Mail Tribune
newspaper in Medford, Oregon
The Mail Tribune was a seven-day daily newspaper based in Medford, Oregon, United States that served Jackson County, Oregon, and adjacent areas of Josephine County, Oregon and northern California. The paper ceased operations on January 13, 2023. The closure was announced by Rosebud Media, the paper's owner, two days prior.
Its coverage area centered on Medford and Ashland and included many small communities in Jackson County. The newspaper also covered Central Point, Talent, Eagle Point, Grants Pass and Phoenix, as well as Jacksonville and other cities in the Rogue Valley.
History
In 1888, Thomas Harlan founded the Mail in Medford, Oregon. He was followed as publisher by Newell Harlan in 1890, Felix G. Kertson in 1891 and possibly at some point Ira Phelps. A. S. Bliton bought the paper from Kerton in 1893 and ran it for 16 years. At that time the paper was called the Southern Oregon Mail, but Bliton renamed it to the Medford Mail. It had been affiliated with People's Party, but Bliton went independent and lost half of his 500 subscribers due to his unpopular political attitude.
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