8-01-97
Firm to buy 7 J.J. North's
Airline proposed
VRB stock sale OK'd
Not too calm after the storm
Chief accused of leaning on driver
for jobs
Standards minimal for small-town chiefs
Habitat to dedicate Ashland home
Meeting about new prison set Monday
Winning has ripple effect for Superior Aquatic
swimmer Smith
White City youth guides gelding to world title
Corvallis hurler tames Mustangs' batters, 4-2
Errors whittle down Timberjacks, 9-6
local round up |
8-02-97
Contractor cries foul over city project
decision
Four in a row
Third time's a charm for jail escapee
Police net largest drug haul
Scouts build winning stock car
Since You Asked
Mustangs hold on, nab state berth
Haynes sparks TJ's latest comeback
Golf doctor could have cure for you |
8-03-97
Looking to the Pacific Rim
Harsh financial realities swallowed up natural
history museum founders' vision
If museum fails, what becomes of the building?
Call it a great big celebration of tiny lives
Site of the week
Cook wins national cycling race
Poised Verdugo tames Timberjacks
Wrestling room dedicated in Mondale's honor |
8-04-97
Ashland store sells favorite games,
old and new
Crew's work clears most of Squaw Lake flood
damage
Makeup man has worked on famous faces
Watercraft damaged in river mishap
Mishaps doom TJs to defeat |
8-05-97
Growers Market moves back
Picking up shipping slack
New minibus service opens for business
Get ready for a heat wave in the valley this
week
Jails have a great deal of confidence in
trustys
Pears appeal to these students
Watchdog group provides a forum
Police chief temporarily replaced
Local golfer defies odds with 303-yard ace
Former manager Hudgens returns to Miles
Martinez's three HRs ties record
Ex-Medford star Jacobs realizes dream
LeRoy may try hand at pros |
8-06-97
Medford post office picks up slack
Irrigation District reverses course again
Ashland administrator decides to step down
Howard School shows biggest gain in tests
College services get an A
State: Falsarella told truth in voters
pamphlet
Gordon Smith meets with citizens advisory
panels
Police seize ashes, pursue charges against man
who cremated ex-wife
Ashland council confirms police chief, passes
new skateboard ordinance
Talented Mustangs brace for state
Timberjacks win marathon, 11-10 |
8-07-97
US Cellular looks downtown
U.S. Cellular seeks applications
Talent well driller fined for missing reports
AMV posts healthy 2nd-quarter profits
Mild winter puts a sting in summer
Man recently released from jail holds gun on
couple
Talent recall backers submit signatures
Ordinance attempts a balance
Riverside dweller recalls solitude, Zane Grey
New federal budget benefits poor in Josephine
County
Tournament today in Eagle Point.
Bad first inning buries Tuff, 7-1
Tegland caps T'jacks rally with homer
Medford blows away Storm, 15-2 |
8-08-97
Railroad cleans up operation
Council rejects storm-pond bid
Justice is blind for wife of victim
Who are you callin' `Weird'?
