For a Ukrainian family who fled their war-torn nation to settle in Ashland, the Trump administration’s decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine is more than just a foreign policy decision. It is a question of national survival.
Leaders of the Ashland-based nonprofit Ashland-Sviatohirsk Sister City Aid Project (ASAP) say they’ve taken steps to make sure donations sent from Ashland to Sviatohirsk end up in the right hands. Ashland photographer Chris Briscoe, who has now made four trips to Ukraine, raised concerns after a meeting with members of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
Uncertainty reigns because the federal government’s freeze on funding government programs is creating myriad concerns, including the possibility that funding for trail work on popular national forests in Southern Oregon and far Northern California may not be provided.
A chance to see and learn about the historic U.S. Hotel building in Jacksonville will be offered during the Britt Festival Open House from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 2. People are invited to explore the hotel before it undergoes a significant transformation into Britt Festival’s new home.
Black Alliance & Social Empowerment member Kim McKandes describes the organization, founded in 2019 by Executive Director Vance Beach in conjunction with a Juneteenth celebration, as “existing to make sure Oregon is a safe place for African Americans to live.”
A full house gathered Monday night at Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship to better understand current changes to federal immigration policy and to hear how they might support immigrants in the local community.
It’s in the name: Cultural and economic revitalization of Ashland is at the heart of a three-year program proposed by a new nonprofit organization — the Ashland Cultural & Economic Alliance. Co-founders Matt Hoffman, Jim Fredericks and Lloyd Matthew Haines hosted a launch event attended by about 70 business, cultural and civic leaders Saturday evening in Meese Hall at Southern Oregon University to announce the formation of ACEA.
The Friends of Hannon Library will host a panel discussion on “Information, Misinformation, and Disinformation” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. More and more, researchers, students, and citizens face a landscape of incomplete, incorrect and untrustworthy information.
For five days, Ashland elementary and middle-schoolers had the chance to “make art” in a theater workshop presented by the Empowered Arts Ensemble, which trains children in theater. In devised theater, no one knows what the end product will look like — not the performers nor the creative team. The work is collaborative and experimental.
Riding Beyond received $30,500 from the Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program (KCICPP) at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to build a reliable information and referral model for breast cancer survivors and thrivers to address common issues following the conclusion of medical treatment.
The curtain will rise once more in Ashland as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival launches its milestone 90th anniversary season this weekend. The 2025 lineup of nine productions on three stages includes Shakespearean classics, timeless dramas, comedies, new works and even a Sondheim musical.
Citing higher-than-anticipated caseloads in the state’s Medicaid program and the agency that provides services to seniors and people with disabilities, Oregon’s budget writers plan to spend nearly $426 million more than they initially budgeted before the end of the fiscal year in June.
In a 4-1 vote Tuesday, Ashland City Council served as the final say and the next step toward development for Kestral Park, a multi-family housing development slated for North Mountain Avenue. The 53-acre development would create mixed forms of housing, including studio spaces with less than 500 square feet of floor space, and larger apartments between Interstate 5 and Bear Creek and the west of North Mountain Avenue.
For a Ukrainian family who fled their war-torn nation to settle in Ashland, the Trump administration’s decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine is more than just a foreign policy decision. It is a question of national survival.
On Tuesday night in front of a packed-in Lithia Motors Pavilion crowd, the SOU Raiders women’s basketball team stamped their historic run through the circuit by defeating No. 25 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), 56-49, in the title game of the CCC Championships for the third time in four seasons. At 31-0, they’ll be the first team in CCC history to enter the NAIA National Tournament with an unbeaten record.
In a state known for protests, the recent demonstrations around Oregon feel different. People are protesting the administration almost every week, and the political frustrations seem to be growing. No single cause unites the protesters, not war, police brutality or climate change. Instead, people of all ages are rising up against a wide range of the Trump administration’s policies.
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