Talent News

The Oregon Legislature has passed into law a number of exceptions to the "1,040 rule," under which Tier 1 and Tier 2 retirees who work more 1,040 hours or more in a calendar year for a public employer are reclassified as active employees and stop receiving PERS payments.

The Ashland Food Project will celebrate the third anniversary Saturday of a movement that's grown to 5,100 households in seven communities and last year brought in 235,000 pounds for local food pantries.

If you see a fit man on a racing bike with wine tucked into the water-bottle cage, slow down.

On Feb. 6, the Ashland Daily Tidings published an article entitled, "Council to hold infrastructure spending hearing; capital improvement project list includes millions in goals." This article reports: "The proposed capital improvement projects, or CIP, list of infrastructure projects and equipment needs would cost 31 percent more than the almost ... (more)

Avista next week will begin replacing a type of natural gas pipeline found in town that has leaked in other locations, though no leaks have been reported in Oregon, a company spokesperson said.

Dragons have been a staple of Chinese cultural celebrations for centuries. On Saturday, the fierce creatures were seen at every turn as the Rogue Valley greeted the Year of the Dragon in Jacksonville.

Theft, vehicle theft - Kevin Lyle Cory, 40, of the 12600 block of Duggan Road, Central Point.

A City Council member will retain his seat despite his second arrest for drunken driving and driving with a suspended license, the council decided Wednesday in a split vote.

A City Council member will retain his seat despite his second arrest for drunken driving and driving with a suspended license, the council decided Wednesday in a split vote.

CAMELOT THEATRE COMPANY: In the James Morrison Collier Theatre Building, 101 Talent Ave., Talent.

Counselors participate in a Meditative Mindfulness Practice at the Community Counseling Center of Ashland Thursday.

Local musician Scott Calamar started AshlandLiveMusic.com as a website people can visit to see when and where music is happening in Ashland and Talent.

Camelot Theatre Artistic Director Livia Genise is directing "All The King's Men," which opens Friday in Talent.

Four environmental groups are protesting the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's plan to harvest about 2.5 million board feet of timber from the slopes of Grizzly Peak and throughout the Little Butte Creek watershed.

An aggressive pit bull that was menacing people on an athletic field in Rogue River last week, prompting a lockdown of a nearby elementary school, was captured alive about 5 p.m. Friday, police said.

A scholastic book edited by forest ecologist Dominick DellaSala of Talent is included in the annual academic excellence list by Choice magazine, one of the nation's premier review journals.

After reviewing two dozen applicants, city officials on Friday announced the hiring of former Crescent City, Calif., manager Eli Naffah on an interim, six-month basis.

Oregon State Police have seized nearly 12 pounds of marijuana, worth $30,000, during three traffic stops in as many days in Douglas County.

Drugs - Megan Lynn Russell, 25, of the 4100 block of Independence School Road, Medford.

Ledger David Cellars was the vision of David Traul and Lena Varner, two engaging, hands-on people.