Talent

TALENT, Ore. — Talent City Council members narrowly voted against adopting the new jail proposal in a four to three vote. After hours of discussion, the mayor broke a 3-3 tie by voting no. Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler says the nearly 40-year-old jail …

TALENT, Ore.– Two German shepherds were taken into custody last week after they had broken loose and mauled a Talent woman’s dog to death. The incident happened on Sunday, Oct. 27 while the woman was out for a walk with her dog, …

TALENT, Ore.– A talent woman says her dog was killed over the weekend after being mauled by a loose pair of dogs. Surgeons at the animal hospital tried to save it but were unable to. The owner, 72-year-0ld Joann Scovotti, is now left …

TALENT, Ore.– Traffic was bumper to bumper from Talent to Ashland on Sunday after a semi-truck crashed on its side. No one was injured but both lanes of the I-5 going north were completely blocked for several hours. According to first responders, …

PHOENIX, Ore. — A rollover semi-truck crash has blocked all lanes of Interstate 5 northbound near Phoenix Sunday morning. ODOT said a detour is set for northbound traffic at Exit 21 Talent to OR 99 and back on at Exit 24 Phoenix. Drivers …

TALENT, Ore.– It’s that time of year again to celebrate the annual Talent Harvest Festival with food, arts, and music. Celebrating 50 years, hundreds came out on Saturday to parade through the streets of downtown Talent. The festival kicked off with a …

ASHLAND, Ore. — If you want to get out this weekend and are interested in exploring your creativity, consider one of these fairs and festivals in your neighborhood. MakerFest 2019 is taking place on Sunday, September 15th. The festival gives opportunities for people to …

TALENT, Ore. – A man found lurking inside a local middle school girls’ locker room is now facing additional charges. On June 3, 2019, Curtis Bradley Stevenson, a non-compliant sex offender, was let into Talent Middle School by a student after posing …

TALENT, Ore.– Locked mailboxes in a rural Talent neighborhood were broken into this week. The theft happened around the 8600 block of Wagner Creek Road. The people whose mailboxes were hit say there’s no way of knowing what was stolen. Residents say …

TALENT, Ore – Changes in security are being made to a local middle school after a man was found lurking in the girl’s locker room back in June. Police say 42-year-old Curtis Stevenson, a non-compliant sex offender, was let into Talent Middle School …