A 35-lb bronze plaque “in honor of the ‘Say Their Names’ Memorial and all the fallen Black and brown brothers and sisters it enshrined” now has a permanent home in the sidewalk along Railroad Park, at the intersection of A St. and 7th St. A formal unveiling took place Sunday afternoon.
Oregon’s long-awaited transportation funding bill is headed to the House floor, but it remains to be seen whether it will make it to the end of the legislative session without running out of gas. The 12-member Joint Committee on Transportation Reinvestment voted 7-5 along party lines Friday to advance an amended version of House Bill 2025, a plan to generate nearly $14.6 billion over the next 10 years with new and higher taxes and fees to fund the Oregon Department of Transportation and transportation needs throughout the state.
The first piece of legislation the Oregon House took up on Wednesday, the eve of Juneteenth, was House Resolution 3, which honors Oregon’s history of Black drag and provides a four-page list of the Black drag performers who since 1958 have shaped the community today. Lawmakers adopted it in a 34-9 vote.
Mark Bedard will play three roles in David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy “Ripcord,” set to open July 16 at Rogue Theater Company’s Richard L. Hay Center at Grizzly Peak Winery.
During a special dinner on Wednesday, June 11, SOU held its 22nd annual Lavender Graduation for LGBTQ+ students. Sweets Underwood, the event organizer for the Lavender Graduation, talked about the importance of creating spaces and bridging the gap for LGBTQ+ — lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning, plus other sexual and gender minorities — students in the community.
Jackson County officials say careful budgeting and sound financial management have ensured fiscal stability at a time when most counties around the state are grappling with shortfalls. Jackson County Administrator Danny Jordan said the county is in good financial shape and able to fund needed capital improvements thanks to a healthy reserve fund.
Peter Finkle: Big Al’s grew to become one of the largest community tennis tournaments on the West Coast during the 1980s and 1990s.
What will it cost if the Ashland City Council OKs 2% annual cost-of-living adjustments for nonunion workers over the next two years?
A series of programs, including ranger-led hikes and hike-and-learn programs, are being offered this summer by the Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
Concerns about staffing issues at Crater Lake National Park has resulted in Oregon Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D., scheduling a meeting with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum.
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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