A heat advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for soaring temperatures expected Thursday and Friday and Ashland residents are encouraged to use available resources to stay cool, according to the city of Ashland. Thursday is anticipated to reach 101 degrees, while Friday will climb to a comparatively cooler 98 degrees, but night time temperatures are expected to remain in the 50s and 60s.
Around 11:30 a.m. a power outage affecting the entire Southern Oregon and Northern California regions was traced to a transmission line operation by Pacific Power and Electric according to an Everbridge alert. Throughout downtown Ashland, traffic lights failed and traffic automatically operated as if it were a four-way stop.
Law enforcement executed a search warrant in Talent early Tuesday morning after getting a tip that someone had uploaded child pornography from an apartment in the 500 block of Talent Avenue.
Ashland photographer Christopher Briscoe plans to travel throughout Ukraine, personally distributing funds donated via GoFundMe to those on the ground who need it most. “Like a farmer that needs to repair his plow, or the seeds a farmer needs to plant. And I’m going to hand him the $100 bill and I’m going to ask them to look into the (iPhone) camera and I’m going to do a 60-second video of them thanking Ashland, Oregon, or whoever gave the $100.”
Obituary: Lynn Shirley Oakland, age 79, formerly of Sacramento, passed away at home Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Mead, Colorado. Lynn grew up in Ashland, Oregon, and learned to be very independent and strong at a young age.
Councilor Bob Kaplan: Did you know that Ashland is one of just 12 Oregon municipalities that owns its electric utility? Ashland households pay significantly less for electricity than our neighbors in Talent, Phoenix and Medford.
Ask Strider: This week, Strider puts some heart into a small dog who feels underappreciated by his family, cats and all. Our advice columnist emphasizes the reward in a job well done, whether or not it’s noticed.
Pursuant to Article X, Section 2(c) of the Ashland City Charter, the Ashland City Council will hold a public hearing on August 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.,in the Council Chambers,
Less than a month before the filing deadline for the Nov. 5 general election, a handful of candidates have filed with the city of Ashland, leaving, for now, some offices without candidates and others with candidates running unopposed.
Michael O’Looney: And to Biden’s credit, he was able to see that for the good of the country he would have to come to terms with Father Time and settle for being a one-term president.
Owen Johnson: While it may be tempting to be unproblematic in the face of threats of violence, this is the desired effect. The most effective form of counter-protest is for local communities to monitor ICE activity.
Although many large regional theaters host students on their own campuses, only a few maintain educational outreach programs like OSF’s because of the high cost of school visits.
MLK Jr.: “Malcolm was still turning and growing at the time of his brutal and meaningless assassination. . . . Like the murder of Lumumba, the murder of Malcolm X deprives the world of a potentially great leader. I could not agree with either of these men, but I could see in them a capacity for leadership which I could respect, and which was just beginning to mature in judgment and statesmanship.”
Obituary: Cheryl Rae Gilliam Minoletti passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20 following complications from heart surgery. She was 68. Infectious laughter, warmth, and compassion were felt by those who knew her. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, March 28, in Eagle Point.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival will spotlight homegrown talent Saturday, Feb. 21, during its revived Local Lens Spotlight at the Varsity Theatre. The one-night program features 13 short films by filmmakers from Jackson and Siskiyou counties, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and crew.
Evan Frost, ecologist and conservationist, passed away Dec. 12, 2025.
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