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Reader Photo: Fairy Ponds
Tony Kilcollins took this photo of The Fairy Ponds along Ashland Creek at Lithia Park on May 28, 2022.
August 7, 2022
Tony Kilcollins took this photo of The Fairy Ponds along Ashland Creek at Lithia Park on May 28, 2022.
Lawrence Nagel of Ashland captured this double-rainbow photo from Ashland Loop Road in the spring of this year, and a picture of an artist (who didn’t give his name, but did give his permission) in Lithia Park near “Dipper Bridge.
A semitrailer on fire stopped on the northbound Interstate 5 overcrossing at Crowson Road on the southeast corner of Ashland before 8 a.m. Monday morning. A witness said the rear tires on both the tractor and the trailer were on fire, but both fires were quickly extinguished by firefighters.
Reader Photo: Julie Raefield of Ashland shot this photo of a double rainbow from the Oak Knoll Golf Course on June 11.
Reader photo: Mary Piper captured this image of rowers navigating Emigrant Lake with clouds reflected on its surface in March.
Reader Photo: Helen Shilkinreinhold submitted this photo of Thomas Jefferson (Barry Kraft), who read the Declaration of Independence, and Abraham Lincoln (Bob Jackson Miner), who read the Gettysburg Address, on the Fourth of July in Lithia Park.
James Bruce of Ashland captured this image of, from bottom left to upper right, Venus, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn at 4:20 a.m. Saturday, June 25, from Ashland Mine Road. The spectacle won’t be seen again for nearly 20 years.
Reader photos: A visiting nature photographer from San Jose caught some images of some family drama among some blue herons nesting near Ashland Pond.
Obituary: Proud mom and devoted wife, Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Viola Carlson, 93, passed away in hospice Jan. 19 in Medford. A celebration of life will be held this spring when the flowers are blooming and the birds are singing.
Because the list of Ashland’s accomplishments in 2024 would be too long to read out loud, she would have to stick to the highlights, Mayor Tonya Graham said Wednesday, starting off her annual State of the City address in a packed Rogue River Room in Stevenson Union at Southern Oregon University.
Review: “Spotlight on the Judds,” starring Livia Genise as Naomi, Rebecca K. Campbell as Wynonna and Janina Brown as singer and narrator, is playing at the Camelot Theatre through Feb. 9. Rebecca K. Campbell as Wynonna performs with such confidence. She possesses a strong, muscular voice that you can feel right down to the tips of your toes.
A 76-year-old man died after colliding with a tree at Mt. Ashland Ski Area on Friday morning, according to a ski area news release. The helmeted skier, whose name was not released, was on Windsor Chairline, a trail categorized as “most difficult,” the release said.
People in Southern Oregon and far Northern California will likely see ongoing changes in weather patterns in coming years, and those changes aren’t necessarily positive. During a Wednesday evening presentation, “Southern Oregon Climate Trends, Projections, and Consequences,” Dr. Alan Journet, co-facilitator of Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN), offered a series of possible scenarios if steps are not taken to immediately stop or at least slow climate change.
As part of an ongoing commitment to addressing homelessness in Jackson County, individuals are invited to volunteer for the annual “Point in Time” (PIT) Count, which will take place throughout the last week of January, beginning Monday, Jan. 27.
(It’s free)