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Oregon Fringe Festival announces lineup

Productions of all kinds and sizes abound at the Oregon Fringe Festival, which will begin its five-day run of unfiltered creative outpourings in Ashland on April 26. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the festival is produced by the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University.

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Ashland police seek public help identifying suspect vehicle

Ashland police are looking for the public’s help identifying a burglar interrupted in the act of taking a TV set from a home in the 300 block of Engle Street before dawn Wednesday. Residents confronted the suspect, who proceeded to pull out a handgun and use it to menace the residents, according to the police report.

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I-5 southbound traffic starts flowing again

Semitrailers and other vehicles awaiting the reopening of Interstate 5 are lining the highway and some surface streets in Ashland on Tuesday. Southbound traffic on the road was diverted off the highway starting about 7 a.m. due to severe winter conditions in Northern California.

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Writers on the Range: No one wants to collide with a deer

Pepper Trail: “This stretch of Interstate-5 in Southern Oregon is a known killing field for wildlife and dangerous for motorists. The highway cuts through a critical connection for wildlife moving between two mountain ranges and home to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, which is the only national monument specifically established for the protection of its rich biodiversity.”

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High wind watch alert issued for Monday evening into Tuesday

Flurries of beefy snowflakes briefly blanketed Ashland houses, yards and streets Saturday morning, before melting away as swiftly as they came. A brighter day is just ahead, as forecasts call for clouds to decrease Sunday, but it’ll be hold-on-to-your-hats Monday evening as high winds are expected to blow into town.

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Obituary: Jefferson Tully Straub

Obituary: Jefferson Straub, 78, passed away Feb.25, 2023, in the arms of his wife, Kelly Nash Straub. A celebration of Jeff’s life will be held at the Ashland Congregational Church at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6.

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Oregon Fringe Festival announces lineup

Productions of all kinds and sizes abound at the Oregon Fringe Festival, which will begin its five-day run of unfiltered creative outpourings in Ashland on April 26. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the festival is produced by the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University.

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Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument seeks next Artists-In-Residence

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument officials are accepting applications for the annual Artist-In-Residence program through April 17. Selected artists receive a residency at the monument during the early summer months, where they will spend time creating art while surrounded by the monument’s natural beauty.

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