Erin Maxson

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Name: Erin Maxson
Date registered: May 4, 2012

Biography

Erin Maxson co-anchors Newswatch 12 This Morning with Ron Brown. Erin was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota but later moved to a small town in Iowa. While in high school there, she fell in love with journalism. As a proud Panther at the University of Northern Iowa, Erin received her Degree in Electronic Media. Along the way she joined the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and served as their chapter president. College also provided Erin with a chance to work with Mark Stines at Entertainment Tonight in Los Angeles after graduation. After a short run as assistant editor for a small town newspaper in Iowa, Erin landed her first T.V. job at KIMT News 3. There she served the people of North Iowa and Southern Minnesota as weekend anchor and weekday reporter for two years. A special piece on taser guns won Erin an Eric Sevareid Award. In March of 2009, Erin drove the three day trek to Oregon. Although the vast golden corn fields are gone, Erin is excited about the mountain scapes that surround the area. If you have a story you’d like Erin to cover or just want to say hi, send her an email, she’d love to hear from the people of Southern Oregon and Northern California.

Latest posts

  1. Sustainable Table: Standing Stone — June 5, 2013
  2. Sustainable Table: Red Duck Ketchup — May 30, 2013
  3. Sustainable Table: From Seed to Store — May 15, 2013
  4. Gunshots Bring Police to Neighborhood — May 8, 2013
  5. Sustainable Table: Picking a CSA — May 1, 2013

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National Parks Bring Millions For State

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — Thirty-eight and a half million dollars is what the two national parks in Southern Oregon are generating for the communities surrounding them. The National Park Service says it’s part of a $30 billion income from park visits across the nation in 2011. Crater Lake National Park brought in more than 400,000 … Continue reading »

Fred Meyer Recalls Some Bakery Items

CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Fred Meyer’s bakery issued a recall Tuesday after finding pieces of plastic in some of its bread. The company is investigating how this occurred. It says it was first discovered in its bakery in Clackamas, and it has not heard from any customers about it. Fred Meyer says the products were delivered … Continue reading »

Sustainable Table: Pasture to Plate

ASHLAND, Ore. — There are many local meat producers in Southern Oregon. There are also many consumers, from families and schools to restaurants and grocery stores, but connecting producer to consumer without a middle man can present some challenges. The cows out to pasture on Valley View Beef Ranch in Ashland are all mamas and … Continue reading »

Custom Car Show This Weekend

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Hot rods, vintage cars and roadsters are once again rolling into the Rogue Valley. It’s all part of the 36th Annual Southern Oregon Rod And Custom Show. The Rogue Valley street rods is preparing the Expo at the Jackson County Fairgrounds for more than a hundred cars and 70 vendors. The … Continue reading »

Sustainable Table: Giving Tree

MEDFORD, Ore. — On a day full of sunshine, perhaps you were tempted to do a little yard work. For most places in Southern Oregon it’s a good time to start pruning your fruit trees, and while you’re at it, find out the do’s and don’ts of creating a “giving tree.” If you were lucky … Continue reading »

Sustainable Table: Breeding Beef

EAGLE POINT, Ore. — For nearly two decades a Southern Oregon family has raised high quality Angus cattle by breeding for the best genetics. They are at the beginning of the process which may end with a steak on your plate. It doesn’t happen very often; in fact, it’s never happened to anyone from Oregon … Continue reading »

Sustainable Table: Commercial Composting

ASHLAND, Ore. — Dozens of restaurants, schools and grocery stores take advantage of commercial composting. Juice ‘N Java at the Ashland Food Co-Op is a busy place; all of the coffee stand’s grounds and filters go into a five gallon bucket. “We have about 8 to 10 gallons of waste a day, of just the … Continue reading »

Sustainable Table: Local Loaves

ASHLAND, Ore. – In the cold months a hearty loaf of bread pairs perfectly with a hot bowl of soup. One Southern Oregon bakery is making a local loaf, made with ingredients harvested from around the region. You could say Sunstone Artistry Bakery has a “hands-on” approach. The care they put into each loaf is … Continue reading »

2 Die, 4 Injured in Highway 140 Crash

Troopers, paramedics and firefighters responded to a head-on collision on Highway 140 just after 6:00 Friday night. Oregon State Police say a car and a pick-up truck hit head on at mile marker 18, outside of White City. The crash closed Highway 140 in both directions for several hours. Troopers say there were a total … Continue reading »

Sustainable Table: Local Bounty

MEDFORD, Ore. – If you’ve ever overlooked an apple because it was bruised, or passed-over tomatoes that had gone soft, they’ll likely end up in the garbage or the compost, but a Rogue Valley woman is using those items on a much larger scale. Anne Eldridge started “Our Local Bounty” about 5 years ago. In the … Continue reading »

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