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ACCESS will open an emergency severe-weather shelter at the Navigation Center, 685 Market St., Medford, from Saturday through Monday, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. The shelter was authorized after actin...

Acting City Manager Kelly Madding has declared a severe weather event starting Dec. 25th and going through Dec. 27th for the city of Medford.

The City of Medford is taking another step this week to ending homelessness across the area. On Thursday the Medford City Council voted in favor of CB 2021-157, to utilize a million dollars to build a permanent urban campground in the city.

Medford cooling center opens back up for the weekend According to the City of Medford, a cooling center, which was open a few weeks ago at the Medford Senior Center, is open once again from Friday until Sunday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Posted: Jul 9, 2021 5:01 PM Posted By: Brett Taylor MEDFORD, Ore-- According to the City of Medford, a cooling center, which was open a few weeks ago at the Medford Senior Center at 510 E. Main Street, is open once again from Friday until Sunday from 12 p.m. to 8...

Published April 9, 2021 at 10:05 AM PDT April Ehrlich/JPR A temporary camp set up in Hawthorne Park in Medford after the Almeda Drive Fire. Just a short drive up Interstate Five through Medford yields a view of a large number of unofficial campgrounds and tents. And the Medford City Council recently decided to crack down. The council met in special session to pass an ordinance banning camping along the Bear Creek Greenway during fire season, but the ordinance goes much further, layi...

Medford Police said that officers, Parks staff, and volunteers removed 70 cubic yards of garbage over two days.

Originally published on January 15, 2021 5:45 am The Almeda Fire destroyed 2,400 homes in September, mostly in the small cities of Talent and Phoenix. About 75 percent of them were manufactured homes, according to a report presented to the Medford City Council Thursday night. That means a lot of low-income seniors and families are looking for affordable homes in and around Medford. But the city was already struggling with housing availability before the fire. Councilors met Thursday for a st...

/ Rent signs near a mobile home park in Phoenix that was entirely destroyed by the Almeda Fire Many victims of the Almeda Fire are now looking for housing in Medford. But the city was struggling with affordable housing even before the fire. The Almeda Fire destroyed 2,400 homes in September, mostly in the small cities of Talent and Phoenix. About 75 percent of them were manufactured homes, according to a report presented to the Medford City Council Thursday night. That means a lot of low-income...

After opening the process Friday, it’s already received 98 applications. The city has $250,000 available, to business hurt by the pandemic. But, not every one of the 98 applicants will be granted the 3,000 in funding. The city will randomly select 83 businesses, to get the assistance. Bricktowne Brewing Company owner, Carrie McPheeters says the last 9 months have not been easy. “I am thankful for anything at this point,” says McPheeters. Her teams had to lay off 8 employees and make numer...