Reader photos
Reader Photo: Backyard birds in the snowstorm
Reader Photo: Diane Toth took this photo of finches on a line providing a collorful contrast to a gray snowy day while awaiting their turn at a snow-capped bird feeder.
February 7, 2025
Reader Photo: Diane Toth took this photo of finches on a line providing a collorful contrast to a gray snowy day while awaiting their turn at a snow-capped bird feeder.
Reader Photos: Photos by Pepper Trail taken Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Siskiyou Mountain Park in the hills above the southeast corner of Ashland.
Reader Photo: Sari Telpner took this photo of a car covered by a fallen tree in the parking lot at Pioneer Street and Lithia Way on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Reader Photos: Nancy Boyer submitted these photos of fallen branches in the Mountain View Cemetery and a hot tub that will take a little extra effort to get into due to all the snow piled atop its cover.
Reader Photos: Jim Krieski of Ashland the image of a kayaker enjoying the solitude of Immigrant Lake as the sun set on Jan. 24 a frozen-over Upper Duck Pond in Lithia Park on Jan. 24.
Reader Photo: Mary Piper took this photo of Emigrant Lake recently. As of Jan. 12, the lake was 39% full, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
Reader Photo: Kathy Cooper of Ashland liked the Ashland.news list (and photos!) of wonderfully decorated and lit houses around Ashland, but didn’t see her friend’s house at 527 Sutton Place listed, “So here it is!”
The Oak Knoll Men’s Golf Club of Ashland held its annual Thanksgiving “Turkey Shoot” on Saturday, Nov. 23. The group donated more than $440 and 500 pounds of food to the Ashland Food Bank.
Reader Photo: Dad leads a horse carrying his son in this photo taken by Ashland resident Dale Robinette south of Englewood, Colorado, in 1972, at the start of his professional photography career.
Ashland resident Dale Robinette sends this photo to Ashland.news “and Ashland Family — After your breezy beach BBQ … the potato salad, chips and guacamole, the dogs and S-Mores … Remember our Armed Forces and Our Freedoms. Til we meet on down the road.” The photo was taken by Robinette on Redondo Beach, California — with lighting by cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt.
Herbert Rothschild: Now that deep cuts in spending are planned for education, health, nutrition, housing, community development, environmental protection, energy assistance and so much else, it’s clear that our federal government itself is assaulting the people whom all its military spending is ostensibly meant to protect from assault.
An Ashland resident arrested for kidnapping another man and assaulting multiple strangers and police officers in downtown Ashland April 12 was indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury Thursday.Â
A looming fiscal cliff could force Rogue Valley Transportation District to cut routes and endure an almost 50% drop in ridership in 2026. The local bus service, which serves most cities in Jackson County, has already instituted a strict fare enforcement policy, which wasn’t in place during the pandemic because it helped assist the homeless and unemployed.
Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of the Oregon Public Defense Commission, on Thursday morning. The agency oversees indigent defense for thousands of people charged with crimes who cannot afford a lawyer.
Amanda served nearly 30 years as a teacher in Phoenix and Talent elementary schools, primarily in second- and third-grade classrooms.
Ask Strider: This week, the Dog About Town says everyone is invited to Ashland.news, and everyone should be invited to a family dinner, no matter what their dietary preferences. As long as we’re all grateful for what we’ve got. And he means it, too.
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