MEDFORD, Ore. – September is National Suicide Prevention Month. To raise awareness for veteran suicide and mental health, A 7th annual 5k run is taking place at the end of the month. The VeteRun event is going on Saturday, September ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Medford City Council just gave the green light for rebuilding efforts on the Olsrud Family Community Playground in Bear Creek Park. Officials say they are now able to spend nearly $400 thousand of allocated funds to help ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Medford is bringing back its “Open Streets” event. Open Streets is an international program that temporarily re-purposes streets. That means streets will be closed to cars and instead used to walk, bike, roll, dance and shop. More ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Medford Parks and Rec is hosting Yappy Hours. It’s an event for dogs so they can enjoy some fun activities. The Event next week will also have several other local businesses. “It was just something that we ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– The playground at Bear Creek Park is being cleaned up thanks to a company that volunteered its services. Western States Environmental is working on cleaning up the playground after it burned down in a fire last week. The ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A criminal investigation is underway after part of a popular Medford playground burned down. Early Thursday morning, witnesses reported seeing an unidentified person “playing” with a butane torch at the Olsrud Community Playground in Bear Creek Park. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Police are investigating a fire overnight at Bear Creek Park. The fire destroyed part of the popular playground at the park. “Stunned,” Medford Parks and Recreation’s director Rich Rosenthal said. “I think that sums up the reaction ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Part of the Olsrud Playground at Bear Creek Park in Medford was damaged by fire early Thursday morning. The Medford Fire Department said firefighters responded to a reported fire at the play structure at about 1:00 a.m. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The newly-renovated Olsrud Family Community Playground at Bear Creek Park is officially open to the public. Families gathered Saturday afternoon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Hundreds of volunteers have worked on the project since it began in October. ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– The Medford Parks, Recreation and Facilities Department hosted a Summer Slide “friend-raiser” with the Rotary Club of Medford over the weekend in preparation for the renovation of the Olsrund Family Community Playground at Bear Creek Park. The event ...