in a moment. But first, it’s important for everyone involved in this process to…

Please allow me a moment of nostalgia. It was 40 years ago, the first Christmas, my husband and I celebrated that holiday together. We were staying in a cabin in north Georgia, and there was an unexpected light snow on the ground. We went for a winter walk and came back to the cabin to make lentil soup and play Scrabble. He gave me seven presents that Christmas Eve, claiming that each gift represented or “spoke” to some part of me that he loved. There was a book on feminist history, a poem by Rainier Marie Rilke, framed as I…

Vintie Beall and her relatives spent their entire lives telling people how to pronounce their last name. “It’s like a bell,” they said. “Like a church bell.” But few people remembered for long. Vintie was the only child of Robert Vinton Beall, a pioneer who arrived in Oregon with his brother, Thomas, in July 1852. Lured to the valley by the promise of gold, the brothers quickly headed south to Josephine County, where they mined briefly before. moving to Jackson County in late August. By 1854, both had claimed land near Central Point and were operating a railroad company between…