Because the list of Ashland’s accomplishments in 2024 would be too long to read out loud, she would have to stick to the highlights, Mayor Tonya Graham said Wednesday, starting off her annual State of the City address in a packed Rogue River Room in Stevenson Union at Southern Oregon University.
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Review: A powerful, authentic tribute to the Judds

Review: “Spotlight on the Judds,” starring Livia Genise as Naomi, Rebecca K. Campbell as Wynonna and Janina Brown as singer and narrator, is playing at the Camelot Theatre through Feb. 9. Rebecca K. Campbell as Wynonna performs with such confidence. She possesses a strong, muscular voice that you can feel right down to the tips of your toes.

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Man, 76, died on Mt. Ashland ski run Friday morning

A 76-year-old man died after colliding with a tree at Mt. Ashland Ski Area on Friday morning, according to a ski area news release. The helmeted skier, whose name was not released, was on Windsor Chairline, a trail categorized as “most difficult,” the release said.

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Energy

Warmer, wetter weather projected due to climate change

People in Southern Oregon and far Northern California will likely see ongoing changes in weather patterns in coming years, and those changes aren’t necessarily positive. During a Wednesday evening presentation, “Southern Oregon Climate Trends, Projections, and Consequences,” Dr. Alan Journet, co-facilitator of Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN), offered a series of possible scenarios if steps are not taken to immediately stop or at least slow climate change.

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Events

Chamber Music Concerts presents the award-winning Ulysses Quartet on Friday, Jan. 24

The Ulysses Quartet comes to Ashland to perform on the Chamber Music Concerts series at Southern Oregon University at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in the Music Recital Hall at 450 S Mountain Ave. The program features Caroline Shaw’s “Plan & Elevation”; Prokofiev’s String Quartet no. 2 in F Major, Op. 92; and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44 no. 1.

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Paul Bunyan statue
Crossword

Crossword: ExtraORdinary Places #02

This week’s crossword: ExtraORdinary Places #02: unusual spots around the state. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next week’s crossword: “Collaborative Theatre Project 2025 #01.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.

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Ask Strider

Ask Strider: The friend column

Ask Strider: Our advice columnist turns to the problems of making friends and keeping them. As usual, he counsels restraint in troubled friendships, and asks the Old Cedar Tree what to do about making friends in the first place. The Old Cedar Tree has interesting thoughts on the subject.

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