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Grand Terrace takes another swing at annexation with 230-unit development

The Ashland City Council is preparing to annex 17 acres along Highway 99 for a proposed 230-unit apartment complex after a similar proposal was scuttled by state regulators last year. During the council business meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20, officials are scheduled to hold a second and final vote to annex property for the Grand Terrace housing development after unanimous approval during a first reading Dec. 6.

December 20, 2022

City Government

Pair of new ambulances enter service at Ashland Fire & Rescue

Ashland Fire & Rescue personnel are behind the wheels of two new ambulances after gifting two older models in their fleet to paramedics from their sister city partners in Guanajuato, Mexico in November.

December 18, 2022

City Government

Emergency shelter will be open through Thursday night

An emergency severe weather shelter that opened Saturday, Dec. 10, downstairs at the Ashland Public Library, will be open there again tonight, then move to Pioneer Hall Monday night through the morning of Friday, Dec. 16, the city of Ashland has announced.

December 11, 2022

City Government

Ashland physician wins write-in campaign for Parks & Rec seat

Local physician Dr. Justin Adams has been elected to the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission after a write-in campaign that saw him capture nearly half of the votes.

December 7, 2022

City Government

Soon-to-be Councilor Kaplan says he’s ready for hard work

Ashland City Council candidates Bob Kaplan and Jill Franko have commended each other on clean, proactive campaigns following the Nov. 8 election, though Franko has taken issue with a Political Action Committee (PAC) formed to oppose local measures.

December 2, 2022

City Government

Newcomer Hansen embraces pragmatic agenda for council

Local businessman Eric Hansen wants to lead with a pragmatic approach when sworn into the Ashland City Council in January. He campaigned on a platform of economic and ecological sustainability and vitality but, for starters, suggests starting council meetings at 4 p.m.

December 1, 2022

City Government

APRC Position 4 winner to be announced by Dec. 5

Whether or not a write-in candidate has won a seat on the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission is unlikely to be known publicly until Jackson County certifies the results of the Nov. 8 election next month.

November 30, 2022

City Government

Judge partially dismisses suit against Ashland Parks & Recreation

A workplace discrimination lawsuit against the Ashland Parks and Recreation Department has been partially dismissed, with claims outside the statute of limitations to be removed. The judge ruled plaintiff Laura Chancellor, who worked for the department for 18 years, may refile an amended suit.

November 28, 2022

City Government

Ashland emergency winter shelter needs volunteers

Ashland’s emergency winter warming center needs volunteers, and agency officials are hosting a training event for anyone interested in helping at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Pioneer Hall, 73 Winburn Way, according to a news release.

November 14, 2022

City Government

Graham, Kaplan, Hansen have 20-plus point leads over Fate, Franko and Falkenstein for Ashland council seats

Incumbent Tonya Graham, along with first-time candidates Bob Kaplan and Eric Hansen, appear headed to securing seats on the Ashland City Council, according to initial general election vote tallies released shortly after 8 p.m. by the Oregon Secretary of State.

November 8, 2022

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Ashland council unanimously elects Graham mayor

February 8, 2023

Ashland has a new mayor. The Ashland City Council unanimously elected council Chair Tonya Graham as mayor Tuesday night to succeed Julie Akins, who resigned effective Jan. 27.

Rogue Valley Tribune mailing introductory edition to 93,000 addresses

February 8, 2023

Mailboxes throughout Jackson County will be filled this week with a 12-page broadsheet newspaper introducing the Rogue Valley Tribune to prospective readers. EO Media Group is getting the word out about its Medford-based news site and three-times a week printed paper with a saturation mailing to 93,000 area addresses.

‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ goes very right at Oregon Cabaret Theatre

February 7, 2023

How can something that goes so wrong be so right? That’s the intention in “The Play That Goes Wrong,” the opening play for the 2023 season at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre in Ashland. What makes the play amazing and uproariously fun is the googolplex litany of wrong things.

Letter: ‘What will bring the moneyed tourists to spend their time and treasure here? Ashland will’

February 7, 2023

John Frank: “Our councilors just need to see the big picture and stop focusing on the small green stick-dots.”

Free environment, chemistry talk coming to SOU

February 7, 2023

How can chemistry be utilized to understand human impacts on the environment? That question will be answered during a Friday science seminar hosted by Southern Oregon University assistant professor Chris Babayco, Ph.D., organizers have announced.

Inner Peace: It’s all concept

February 7, 2023

Jim Hatton: “I have come to respect and honor them all. I am not here to say they are right or wrong. It is right for all individuals to seek their own path, what is right for them, and what inspires them.”

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