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🌱 What’s at stake in tonight’s packed Medford City Council meeting?
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In today's newsletter:
- What’s at stake in tonight’s packed Medford City Council meeting?
- Are you among the 600 Medford customers who must boil water?
- How a South Medford star just joined NCAA champion UCLA
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- Friday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 39 degrees.
- Saturday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
- Sunday: Cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Packed Medford council meeting includes proposed stadium, possible movement on downtown bike lanes (rv-times.com) — Medford residents face big decisions on downtown streets and a possible new baseball stadium as City Council meets Wednesday to tackle transportation safety plans, street upgrades, and Main Street’s controversial bike-lane reconfiguration. Afterward, the Medford Urban Renewal Agency will weigh a $500,000 study for a potential Emeralds stadium at sites like Hawthorne Park or Harry & David Field, with the public meeting starting 6 p.m. at City Hall. 
2. Medford Water issues boil water advisory for estimated 600 customers in Southwest Medford (kdrv.com) — If you live or work in southwest Medford near Archer Drive, Columbus Avenue, or Griffin Creek Road, you may need to boil your tap water after a main lost pressure Thursday. About 600 customers, including Griffin Creek Elementary and South Medford High, are advised to boil water for drinking, cooking, and brushing teeth until further notice.
3. Medford's Donovyn Hunter joins reigning champion UCLA (rv-times.com) — Medford basketball standout Donovyn Hunter, a South Medford High alum, is transferring to UCLA after two strong seasons at TCU and previous success at Oregon State. She’s expected to bring scoring, defense, and leadership to the reigning national champions as they rebuild after sending six players to the WNBA.
4. Collaboration Leads to Major Drug Trafficking Arrests in Oregon (1027kord.com) — A major multi-agency drug investigation involving the DEA’s Medford office and Oregon State Police has dismantled a trafficking operation supplying meth from Corning, California to southern Oregon. Raids in Wolf Creek and Corning seized large quantities of meth and cocaine, several firearms, cash, and vehicles, with multiple suspects now jailed on racketeering and drug charges.
5. Ashland ‘night lawn' hours could be rolled back (rv-times.com) — Ashland officials are rethinking expanded hours at the city’s “night lawn” homeless camping area, citing past sanitation problems and management strain on police. In debating possible new sites and rules, leaders repeatedly compare their challenges to Medford’s larger Rogue Retreat–run campsite, highlighting regional approaches to homelessness that could influence future services across the valley.
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Ambrose & Galfano at Walkabout Brewing - Medford, Oregon
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Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies
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Community Coffee Hour, 18+ YRS
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Read Play Talk, 0-5 YRS
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Eagle Point Friends of the Library Open Cupboards Book Sale
Meeting Room , Eagle Point Library
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Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies, All Ages
Meeting Room , Eagle Point Library
3:30 pm
Saturday April 18
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
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Beekman House: Daily Life Then and Now - 1900 vs. 2026
1870s Beekman House , 470 E. California Street , Jacksonville
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Del Rio: Winery Dinner - Rooted in the Vines
Del Rio Vineyards , 52 N River Road , Gold Hill
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April Greeters
Central Point Chamber of Commerce , 116 S 3rd St , Central Point
8:30 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
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