The 32nd annual powwow organized by the Native American Student Union (NASU) Saturday and Sunday in Lithia Motors Pavilion at Southern Oregon University celebrated Native American culture through music, dance, art, food and more.
Peace activists will be outside Ashland and Medford post offices from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, income tax filing deadline day, distributing leaflets showing that as much as 50 percent of each income tax dollar this year will go to fund present and past military expenses.
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has taken aim at programs that combat climate change and programs that his administration says promote diversity, equity and inclusion and other social justice programs.
The Oregon Public Health Department is gathering local feedback to decide which health priorities will be included in their newest State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), also known as Healthier Together Oregon (HTO), for 2025-2029.
The Ashland Community Food Bank operates on local grants and donations, not federal funds, but that doesn’t make it immune to the ripple effects of ongoing federal cuts, its executive director told Ashland.news in an interview. The Trump administration halted $500 million in food aid nationally at the end of March, translating to roughly 100 truckloads of food for the Oregon Food Bank, as reported by the Oregonian.
The documentary “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink” will screen for free in Ashland on Thursday, April 10, in the Southern Oregon University Recital Hall, followed by a panel discussion with media leaders on the state of journalism in Oregon and beyond.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 5, for the Ashland Independent Film Festival. Set for Thursday through Sunday, April 24-27, AIFF will showcase independent films from around the world on the screens of Ashland’s Varsity Theatre. Tickets can be purchased online at ashlandfilm.org and in person at the theater.
Ashlanders who turned out for a Ukrainian Sister City fundraiser Sunday heard musicians play, listened to a talk about the importance of not taking a peaceful life for granted and saw a video featuring interviews with residents of the city that will have a water truck and generator, thanks in part to their presence and support.
For this year’s Pacific Rim Bowl, players from coach Charlie Hall’s current Phoenix High School program will team up with those from Ashland High to create a South Valley team that will take on the Japanese all-stars on July 25 at Walter A. Phillips Field in Ashland.
Around a dozen volunteers worked Sunday to shape a series of mounds of earth at the Ashland Dirt Jumps park for what will become a new pump track skills area on a strip of land just west of the Bear Creek Greenway’s southern terminus near the Ashland Dog Park, just south of the Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant and behind houses along Almeda Drive.
Carrie Dahle: If we want a future where our kids, our grandkids and our essential workers can actually live here, then we have to be brave enough to rethink the choices we’re making today.
Obituary: It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Janet Ligon, after a brief illness. She will be greatly missed by all those who loved her. Janet had lived in Ashland since 1970.
Ask Strider: A reader asks whatever happened to Woody the Puppy Intern? Strider has news! Woody has landed on all four paws with a new gig. And Steve, the Ashland.news crossword editor, has a new canine crossword up for solving. The excitement is pupable!
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.
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