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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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.
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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