Riding Beyond will host its annual Riding Beyond Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 8. The theme is “Celebrating Our Kinship with the Natural World.” The event will feature fine dining by Curtis Paul, a performance by Playback Theater Northwest, as well as music and dancing with Blue Lightning.
After concerns were raised about how those in Ashland living without housing would evacuate during a wildfire, a local nonprofit issued an emergency plan for people staying on the city’s “night lawn,” Ashland’s designated camping area.
Local organizers expect thousands to turn out for “No Kings II” demonstrations on Saturday, Oct. 18, in Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass.
Neighbors in Ashland’s Railroad District came out on Sunday to celebrate with their furry friends and each other at a community block party to benefit local animal nonprofits.
Fifty-seven horses and two donkeys currently are living out their lives in peace and comfort at Equamore Foundation’s sanctuary in an idyllic setting on Highway 66 just south of Ashland.
Ashland’s Railroad District’s historic A Street will transform into a lively block party titled “Hot Dogs & Cold Hops” from 4 to 7 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 5. It will be a free celebration where bluegrass, beer and wagging tails take center stage. Think Oktoberfest meets pet parade, with a dash of Ashland’s signature artsy charm.
Throughout October, 12 female professionals from across the country and Australia — organized by Ashland-based nonprofit Keeping All Women Safe (KAWS) — will offer “valuable information” to help women and men cultivate safer, healthier and more empowering lives and relationships.
Just over a dozen community members, volunteers and those with lived experience of homelessness gathered at the Bear Creek Social Center in Talent for a 90-minute workshop and open discussion on de-escalation, trauma and homelessness on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
KS Wild celebrates its annual dinner event Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St. A second “Groundtruthing the Last Chance timber sale” field trip is scheduled for Oct. 8.
The Oregon Legislature is meeting this week to consider some major cuts to current spending levels as a large revenue deficit looms. That’s because the state’s tax code automatically replicates new federal tax cuts, including ones passed by Congressional Republicans this summer that will reduce state revenue
Michael O’Looney: Trump and the Texas Legislature are responsible for a partisan power grab that has unleashed bitterness and partisan vindictiveness, all in an effort to subvert an electoral system for partisan ends.
Councilor Bob Kaplan: While the cost of delivering kilowatt-hours to our homes has risen, Ashland Electric has been able to hold our rates steady with just one increase of 5.1% in 2021. I’m sorry to say we’re due for an increase, but fortunately it’s not likely to match recent increases elsewhere.
An estimate for the cost to abate asbestos found in the shuttered Lincoln School recently should be available as early as sometime this week, according to Steve Mitzel, operations director for Ashland School District. The cost to remove asbestos would be separate from the as yet-unknown cost for structural repair.
“We are still here” was the theme for Saturday’s Native American Heritage Celebration at Southern Oregon University, hosted by the SOU Native American Student Union (NASU) and SOU Native Nations Liaison Kenwanicahee (Kenwani) Kravitz (Madesi Bandi, Pit River Nation Winnemem, Nomtipom and Nomsus Bands Northern Wintu).
As Oregon lawmakers stare down a deficit of at least $373 million over the next two years — and brace for the possibility of a bigger shortfall in the state’s next quarterly revenue — they asked state agencies to create lists of ways to cut 5% of their approved budgets.
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