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Jackson County flyover shows 'pervasive' cannabis grows, Sheriff's Office says A helicopter flyover of Jackson County focused on large apparent marijuana and hemp growing operations, but the Sheriff's Office said they don't how many are legal and licensed. Posted: May 12, 2021 5:46 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt MEDFORD, Ore. — A video taken via helicopter above Jackson County over the last week, showing dozens of apparent cannabis grow operations, demonstrates "how big the problem" of marijuana and hemp have become in the Rogue Valley, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said. The video cov...

PHOENIX, Ore. —NBC5 News told you Monday about the challenges schools are facing with returning to in-person instruction. Despite the difficult circumstances, students are making up ground lost earlier this year. At the end of the 1st quarter of comprehensive distance learning, 67% of Phoenix High freshmen were on track for graduation. On-track is defined by a student’s ability to earn 6 credits by the end of the year. The high school brought students back to the classroom in February, now it estimates the on-track rate for the end of the year, is 90%. “Really us getting to connect with...

Photo courtesy Medford Alba Sister City Association / Facebook The city of Alba helped raise and donate nearly $5,000 to the Phoenix-Talent School District's wildfire recovery fund. Posted: Mar 8, 2021 1:24 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford's Italian sister city helped raise money for a donation of nearly $5,000 to the Phoenix-Talent Schools Fire Relief Fund, the Medford-Alba Sister City Association announced on Monday. "Our friends in Alba were devastated to hear of the Southern Oregon fires that affected our community," the Association said in a statement. "They immedi...

The Ashland High School snowboard team raced against each other. It has 34 snowboarders from Ashland and two from Phoenix High School. Ashland High School races in the Southern League, which is one of four leagues in the Oregon Interscholastic Snowboard Association, or O.I.S.A. With COVID regulations and restrictions canceling most of the athletes races, this was a chance to get out and stay fresh. “We have a ton of straight-A students on the team, but we also have kids who only keep their grades up so they can be on the snowboard team and I think a lot of them probably wouldn’t have stuc...

Kalamazoo Public Schools will remain virtual despite strong pushback from some parents Updated Feb 25, 2021; Posted Feb 25, 2021 Kalamazoo Public School recommitted its decision to finish the school year virtually in a board Feb. 25 meeting despite strong pushback from some parents. (MLive file photo)Kendall Warner | MLive.com Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI – Michael Coats says his child was a straight-A student before the coronavirus pandemic. But now, as Kalamazoo Public Schools continues online-only learning for almost a year, Coats has watched his straight-A student’s grades drop dram...