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Results 1 - 20 of 33 in Merlin, OR

  1. Out & AboutRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | Spokesman Review

    ... after it had ingested a fisherman's hook feeding on fish. But workers at Wildlife Images Rehabilitation Center in Merlin, Ore., came to the rescue, dislodging the hook from its stomach by temporarily "stuffing" the bird. The workers force-fed the ...

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    Related Topix: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, US National Parks, Avalanche

  2. Josephine Co. power outages close schools, businesses

    Tuesday Dec 8 | KDRV

    By Andrea Pettes A December 8, 2009 A MERLIN, Ore. - Freezing temperatures are blamed for a widespread power outage in Josephine County Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Josephine County, OR

  3. 6,000 without power in Merlin; schools closed

    Tuesday Dec 8 | KTVL News10

    A power line is down on Robertson Bridge Road near Merlin, cutting power to about 6,000 customers at 7:14 AM.

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  4. Grants Pass man sentenced to prison for robbing bank to pay drug debts, buy methRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | KTVL News10

    ... photos. The next afternoon, after extensive investigation, Grants Pass police detectives located Whiting in Merlin and arrested him. Whiting confessed to committing the robbery and said he used the stolen money to buy methamphetamine and to pay drug ...

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    Related Topix: Grants Pass, OR, Drugs, Josephine County, OR

  5. Oregon felon guilty of poor spelling, appalling punctuation . . . and bank robbery

    Monday Dec 7 | The Oregonian

    ... Whiting. So did some of Whiting's probation officers, according to federal court records. Detectives found Whiting in Merlin the next afternoon. According to prosecutors, Whiting confessed to the bank job. He told them he used the stolen money to ...

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    Related Topix: Grants Pass, OR

  6. Ore. emergency jobs program nears end

    Monday Nov 30 | KDRV

    By Amy Sienicki A November 30, 2009 A NEAR MERLIN, Ore. - A number of temporary, government funded jobs are coming to an end.

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    Related Topix: Josephine County, OR

  7. Psycho-thriller on Rogue River

    Nov 27, 2009 | The Ashland Daily Tidings

    ... been in the area for the independent feature "Rogue River," which is scheduled to be shot on private property in the Merlin and Grants Pass areas through Dec. 22. The film is the latest in recent productions in the region. "Rogue River" producers ...

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    Related Topix: Rogue River, OR, Josephine County, OR, Grants Pass, OR, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Horror Movies, Night of the Living Dead, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies

  8. The magic of Jo-Gro

    Nov 16, 2009 | KDRV

    By Ron Brown A November 16, 2009 A MERLIN, Ore. - With open burning currently off limits, a Josephine County program to turn yard waste and sewage sludge into a useful product is in full-swing. A The Jo-Gro facility, at the old Merlin landfill, turns leaves, limbs and lawn clippings into useful landscaping products.

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    Related Topix: Josephine County, OR, Grants Pass, OR

  9. Region claims $1.1 million for thinning

    Nov 5, 2009 | Medford Mail Tribune

    ... $377,000 for state forestland in Josephine County, $269,000 in Jackson County and $530,000 in Douglas County. Merlin-based Grayback Forestry Inc. won the contract to work on more than 200 acres in Josephine County, which includes clearing dead and ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Josephine County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Grants Pass, OR

  10. Childhood chums paddle the Rogue to the sea

    Nov 5, 2009 | KATU-TV Portland

    ... Rapids was tough for a big boat at such low river flows, Jackson says. They worked their way through Grants Pass, Merlin and Galice, restocking supplies occasionally before heading into the Wild and Scenic stretch. Then the rain hit. For ...

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    Related Topix: Rogue River, OR, Medford, OR, Gold Hill, OR, Grants Pass, OR

  11. Armed, masked man robs Merlin Dutch Bros.

    Oct 27, 2009 | Medford Mail Tribune

    ... County Sheriff's Department is investigating an armed robbery of a Dutch Bros. coffee stand Monday evening in Merlin. At about 7:30 p.m., a man in his early 20s who wore a ski mask that covered his entire face and a white hooded sweatshirt robbed ...

