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County animal shelter loses ‘no-kill’ status

Members of a volunteer organization already on edge about its role at the Jackson County Animal Shelter grew more concerned after the discovery this week that the Phoenix facility has drifted away from its “no-kill” status.

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Animal shelter volunteers plan to protest ‘sidelining’ at county facility

Members of a volunteer group critical to the operation of the Jackson County Animal Shelter have sounded the alarm about, they say, being increasingly sidelined at the no-kill facility in Phoenix. Members of Friends of the Animal Shelter, a volunteer group that provides volunteers and financial support, plan to show up at a meeting of Jackson County Commissioners starting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, to protest being shut out of shelter operations.

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Incumbent county commissioners rack up hefty leads

Both Jackson County commissioners running for reelection were well on track to do so according to vote totals last updated at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, on the Oregon Secretary of State’s site. Measure 15-203, which would prohibit psilocybin manufacturing and service center operation in unincorporated areas of the county, was behind by 3%.

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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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