Repeated failures in the reading of water meter radio signals have Talent city officials looking to replace both the signal devices and the meters. The money to pay for the work could come from $825,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds that were originally budgeted to rehabilitate the city’s skate park and to move the tennis and pickleball courts in Chuck Roberts Park.
Talent councilor Jason Clark: “People all over the world want a negotiated solution that provides peace and justice for both Israelis and Palestinians. More military aid just provokes more resistance and makes a negotiated solution harder to achieve.”
Pump House 2.0 is expected to open in March, combining elements of both the original Pump House which closed last fall and the short-lived Rogue Taqueria at the corner of Talent Avenue and East Main Street in downtown Talent. Owners Jeven Showers and Garth Evey say they hope customers will agree it is the best of both worlds.
Talent’s landmark Malmgren Garage will celebrate a grand reopening with an art show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at its reconstructed building at 111 Talent Ave. Twenty artists will sell and show their works.
The Talent City Council sent a letter last week to Oregon elected leaders urging an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East and an end to military aid to Israel. Councilor Jason Clark drafted the one paragraph letter that was endorsed by the Talent City Council and signed by Mayor Darby Ayers-Flood.
The City of Talent’s Holiday Gift Tree has returned, kicking off a gift-giving event intended to help local families, according to a news release.
More than 2,400 miles separate Phoenix, Oregon, from Lahaina, Hawaii, but a fundraiser that kicked off on Wednesday brought the two communities closer together in spirit, in light of the town’s similarly devastating wildfires.
The restaurant owner talks about why the popular Pump House burger place in Talent underwent a transformation into a Mexican restaurant named the Rogue Taqueria.
Camelot Theatre has purchased a lot behind its building in downtown Talent, which will allow for eventual expansion to add needed rehearsal, office, storage and work spaces.
A local nonprofit in Talent is expanding into a new space thanks to funding from grants and community donations. Talent Maker City held a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday, Oct. 7, at a property purchased in one of the areas devastated by the Almeda Fire.
As the state faces soaring levels of evictions, the Legislature’s budget-writing committee on Tuesday moved ahead with a budget for Oregon Housing and Community Services that includes large cuts for two key services: eviction prevention and homelessness prevention.
Ashland Fire & Rescue reported that a “very small lightning-caused fire” has been spotted burning high in the Ashland watershed.
Catty Corner: This free community event will help a local nonprofit rescue cats and kittens across the Rogue Valley. During an overwhelming kitten season, the Rogue Community Cat Rescue will bring the community together in a fun, family-friendly fundraiser on June 28 in Medford.
Poetry Corner: Let’s celebrate spring approaching summer with haiku, senryu and another short-form poem.
“The city is actively looking for a community partner to open a cooling/smoke shelter this summer,” city Communications Officer Dorinda Cottle said.
Eric Navickas: In Ashland, the policy of cordoning off parts of town to remove people is aimed at a class of homeless people suffering from poverty.
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