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The 400 nurses and caregivers in Medford are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association. They’ve been bargaining with Providence since January, but a contract has not been finalized.
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The Rogue Valley's largest school district is planning $7.5 million in cuts this year.
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The proposed 115-unit complex would begin to address a chronic housing shortage in the region that was made worse by the 2020 wildfires in the Rogue Valley.
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The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest was awarded $100,000 this week to reduce damaging wildfire risk in the watershed that provides drinking water to Medford and surrounding communities.
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Politics often get in the way of building homeless shelters. But because of recent wildfires and the pandemic, Southern Oregon saw an unusual amount of growth in shelters this year.
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Last week, an unhoused man died in Medford after being exposed to the elements during a cold night. In response, housing advocates are asking the city to halt its controversial “prohibited camping, lying and sleeping” ordinance.
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The festival was held to celebrate America's newest national holiday. Juneteenth marks June 19th, 1865, when enslaved African-Americans in Texas got news — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued — that they were free.
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During a visit to Southern Oregon Tuesday morning, Senator Ron Wyden announced he will prioritize planning and fire-safety for what is expected to be an extreme fire season.
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Medford’s new prohibited camping ordinance has been in place for just over a week. The Medford Police say they’ve been successfully moving people living outside into shelters. Local housing advocates say otherwise.
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Last fall’s Almeda fire burned down thousands of homes and left many unemployed. Several nonprofits have partnered with Jackson County schools to start the Bus Project: a program that invites students to help rebuild school buses into homes.
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The Medford City Council has approved a controversial ordinance that would ban camping in the area. People in opposition say the measure criminalizes homelessness.
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The City of Medford has proposed an ordinance that would tighten the city’s camping restrictions. Homeless advocates are advising the city to reject the proposal.
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Southern Oregon based nonprofit Rogue Retreat plans to convert a Medford motel into rental housing for victims of last summer’s wildfires. The question is whether they can afford the cost of turning motel units into apartments.
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Medford officials and homeless advocates are finalizing details on the city’s first severe weather shelter. But rather than a single location, it will be a network of resources that can be deployed to different sites.