“New Approaches to End-of-Life Care” on Tuesday, Sept. 5, will be the first of six public discussions in the monthly “Big Ideas” series, featuring prominent local experts speaking on relevant and timely issues affecting our community.
Oregon officials can do more to increase public awareness about an obscure civil court tool that can prevent gun violence and suicides, according to an Oregon Secretary of State report released Wednesday. The tool is based upon Oregon’s “red flag” law, which allows family members or law enforcement to petition the court for someone to turn in their firearms if they are a risk to themselves or others.
Herbert Rothschild: Frustrated by majority rule, Republican legislatures try to make it harder for citizens to get measures on ballots.
Obituary: Gloria Louise Boyd, 94, a longtime member of the Ashland community, passed away after a long illness on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Edward Hirsch: Make yourself available to God and you will find God is fully available to you.
The median Oregon taxpayer will receive close to $1,000 back on their taxes next year thanks to state tax revenue continuing to surpass expectations, state economists told lawmakers Wednesday. The state is set to pay out a record-breaking $5.6 billion through the unique “kicker” rebate, which kicks in when revenues collected exceed official projections.
Firefighters were hard at work before dawn Wednesday knocking down a grass fire on Dead Indian Memorial Road. The fire call came in at 3:06 a.m., and the first engines on scene immediately set to work defending nearby structures, said Fire District 5 Battalion Chief Jim Campbell.
A former Ashland Parks & Recreation employee will receive $700,000 to settle a lawsuit dating back to February 2022, the city of Ashland said in a statement released Monday. A post on the city’s website said the lawsuit filed by Laura Chancellor against Ashland Parks & Recreation, the city and five employees and was dismissed with the agreement of all parties “to avoid the expense and burden of further litigation.”
A newly-released aerial survey of the Ashland watershed revealed some 20% of Douglas firs have died and more are expected to die. The Douglas-fir mortality, which is impacting many areas of the state, represents a “decline spiral,” according to research papers by both the Oregon State University and U.S. Forest Service.
Southern Oregon University has earned Campus Pride’s top ranking for the 11th consecutive year as one of the nation’s top 30, “Best of the Best” LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities.
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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