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Kristen Kurth

Kristen Kurth

Young, ambitious, and focused, Medford City Councilman Kevin Stine takes a moment to sit down with the Rogue Valley Messenger and tell us why he’s not your average local politician—and also to provide his perspectives on the past year and what to expect from Medford City Council in 2016.  

A year ago, residents in the small town of Gold Hill tried to recall two-thirds of city council. The political dust-up was the result from a vote by council to allow a medical marijuana dispensary to open its doors downtown, and simultaneously rolling back a year-long moratorium on medical marijuana

  Are you afraid of the dark? Clowns? Spiders? If you have the nerve to face these fears, then get yourself to The Nightmare Chamber, an annual fundraiser for—and at—the Randall Theater in downtown Medford. Incorporating new technology as well as makeup and costume effects, Artistic Director Robert Downward has