OSF recently unveiled the casts for 2025. The lineup of nine plays will mark the return of OSF’s signature rotating repertory model. Themed as a “homecoming” season, it will bring together a mix of seasoned OSF veterans and fresh faces.
To get into the holiday spirit, wait for the sun to go down, and take a drive around town to enjoy the many elaborate decorated homes and businesses. We found a lot of nice displays on our drive and you may find even more.
Repeat offenders can be banned from a second area in Ashland after the City Council on a 5-1 vote Tuesday approved the second reading of an ordinance establishing an Enhanced Law Enforcement Area on the south side of town along Ashland Street, and Ashland’s historic Community Center could reopen as soon as the spring of 2025 after council voted 5-1 to approve an advisory committee’s recommendations to proceed with the original plan with minor modifications.
Amid the struggles of poverty in the Rogue Valley, there is an organization offering a unique lifeline — not to people, but to their pets. With spay-neuter programs and vital support services, Rogue Valley Street Dogs is transforming lives, one paw at a time.
Members of Ashland City Council and the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission voted into office in the November election were sworn in Monday afternoon in Ashland Council Chambers. Terms for the new council and mayor officially begin Jan. 1, 2025, but they are not expected to convene for the first time until the Jan. 21 council business meeting.
At the final Ashland City Council study session of the year Monday evening, the city’s many committees and commissions shared their recent accomplishments and plans for the coming new year as part of an annual review.
KS Wild Side: As 2024 comes to a close, it’s always nice to reflect on the year, so we bring you a 2024 highlight reel featuring good news and positive updates for public lands and all that live in and enjoy them all across the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion across Southern Oregon and Northern California.
With nightly menorah lightings, gift giving and delicious fried foods to try, the Hanukkah season is soon approaching, and an Ashland synagogue and a Rogue Valley Jewish center will host community events to celebrate the holiday.
The establishment of an enhanced law enforcement area in the south Ashland business corridor would be a “step in the right direction,” for the area’s ongoing problem with certain “negative behaviors,” Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara told Ashland.news in an interview Friday.
Despite surprisingly heavy snowfall, urgently plowed roads and sporadic spinouts, Saturday saw an estimated 2,000 skiers braving mountain roads to give Mt. Ashland Ski Area launch day for its long-awaited new chair lift, the first new lift in more than 30 years.
OSF recently unveiled the casts for 2025. The lineup of nine plays will mark the return of OSF’s signature rotating repertory model. Themed as a “homecoming” season, it will bring together a mix of seasoned OSF veterans and fresh faces.
To get into the holiday spirit, wait for the sun to go down, and take a drive around town to enjoy the many elaborate decorated homes and businesses. We found a lot of nice displays on our drive and you may find even more.
First Frost, a family friendly community skate event, is set for 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink, 95 Winburn Way, Ashland. The evening begins with a Southern Oregon Figure Skating performance from 4 to 4:30 p.m., followed by open skating with music by DJ Tuffshed.
Councilor Bob Kaplan: Our housing problem may still feel intractable, and progress is slow, but we are focused on removing obstacles and creating opportunities that weren’t on the table five years ago.
George Kramer: We in Oregon are known for our values and our commitment to what matters, including our arts, heritage and humanities. That’s why we are also the only state to offer a Cultural Tax Credit to citizens who support cultural nonprofits.
Herbert Rothschild: The corporate integration of the largest pharmacy benefit managers, drug retailers and health insurers offers many opportunities to maximize profits at consumers’ expense.
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