A red flag warning for fire weather was issued Monday for the broad areas of southwest Oregon and northwest California, including the Ashland area, effective until 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, according to the National Weather Service’s forecast.
The city of Ashland’s third and final “Coffee & Conversation” gathering of the year drew a crowd of residents from diverse ages and equally varied concerns from the final fate of the electrification ordinance to the city’s water systems and homelessness services. Earlier gatherings were held in May and July, all in city parks.
Ashland New Plays Festival is unique in its selection process, utilizing a community-based corps of volunteer readers to screen submissions from around the country and beyond. The four plays finally selected will be presented as dramatic readings by local actors Oct. 16-20.
This summer, the James M. Collier Siskiyou Violins, a group of 29 talented young violinists from Southern Oregon, performed in some of Vienna’s finest music halls. The ensemble competed in the prestigious 2024 Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival and won second place for Summa Ensembles.
Southern Oregon University’s Food Pantry received its largest donation to date this week: a total of 1,200 cans of vegan soup from organic food company Amy’s Kitchen, which operates a manufacturing plant in nearby White City. The donated food — 50 cases each of Amy’s Indian Golden Lentil and Alphabet soup — will be added to the food pantry’s inventory throughout the 2024-25 academic year.
Previous deputy and interim city manager Sabrina Cotta’s official employment contract to take the position of city manager will be up for approval by council during the Tuesday business meeting. The Monday study session will feature the electric system master plan, a plan for the city’s system created after a council-approved study of the system by Stoddard Power Systems
Southern Oregon University administrative leaders are in Guanajuato, Mexico this week, visiting its Mexican sister institution, the Universidad de Guanajuato, and officially renewed the schools’ 55-year relationship on Wednesday by pledging in a new memorandum of understanding to “strengthen institutional collaboration in the areas of teaching, research and extension,” according to a news release.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Council Chambers, 1175 E Main Street Live stream viarvtv.sou.edu select RVTV Prime. Recorded meetings are available on our website. Public testimony will be accepted for both public
This week: 4 Ashland New Plays’ titles. Solve crossword directly in the article or download a PDF to print. More crosswords under the Culture menu.
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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