Jackson County Library Services and the Southern Oregon Historical Society will hold a presentation dedicated to taking a look at past local Independence Day celebrations from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at the Ashland library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland residents who have ever wanted to meet their city manager and various city council members will soon be able to do so over a cup of coffee.
Solo guitarist David Rogers will perform from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at La Baguette Music Café, 340 “A” St., Suite 2, Ashland, playing a variety of songs from Bach to Beatles.
Based on its initial reading of Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action in higher education, Southern Oregon University leadership said the ruling won’t change the diversity of its student population.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the White House student debt relief program will have a wide effect in Oregon. About 500,000 Oregonians qualified for the program, and by late last year when the court halted applications about two-thirds with student debt had applied.
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ASHLAND PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION. Council Chambers – 6 p.m. 1175 E Main St.
Oak Street Tank & Steel is one of at least 13 businesses being honored as collective Grand Marshals for the Fourth of July Parade on Tuesday, July 4, organized by the Ashland Chamber of Commerce. The fifth-generation fabrication business will join others in the lineup, including Paddington Station, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Sometimes, Oregonians don’t get everything they want from the Legislature, even after a 160-day session. And sometimes, not even a governor can convince enough legislators to pass a bill. Now, Gov. Tina Kotek is mapping out a future strategy after the Senate killed her proposal on changing the land-use law so cities can extend their urban growth boundaries or the area where they can build.
The snow has mostly melted, streamflows are down and at least one irrigation district has begun to draw down reservoirs for irrigation in Jackson County, where Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday declared a drought emergency. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners requested the emergency declaration last month.
At just 21 years old, Ashland native Brooklyn Williams is stepping into her biggest role yet — the lead in Oregon Cabaret Theatre’s adaptation of “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” playing through Dec. 31.
A women’s singing group with member from the 27 Ukrainian families now taking refuge in Ashland will perform at a benefit concert Dec. 14.
The Trump administration will require that homeless service providers force people to receive behavioral health treatment in order to access long-term, federally supported housing, a move that could mean organizations across Oregon would have to choose between receiving federal dollars or state dollars — but not both.
A local artist who arrived in Ashland three years ago is having his first solo art show at the White Rabbit gallery in downtown Ashland. Micah Blacklight has been waiting for the chance to show the personal perspective of an injustice he has witnessed over decades.
This year marks the 10th annual Thanksgiving Community Peace Meal and the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland has offered to share their space with the community. SOJWJ is lining up volunteers and cooks, as well as those who can give financial support. They are expecting to feed more than 300 people.
Ashland has been approved for a federal loan of up to $73 million to replace its 76-year-old water treatment plant, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. The low-interest financing will allow the city to draw funds as construction progresses.
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