Murder comes with a melody this fall at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre with “Murder for Two.” The zany, high-energy, musical comedy flips the script on the classic whodunit — with just two actors playing all the roles. One is the determined cop. The other? Every suspect in the murder of a celebrated novelist.
Jim Hatton: There are countless definitions and uses of the word love…. Here is my definition: Love is what is created when God-Source sees itself within its own creation.
Ask Strider: A reader wants to bring a smile to his wife’s face, and our advice columnist tackles this puzzle by suggesting a crossword invented by puzzle editor Steve Weyer just for Strider. What could be better?
Catty Corner: Dr. Paula Backus is a veterinarian whose mobile practice focuses solely on in-home euthanasia — and she is busier than ever. Saying goodbye from the familiar comforts of home makes a difficult process easier for both humans and their beloved furry family members.
After an eight-year absence from the stage, actor Jonathan Haugen is stepping back under the lights with Rogue Theater Company’s production of “Waiting for Godot.”
Elizabeth Essex: Gardens catch our attention for various reasons. It might be a striking new plant we haven’t seen before, or the scent of a blossom wafting on the breeze, or the image of a butterfly waving its wings at us! This month, the pergola at 903 Stoneridge Ave. is compelling for its ability to create a garden room much enjoyed by the owners, Christina and David Boenitz.
Ask Strider: This column, the Dog About Town gives his perspective on what makes a great veterinarian — with an anecdote about what doesn’t. He is full of praise for veterinarians in general, as why wouldn’t he be?
Southern Oregon offers many hiking trails, many of which tell a history of the region, like the Gin Lin Trail.
Jim Flint: When he returned, he told me to leave my cane at the doorway. “So the magnetic field won’t suck it into the MRI machine.” Which raised the question: If it could suck in a cane, what about my fillings?
Winless WWU made Raiders work for their sixth win in seven games. WWU lost an early 10-point lead but trimmed SOU’s edge to 82-79 before Gio Evanson stepped back for a long two with 1:44 to go. The Raiders secured a 92-87 victory Saturday at Windemuth Court
Southern Oregon forced 24 turnovers and kept Walla Walla (Washington) at 27% shooting to collect its 10th victory, 82-47 in Cascade Conference play Saturday night at Windemuth Court. The win gave the Raiders a weekend split, leaving them in a three-way tie for second place behind unbeaten Eastern Oregon.
Asante Ashland Community Hospital’s Family Birth Center is closing this spring, but first the staff delivered the hospital system’s first baby of the new year on Thursday, Jan. 1. And not only is she the first New Year’s baby in Southern Oregon, but her mom, Cameron, was the first New Year’s baby girl born on Jan. 1, 2000, to mark the turn of the millennium at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Thursday marked the first day of the 2026 new year, and with that, a new set of laws passed by the Oregon Legislature took effect. They span from stronger accountability provisions for utility companies to criminal penalties for spreading AI-generated revenge porn.
An Ashland center for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism offered a chance “for people to gather their aspirations and hopes for the new year and offer it at the shrine” on Thursday, Jan. 1, according to Martha Wilhelm, a board member at Kagyu Sukha Chöling on Clear Creek Drive.
An Ashland nonprofit set up a GoFundMe site in early December to help finance medical treatment for Mystic Moon, a horse that has provided comfort and healing to hundreds of individuals with trauma across the Rogue Valley and beyond.
(It’s free)
