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A convicted sex offender with a medical marijuana card for migraines will need to find another way to treat his headaches when serving time in Jackson County's jail later this month.

Felony arrests

Recently, while observing a gorgeous sunset over Medford's western hills, I thought of something to which I'd appreciate an answer.

There are speed-limit signs throughout the city of Medford and Jackson County. But I have seen official signs that say "End Speed Limit." That's absolutely insane and is asking for trouble.

The Talent Irrigation District has a short-term fix planned for ensuring its 90-year-old McDonald Ditch won't fail and trigger a muddy landslide again while it seeks a 21st-century upgrade for this 19th-century infrastructure.

Six candidates have filed to run in November for four seats on the Medford City Council, according to filing documents.

Hard-working farmer Josh Cohen looks at bread a little differently than he did last Labor Day. Harvesting wheat by hand tends to give one a whole new perspective on those nice brown loaves on the dinner table, he said.

CENTRAL POINT — In addition to a half-dozen candidates running for the City Council this fall, voters will be asked to approve the second-ever revision to the city's charter in more than a century.

A variation on a Nigerian wire scam apparently is targeting automobile repair shops in the Medford area. Using a stolen credit card, the scammers say they want to have a car towed to the repair shop, but need the shop to wire money to pay for the towing.

When I step into our vegetable garden these days, I half expect to be viciously attacked by a dark cloud of locusts.

When an Ashland neighborhood burns to the ground and 11 families are left without homes, readers wonder, "Has this ever happened before?"

JACKSONVILLE — A vacant City Council seat will have to be filled even though the council, on a split vote, decided not to make an appointment when it met Aug. 17.

Ashland Planning Commissioner Michael Morris is challenging Eric Navickas for his position on the City Council, while Oregon Army National Guard member Raymond Hanson has dropped his bid to unseat Navickas.

September's a busy month for the Rogue Valley Transportation District, with announcements of route and service changes and a 35th anniversary celebration.

A 19-year-old Medford man kicked off his Labor Day weekend by allegedly speeding away from a traffic stop and crashing his sports car into parked vehicles before being nabbed by police.

WHITE CITY — Despite being tested in front of a pack of peers, she didn't seem nervous at all.

Thousands of nonprofit organizations across the state, including hundreds in the Rogue Valley, are in danger of losing their tax-exempt status because of missing paperwork, according to an online list published by the Internal Revenue Service.

The American Red Cross has scheduled the following blood drives for September. Call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) or visit www.redcrossblood.org to schedule a donation appointment.

I was plagued with advertisements addressed to my late husband until I finally wrote a letter saying to please stop sending them. My deceased husband never lived where I live, and I have remarried. He died in 1993.

Two pretty little metalwork trellises magically popped up in my tomato patch this week ... but I had nothing to do with their sudden appearance.