A “neighbor war” in the Buckhorn Springs area south of Ashland has led to nine alleged code violations against Jackson County Surveyor Scott Fein and a stalking order against Scott Ford, a neighbor whom Fein blames for his legal problems.
Jackson County voters may be asked to approve new taxes to help improve how the Bear Creek Greenway is maintained. Local officials are looking at several options for how to better manage the 20-mile-long, multi-use trail.
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.
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.
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%.
A Democrat and an Independent are running against two Republican incumbents for Jackson County commissioner during the Nov. 8 general election. Three, including a candidate from Ashland, will appear on the May 17 primary ballot.
The Say Their Names T-shirt memorial at Railroad Park in Ashland was vandalized again this week, but a group of community members long invested with maintaining the shirts have organized an event for Sunday, April 2, to rebuild the memorial.
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.
Herbert Rothschild: “When they covered the 20th anniversary of our invasion of Iraq, our mainstream media were as craven as they were during the run-up to the invasion itself.”
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.
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.
Ashland Rotary will host its annual Easter egg hunt event at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at Lithia Park near the pickleball courts, according to a news release.
(It’s free)
