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News from 100 years ago The following news items were taken from the Mail Tribune archives 100 years ago August 22, 1922 NOW THE FALL CAMPAIGN IN MEDFORD At the present time there is considerable residential building activity in this city and immediate vicinity, and the “fall building” will add up to about $50,000, counting what is actually under construction and what is contemplated. EH Lamport has begun work on a $10,000 house to be built on the Pacific Highway, four miles south of this city. It will consist of six rooms with basement, fireplace, garage and modern throughout, built…

Two contracts that provide a cost-of-living adjustment for Ashland city employees covered by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers unions were approved Tuesday without unanimous support from the Ashland City Council. According to meeting materials, negotiations resulted in a compromise between the city of Ashland and labor representatives from the two unions: IBEW Clerical/Technical and IBEW Electrical Union Local 659 representing the machinist and laborer. Regarding the city of Ashland’s financial situation, according to meeting materials, both unions agreed to changes in benefits, namely an increase in their health care deductibles. Workers can expect a 1500/4500 deductible plan as opposed…

Affordable housing project planned for west Medford will feature 3D printing technology A rendering shows the layout of part of a subdivision of 3D-printed homes proposed for survivors of the Almeda Fire in west Medford. [Artwork from newspiritvillage.org] The Titan Robotics 3D printer extrudes a layer of cement while building exterior and interior walls of a structure. The technology will be used to build a housing project in west Medford that could break ground later this year. [courtesy photo] An affordable housing project that includes 3D-printed homes for wildfire survivors in west Medford has cleared a major hurdle with the…

Medford tattoo studio moves school to Eagle Point Tattoo artist Jen McLellan works Friday with Kayela Cabrera, of Medford, at Blu Steel Studio in Medford. [Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune] Blu Steel Studio is not the dark, smoky tattoo parlor that some might imagine in their grandparents’ day. This is a modern establishment in downtown Medford with eight resident artists offering a range of services ranging from body art to permanent cosmetics, eyebrow enhancement, scalp micropigmentation and hair restoration. the areola Located at 132 W. Main St., suite 102, the company also operates a tattoo school. Blu Steel Tattoo Institute…

SOU has no “specific non-policies” for a monkeypox outbreak A pharmaceutical vaccine against monkeypox at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco. [Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP] Unlike with COVID-19, Southern Oregon University officials do not currently feel the need to implement strict preventive measures to protect students against monkeypox, although health officials across the country believe that the Colleges and universities could become “hot spots” for the disease in the fall. “There are no specific policies that have been made regarding monkey pox,” said Joe Mosley, director of community and media relations for the Ashland institution. “But…

Hogback Mountain provides a backdrop for geese and the Wingwatchers Trail. [photo by Lee Juillerat] KLAMATH FALLS — The 30th anniversary of the Klamath Wingwatchers Trail, a popular walking and biking trail in Klamath Falls, will be celebrated on Friday, Aug. 26, with live music, free food and a trail ride. Located near downtown Klamath Falls near Riverside Drive, the trail includes a section along Lake Ewauna and connects to two other trails, the newly upgraded Ken Hay Trail and the Link River Trail. Several loop and point-to-point routes are available. The celebration will be hosted by the Klamath Wingwatchers,…

MOSCOW (AP) — The daughter of an influential Russian political theorist often known as “Putin’s mastermind” was killed in a car bomb attack outside Moscow, authorities said Sunday. The Moscow branch of the Russian Investigative Committee said preliminary information indicated that TV commentator Daria Dugina, 29, was killed by an explosive planted in the SUV she was driving on Saturday night. There was no immediate claim of liability. But the bloodshed gave rise to suspicions that the intended target was her father, Alexander Dugin, a nationalist philosopher and writer. Dugin is a prominent proponent of the “Russian World” concept, a…