Dam advocate wants seat on GPID board
Agency keeps mum on steelhead future
Wanna buy a snake? That's It
Workers strike oil downtown
County will get tax bills out by end of year
Body is that of Gold Hill woman
All-Stars play for the kids in Shrine contest
AquaSox clip TJs in 10 innings
Tuff ousted from national tourney
Behind Bechler, Medford rips Cooke's |
8-09-97
OSU professor pursues fresh-pack
pears
Car hits, kills boy, 3
Truck hits woman on Barnett
Talent will vote on recall
Josephine County doesn't want released killer
Reward offered for Oregon Caves formation
Since You Asked
S. Oregon falls 11-6 to Everett
Mustangs' onslaught continues, 14-5
Royals turn back Burlington, 12-7
After 73 years of golf, Ashland man enjoys
first ace |
8-10-97
Rogue Valley trade links with Korea
tenuous, but growing
Action Committee members say they put
community's interests first
Quick response corrals Big Butte fire
Action Group members deny they set out to have
Medford city manager fired
The Action Committee's mission statement:
Immigration crackdown has many illegal aliens
feeling backed into a corner, orchard employers worried about labor shortages
Immigration law reforms, more INS funding
boosts local effort to crack down on illegals
Legal and illegal immigrants caught in a maze
of new rules and penalties
Renegade bed-and-breakfast host's tree houses
pass stress test in spectacular fashion
Crater Lake Rim Runs get touch of (world)
class
Pitching fails Timberjacks in 12-6 defeat
Mustangs are still quite batty
Newmann sparks Royals win |
8-11-97
Business combines mystery, java
Death march survivor head back to (USS) Bataan
Picking up golf balls is risky business
Boy hurt by falling into well
`It' the python returned to owner
Bechler pitches Mustangs to Legion crown
Royals suffer 12-3 regional defeat |
8-12-97
Ashland's new brew pub opens its taps
Eagle Point's growing pains
Steelhead off hook for now
Medford has hopes for new fire station
At Legion regionals, Kennewick whacks NJ
Timberjacks end skid with 6-1 win
Roller hockey hits some hurdles |
8-13-97
Strikers eager to get back to work
County looks to Nike for jobs
Is dog dead? Owner offers big bucks for answer
Here's looking at you
Gear up or show in the sky
Registration woes limited to Hedrick
Preparing to take on the world
Gorrell sparkles in Timberjacks' win |
8-14-97
McKenzie Outfitters to move from
downtown Medford
State to add new tourist attraction signs
Russian-made fighter plan screams over Medford
Barter Fair won't happen this year
National magazine features Ashland
Top hurler shuts down Timberjacks |
8-15-97
State to add tourist info to highway
signs
Torrid temps expected to ease back a bit
Workers walk line for safety
Woman not charged in hit-and-run
Dog owner wants proof his spaniel is dead and
buried
Police probe fatal accident
Fecal coliform taints Bear Creek
New chief of SODA selected
Teenage shooting suspect turns self in
Star athlete transfers to North Medford
Mustangs like draw in regional |
8-16-97
Semiconductor firm eyes Rogue Valley
Green Show dancers get pink slips
Ashland attorney is newest judge
Man arrested, accused of throwing dog off cliff
Coalition puts new playground in west Medford
park
Since You Asked
Lara sparks Timberjacks with defense, bat
Walker powers Mustangs to win at regional
tourney
Olson aiming for third Southern Oregon crown |
8-17-97
The Rogue Valley cola war: Distributors
fight for market share
A funny thing happened on the way to the commune
Takilma's hippies leave positive mark on the
wider community
Dogs, trainers find it takes a delicate touch to
herd ducks
Air show crowd likes jets low, loud
Site of the week
New Beaver Maurer gets `head' start
Bechler whiffs 18 in victory
Timberjacks explode for 15 runs, rout Emeralds |
8-18-97
Good reading on the rise
Big dig removes river hazard
New club in town is all about friendship
Mustangs earn place in Northwest American Legion
baseball final
Hudson tames Emeralds as Timberjacks roll to
10-3 win |
8-19-97
Two UPS workers cross Medford picket
line
City Hall annex will help ease space crunch
Providence announces plans for cancer treatment
center
Workers plow into history
Boise hands Mustangs first loss, 12-9
Emeralds deal TJs 8-4 defeat
Allred's 70 puts him in contention at Amateur |
8-20-97
Tri-County Journal of Business folds
UPS pickets celebrate tentative agreement
Starting early at new school
State flattens tires of valley transit plan
MIA's remains ID'd; sister still uncertain
Maddox hang up his baton
No criminal charges against driver in RVMC
fatality
Gold Hill council gives chief her walking papers
Waterfest Saturday focuses on watershed health in
fun atmosphere
Accused stabber avoids prison term when
girlfriend victim doesn't show
Clutch rally sends Mustangs to American Legion
World Series
