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Business partners Kylie Nichols and Will Oxley are the new owners of ON 140 Feed & Seed, formerly Richland Feed & Seed, located about 1.5 miles east of Klamath Community College (KCC) on State Highway 140. Richland was thinking about selling its Klamath Falls location, the two business partners saw an opportunity to step into the role of owners by purchasing the business and its existing inventory and equipment. Having worked at Richland for three years, Nichols knew the importance of the business to the local community of farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin and she felt strongly that her and Oxley were the right team to take over the feed store. With the help of their families, the pair came up with the name for the business: O for Oxley and N for Nichols; hence ON 140 Feed & Seed. The biggest hurdle for most small businesses is writing a business plan to obtain loans and other funding. The team were introduced to the KCC Small Business Development Center (SBDC) via a referral from their banking partners at Pacific Crest Federal Credit Union. They realized they would need a strong business plan to help support them with the business purchase, so they enrolled in the Write That Business Plan course offered by the KCC SBDC. They crafted a professional and comprehensive business plan to articulate their vision for the business. The business gives back to the community since taking over ownership of the store. They have sponsored: Basin Bull Fest, Oregon Hunters Association, a local high school rodeo, High Desert Trail Riders Back Country Horseman, and the Klamath Jackpot Steer & Heifer Show. They intend to continue their community involvement, they said.

It happens tonight at the Ross Ragland. The Ross Ragland theater again presents “Dancing With Your Klamath Stars.” One of the biggest general operations fundraisers of the season, the Ragland stage will be transformed into a dance floor. You’ve seen it on TV, but now it’s live and close to home! The Ragland’s stage will be transformed into a dance floor when the Utah Ballroom Dance Company comes to the Basin to perform with Klamath Falls’ celebrities in a night of glitz and ballroom magic! Tickets can be purchased online at ragland.org or reserve your seat by calling the box office at 541-884-LIVE.

On Thursday, May 16th at 6 pm, the downtown Klamath County Library will host the latest in the "Lay Person Legal" seminar series: a guide to your rights as a renter - or your responsibilities as a landlord - in Oregon. Attendees will get a better appreciation of how the legal system works, particularly if they are attempting to navigate the courts without a lawyer. Presenter Drew Hartnett is an attorney with Legal Aid Services of Oregon, practicing, among other areas, in the field of Landlord/Tenant law, focusing on protecting tenant rights and maintaining safe, habitable and available housing in the Klamath and Lake County communities. Hartnett is licensed in Oregon, where he makes his home. This seminar series is a partnership between the downtown Klamath County Library, the Loyd De Lap Law Library, the Klamath County Bar Association and Legal Aid Services of Oregon. Please note that Lay Person Legal presenters cannot give individual legal advice on any specific case. No registration is required. For more information, please call 541-882-8894
 

Yesterday, the Medford Police Department arrested twenty-year-old Elijah Zeigler following a shooting incident that occurred in Medford on Monday night. The incident stemmed from a dispute between the victim and Zeigler, which originated at a party in Ashland over the weekend. During the altercation, Zeigler allegedly stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the victim. On Monday night, while the victim was driving in the 1900 block of Gene Cameron Way, Zeigler fired two shots at the victim's vehicle as it drove by. Both rounds impacted the victim’s vehicle. Fortunately, no injuries were sustained as a result of the shooting. Patrol Officers canvased the area where the shooting took place and recovered shell casings fired from a handgun. A Medford Police Detective was called to the scene to investigate. On Tuesday, Zeigler was interviewed then subsequently arrested, and lodged at the Jackson County Jail on charges of attempted murder, attempted assault in the first degree, unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and reckless endangering. MPD would like to assure the community there is no further threat to public safety related to this incident.

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