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| Vertical File Subjects | KOBI turns 70--and is Still family-owned | Bill Smulllin createdd KOBI TV pm August 1, 1953 when no other VHF television stations were in the state of Oregon. He brought televisions… |
Vertical File Subjects, Television |
| Vertical File Subjects | Southern Pacific Engineer Killed in Siskiyous | On September 12, 1929, at 11 PM, T R Bateman was hurled from the Engine by an explosion that blew him through the door and up the hill. No… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Railroads, Soutern Oregon Pacific Company |
| Vertical File Subjects | Copco's History Shows Great Progress In Hydro-Electric Development Near Grants Pass | This article in the Grants Pass Courier summarizes the history of electric power in Southern Oregon. From 1923 to 1927 the new Side Plant in… |
Vertical File Subjects, Electric Power 1901-1950 |
| Vertical File Subjects | Shocked: City officals stunned by Bear Creek Park playground cost | A vandal torched a portion of the Bear Creek Park resulting in the need for replacement of a section of the park. Restoration will cost a… |
Vertical File Subjects, Medford, Oregon, Parks, Bear Creek |
| Vertical File Subjects | Medford high schools unite for DC parade | Mayor Randy Sparacino nominated them for the 2023 National Memorial Day Parade. There were 188 students in the parade with 26 chaparones.… |
Vertical File Subjects, Medford, Medford High. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Hatchery trout trucked to lakes, ponds and river as busy season kicks in | In May 2023 the Cole Rivers Hatchery sent their tanker trucks to do their annual fish stocking of Fish Lake, Applegate Lake, Willow Lake,… |
Vertical File Subjects, Fisheries |
| Vertical File Subjects | After 25 years Rogue Suspects still playing venues large and small | Currently the band has eight members, and basically play for outdoor venues during the summer. Guitarist Dirk Price and Greg Frederick… |
Vertical File Subjects, Music, City Bands |
| Vertical File Subjects | The Tunes will go on at Rockafairy after property owner cuts deal to help nonprofit music library | Sshane Ross had been struggling to pay rent on the 3,800 sq.foot space on sixth street that was formerly the American Cancer Society thrift… |
Vertical File Subjects, Music |
| Vertical File Subjects | Homeless Protest rotates Throughout Ashland Area | A group of homeless individuals protesting Ashland's camping restrictions set up tents in high profile places around Ashland. From the… |
Vertical File Subjects, Homeless |
| Vertical File Subjects | Correspondence Resolutions and Memorials | Oregon Legislature printed 1857 ; Correspondence concerning prices of supplies, the Hostilities of the Indians, and protection of the Immigrants… |
Vertical File, Rogue River Indian Wars 1853-1856 |
| Vertical File Subjects | Marian Anderson Visits Medford's Holly Theater | March 3, 1940 Marian Anderson sang opera to spirituals in a concert which was delayed by local area flooding. |
Vertical File, Subject Index, Theater |
| Vertical File Subjects | Fire District 5 is busy Building | Construction work is in progress for three Jackson county Fire districts 5 stations. This is the first big upgrade since 2003 and the… |
Vertical File Subjects, Phoenix, OR, Fires and Fire Prevention |
| Vertical File Subjects | Like it or not, Oregon had a great economic decade | There was steady employment gains, minimum wage increases, and an expansion of Medicad which brought more benefits to working families… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Jackson county Oregon, economic conditions |
| Vertical File Subjects | Trial in death of former child actor set for 2024 | Daniel James Burda will have a jury trial in January 20 to 24 regarding his role in the death of Dennis Day who was a Mouseketeer on television.… |
Vertical File Subjects, Jackson County, courts |
| Vertical File Subjects | Major Expo project moves forward | Jackson County Commissioners approved a contract to build a facility to serve as a multi-use emergency response center such as fires. … |
Vertical File Subjects, Emergency Medical Services |
| Vertical File Subjects | Hanley Farm preserves history, feeds Southern Oregon Families | The 37 acres of Hanley Farm are more than history of local agriculture. They also provide food for area families that are dealing with… |
Vertical File Subjects, Hanley Farm |
| Vertical File Subjects | Games of Yesteryear entice new players at Hanley Farm | The Southern Oregon Historical Society hosted a Games Children Played event at Hanley Farm. Youngsters played with wooden cup and ball toyed… |
Vertical File Subjects, Hanley Farm. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Games of Yesteryear entice new players at Hanley Farm | The Southern Oregon Historical Society hosted a Games Children Played event at Hanley Farm. Youngsters played with wooden cup and ball toyed… |
Vertical File Subjects, Hanley Farm. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Man gets 13.5 years for Southern Oregon pot robberies | Shannon Christopher Harrop directed four armed marijuana robberies in 2019 and 2020. Harrop typically was not at the scene of those… |
Vertical File Subjects, Marijuana |
| Vertical File Subjects | Medford Council: Remove all new tent campsites | The council passed a law that allows police to remove new homeless camps without 72 hour notice. The ordinace is controversial because it… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Homeless |
| Vertical File Subjects | Etna Dungan | Valley Record 10-31-1901, Indicted for fraud |
Women, crime |
| Vertical File Subjects | Booker T. Washington comes to Ashland | Newspaper clipping from Ashland Tidings 20 Mar 1913 p. 1 article with photograph of Booker T. Washington visiting the Methodist Church. |
Blacks in Southern Oregon |
| Vertical File Subjects | History Explains Dearth of Blacks | Oregon's Constitution banned black migration article from Mail Tribune 4 June 1995 p. 4A interview with Willard Cave, son of once-Medford Police… |
Blacks in Southern Oregon |
| Vertical File Subjects | Historical Perspective has present lessons | Undated (but at least a decade after 1968) Ashland Tidings newspaper clipping mentions Martin Luther King Jr. day and the advancement of… |
Blacks in Southern Oregon |
| Vertical File Subjects | Talent Items | Medford Mail Newspaper clipping 14 Sep 1894 no headline mentions a black preacher that came to town with a letter of introduction… |
Blacks in Southern Oregon |
| Vertical File Subjects | Black Author target of racist vandalism | Medford Mail Tribune clipping 26 Mar 1982 - Black author, Myrtle Span had her duck killed and blood used to write racist comments on sliding glass… |
Blacks in Southern Oregon |
| Vertical File Subjects | A White Man's Country | undated newspaper clipping ...of 25,756 enumerated by the census, all but 173 were white...56 negroes, 5 Indians, 84 Chinese and 28 Japanese |
Blacks in Southern Oregon |
| Vertical File Subjects | Statistics of Jackson County | reported in Democratic Times 14 Jan 1871 White Males.................2,382 White Females......... 1,677 … |
Blacks in Southern Oregon |
| Vertical File Subjects | Arrested and Discharged | Joe Mimms, a colored man arrested in Ashland w/ partern, B. L. Tompkins (white) holding religious meetings at Henley, Hornbrook and Pokegama.… |
Blacks in Southern Oregon |
| Vertical File Subjects | Colored hobo, T. J. Moore | Ashland Tidings 27 Aug 1894 .... Moore was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon |
Blacks in Southern Oregon |