Talent’s Urban Renewal Agency voted to up its funding from $35,000 to $500,000 for a business incubator as state officials review a plan that would shift $1.25 million of a fire relief grant to support the project.
Obituary: Alice Aleen Mooers Bessonette, who died Nov. 3, attended Southern Oregon University. She was a third-grade teacher (with distinction) at Phoenix Elementary School for 26 years. An accomplished pianist, she performed in many churches and schools.
The Ashland AAUW branch has been awarding scholarships to students for three decades. Organizers emphasized the “lofty ambitions” of the recipients and a strong sense of giving back to the community.
Local veterans were honored with a free breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Elks Lodge No. 944 in Ashland on Veterans Day.
Obituary: Nancy R. Zufich died at at Maple Ridge Senior Living on Oct. 14. She was 89. A longtime Ashland resident and artist, her work graced homes and businesses throughout the Rogue Valley.
Southern Oregon University (SOU) will host a Native American Heritage Month Celebration — open to anyone — from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, with an Indigenous artisan market, a salmon bake lunch, dancing, and singing. Open to the public, the event will feature about 20 informational and artisan vendors, guest speakers, and intertribal performances representing more than 20 tribes.
Oregon distributed full SNAP payments to the state’s roughly 757,000 recipients overnight Thursday immediately after a judge ordered funding be released. Gov. Tina Kotek said President Donald Trump’s demands will have no impact on that funding and that SNAP recipients can continue to use their Oregon Trail cards as they normally would.
The Rogue Valley Transportation District and area grocery stores are hosting a local food drive to help hungry households across Jackson County. An RVTD bus and volunteer staff will be on hand at Safeway and Shop’n Kart grocery stores in Ashland on Thursday to collect food donations for families in need.
Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters Market is offering $40 in emergency market money to help SNAP recipients buy food and support local farmers amid the legal battle over funding the federal program.
ICE raids, food insecurity and looming cuts to Medicaid and Medicare topped the conversation at a rally and food drive hosted by State Sen. Jeff Golden on Saturday in Medford that drew about 100 people.
Talent’s Urban Renewal Agency voted to up its funding from $35,000 to $500,000 for a business incubator as state officials review a plan that would shift $1.25 million of a fire relief grant to support the project.
Obituary: Alice Aleen Mooers Bessonette, who died Nov. 3, attended Southern Oregon University. She was a third-grade teacher (with distinction) at Phoenix Elementary School for 26 years. An accomplished pianist, she performed in many churches and schools.
The Ashland AAUW branch has been awarding scholarships to students for three decades. Organizers emphasized the “lofty ambitions” of the recipients and a strong sense of giving back to the community.
Local veterans were honored with a free breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Elks Lodge No. 944 in Ashland on Veterans Day.
Obituary: Nancy R. Zufich died at at Maple Ridge Senior Living on Oct. 14. She was 89. A longtime Ashland resident and artist, her work graced homes and businesses throughout the Rogue Valley.
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