Sterling pitching performance sparks TJ's
victory
Ashland doubles team tops record
Allred shoots 143 to qualify for U.S. Amateur
bracket |
8-21-97
The Book Market
Offices will keep police on beats
Arborists race time to preserve SOU tree grove
Fewer workers, parcels for UPS
KOGAP seeks OK to develop site
Freak storm doesn't dampen summer
Man goes to jail for nonpayment of child support
F-16s never made it home from Medford air show
Allred tops Marucci at U.S. Amateur
T'jacks win in 11th inning as Kuehl gets tossed |
8-22-97
No jobs yet for some UPS workers
Les Schwab to open third Medford store
City appoints committee to solve Barnett safety
problem
Clifford goes home with officer who rescued him
Districts welcome new kindergartners
Rainstorm damages Butte Falls classrooms
through open roof
Medford council passes of chain-of-command
resolution
Kimball, Faust rule Yakima
Allred eliminated from U.S. Amateur
Mustangs relaxed for Series |
8-23-97
No ducking this responsibility
Boy who nearly drowned comes home today
Time running out on Natural History Museum
Music, art blend in annual Jacksonville
festival
Since You Asked
Timberjacks shine during 7-2 triumph
Another par 4 aced by golfer
Fachet, Follett lead Medford
Champs face difficult tests |
8-24-97
Shady Cove to Sweden is 78 days
Users of Medford's cramped, 1912-era library
find themselves squeezed like pages in a book
A broad spectrum of cities have met the need
Medford library has long history, uncertain
future
What teachers did for their summer vacations
Voters in five cities have vote-by-mail choices
to make
Sanford soars past Mustangs, 17-7
T'jacks earn fifth straight road win, 5-2
Bulldog Boxing Club members triumph
Anderson's 64 leads tourney at Cedar
Rumrey makes the best of lost WS opportunity
Wright proved to be a wonder with statistics |
8-25-97
New Yorker carves niche in natural food
Ashland votes on activity levy
Firefighters lift puppy from well
Fine art comes in concrete
Weather halts Mustangs game
Yakima can't keep up with Timberjacks' Jones
Anderson secures Rogue Valley Stroke
championship crown |
8-26-97
Brokers fined for securities violations
When it comes to atmosphere, this new shop is
Totally Texas
Charitable clothing store opens in new location
Student test scores improve
Scores don't dismay educators
Vote dismisses chief Holmboe
River dumping illegal
Rescuers pluck hiker from Mount McLoughlin
Canton Dynasty pays fine
Well-placed kick stops attacker
C.W. Smith top pick for Talent chief job
Robbery closes branch
Gorrell's complete game vaults TJs into first
Mustangs 2 wins away from title |
8-27-97
New store to specialize in scrapbooks
Gas price cheapest in state
Juvenile crime on rise in county
Pizza offer turns kids into gardeners
Scholarships help students enter health field
Acremant's attorneys win one, lose one
Crash victims: Drunken driver's sentence too
short
C.W. Smith sworn in as Talent chief
Since You Asked
Mustangs fall in national final
`Watching' on the Net: Player's family uses
computer to keep track of Legion Series
Philo, others earn tourney awards
Portland rallies to beat TJs
Olson, Clark fire 2-under rounds at tournament |
8-28-97
Sanctioned stockbroker says he's the
victim
A helicopter
Parking site contamination problems cost
$200,000
Local forest workers were already taking
precautions in the woods
No help on the horizon for Ashland museum
It's a disgusting job, but somebody's got to do
it for the public health
At it again: Swindell wins fourth straight
Swindell having banner year on track
Fond memories, records will be Mustang legacy
Philo earns rare honor following performance
Rockies get split to stay even with TJs |
8-29-97
Candy-covered toys can kill,state
AGs say
Who'll pick the pears?
Injury accidents on the decline in Medford
Cool -- not rainy -- Labor Day weekend
forecast
Portland edges Timberjacks, 8-4
Jantzer halts Holte defending Southern Oregon
women's golf champion on 19th hole
Helfrich glad to be part of Bellotti's UO
football staff
Ashland kicks off season in Japan; Grants
Pass entertains Milwaukie in '97 opener |
8-30-97
This time it's certain: United
Grocers is pulling out of Medford
August 30, 1987: `Before we knew it, the
whole world was on fire'
Fires of August weren't out until November
Museum lights go out at 5 p.m. Sunday
Big inning lifts Rockies past T'jacks
Klemp pulls upset in golf tourney |
8-31-97
Got Fruit? If so, California border
inspectors need to know to protect the state and its farmlands from pests
Fire proves to be an important part of the
forest ecosystem
BLM's grass bet paid off in replanting burnt
slopes
Far from harbinger of floods, El Nino may mean
warmer, drier winter for Rogue Valley
Bills turns back Adams
Portland rallies in ninth for 4-3 win over
T'jacks
Rasmussen, Eklund claim women's wins |