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    Related Topix: Josephine County, OR

  12. Oregon empowers spread of electric cars

    Oct 20, 2009 | Statesman Journal

    ... it almost takes your breath away: The Oregon National Guard has ordered local residents to close a food bank at the Merlin National Guard Armory. The food bank is run primarily to benefit the families of citizen-soldiers who have been shipped off ...

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    Related Topix: Oregon, US National Guard, US Military, Grants Pass, OR

  13. Guard policy bewildering

    Oct 17, 2009 | Medford Mail Tribune

    How can a food bank to benefit soldiers' families be inappropriate for an armory? October 17, 2009 The Daily Courier It's a decision so bewildering it almost takes your breath away: The Oregon National Guard has ordered local residents to close a food bank at the Merlin National Guard Armory.

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    Related Topix: Grants Pass, OR, US National Guard, US Military, Opinion

  14. Our histories, carved in stone

    Oct 4, 2009 | Medford Mail Tribune

    ... site, www.jeffnet.org/~hugo. To visit the Pleasant Valley Pioneer Cemetery, drive north on Interstate 5 to Exit 61 (Merlin). Turn left at the stop sign and continue a short distance to Monument Drive and turn right. Drive 3.5 miles to the cemetery ...

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    Related Topix: Trail, OR, Grants Pass, OR, Josephine County, OR

  15. James K. RogersRead the original story

    Oct 1, 2009 | Great Falls Tribune

    ... daughters Shasha A. Cagle of Warner Robins, Ga., Monica Serna Stephens of Albany, Ore., and Kristi Whitehead of Merlin, Ore.; sons James Kyle Rogers of Warner Robins, Shad Rogers of Washington, and Jason Rogers of Fresno, Calif.; sisters Claudia ...

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    Related Topix: Geraldine, MT, Great Falls, MT

  16. Fisherman look to improve salmon,steelhead habitat near Grants Pass

    Sep 17, 2009 | KDRV

    By Ron Brown A September 17, 2009 A NEAR MERLIN, Ore. - Fishermen are trying to improve habitat for salmon and steelhead in streams near Grants Pass.

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    Related Topix: Grants Pass, OR

  17. Report finds discrepancies in helicoptera s reported weightRead the original story

    Sep 17, 2009 | The Ashland Daily Tidings

    ... the Aug. 5, 2008, crash in the mountains near Weaverville, Calif. A Sikorsky S-61N owned by Carson Helicopters of Merlin crashed moments after takeoff as it was ferrying firefighters battling the Iron 44 Complex in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. Nine ...

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    Related Topix: Oregon

  18. Report finds discrepancies in helicopter's reported weight

    Sep 17, 2009 | Medford Mail Tribune

    ... the Aug. 5, 2008, crash in the mountains near Weaverville, Calif. A Sikorsky S-61N owned by Carson Helicopters of Merlin crashed moments after takeoff as it was ferrying firefighters battling the Iron 44 Complex in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. Nine ...

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    Related Topix: Oregon, 9

  19. Deadline looming for Grants Pass Recall ElectionRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 15, 2009 | KDRV

    ... There are three drop sights at the Josephine County Courthouse, and one at the Umpqua Bank and Ray's Food Place in Merlin. A Harvey says that in the last three decades in Josephine County, only 20 percent of items up for recall actually got ...

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    Related Topix: Grants Pass, OR, Josephine County, OR

  20. Wood-to-oil process could make forest thinning pay

    Sep 8, 2009 | The Journal Record

    MERLIN, Ore. For the past decade that the U.S. Forest Service has been pressing to thin hundreds of millions of acres of woods in danger of burning up, it has had one nagging problem: how to come up with the billions of dollars to pay for it.

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    Related Topix: Josephine County, OR, Alternative Energy, Biomass, Energy

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