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Ashland youths experience theater as a creative act

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.

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Update: Ashland schools, SOU closed again Friday

All Southern Oregon University classes, events and activities are closed Friday, Feb. 7, due to forecasts of additional snowfall overnight and in the morning, according to a notice posted on the SOU website Thursday. Schools in the Ashland School District will also be closed Friday, Feb. 7, “due to inclement weather and significant snow accumulation,” according to a notice on the district website Thursday.

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Level Up: Conversations across communities to make change

How to collectively think about big problems and discuss them across lines of difference — a lot to learn in 50 minutes, but that’s what students, faculty, and staff at Southern Oregon University, along with Ashland community members, did Wednesday afternoon. 

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CPA’s audit raps school district budget procedures; no impact on deficit

An audit found “significant deficiencies” in the Ashland School District’s 2023 budget, such as failing to properly account for $677,841 in a contingency fund. The corrected budget issues don’t affect the district’s budget shortfall issues, which will require cutting school days this year and other measures.

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Stiff winds likely followed by rain showers over coming days

Ashland’s hiatus of dry days ends with five straight days with rain showers in the forecast, according to a National Weather Service forecast as of Wednesday evening. Showers are expected during the day Thursday and Friday, in the evening Saturday, night and day Sunday and during Monday’s Presidents Day holiday day.

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Are you gun and gun law savvy? Find out March 4

“Be Gun Smart… Whether or Not You Own a Firearm” is a free public program set for 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in the Gresham Room at the Ashland Public Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd. The speakers will be Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara and Jackson County Sheriff Nate Sickler. 

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Ashland offer free Narcan training Wednesday, Feb. 12

The Ashland Community Emergency Response Team will offer training on how to offer basic medical aid, including administering naloxone in case of opioid overdoses, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 12. The training is free and open to the public starting at 6 p.m. at Ashland Fire Station No. 1 at 455 Siskiyou Blvd.

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