“You can’t make an electric truck work in Oregon yet. The technology isn’t there. I have been trying to get DEQ and the governor’s office to understand the implications of this, but I’m not making progress.” — CEO of the Oregon Trucking Associations
Ashland’s Christmas trees gain a second life as mulch throughout the city’s parks and trails through a decades-old tradition of multiple organizations coordinating across generational lines. Saturday, Jan. 11, the scouts of Troop 112 will spend the morning ferrying trees from curbs around town to the area of Hunter Park where Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission staff will be waiting with a woodchipper.
Oregon is kicking off 2025 with new laws to stop drug use on public transportation, reduce the cost of prescription drugs and rein in the price of electronic device repairs.
BLM officials are accepting applications for the summer artist-in-residence program. Selected artists receive a one- to two-week residency surrounded by the landscapes at Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument during the month of June.
The National Weather Service in Medford is advising residents of potential flooding conditions in Southern Oregon and Northern California. A flood watch advisory issued Friday afternoon, after a flood advisory was first issued Wednesday, warns residents in Jackson and other counties of a significant rise in stream and river levels due to moderate to heavy rain expected through the weekend.
Ashland Scout Troop 112’s 39th annual Christmas Tree-Cycling Day is Saturday, Jan. 11. Residents of Ashland should remove all decorations from their tree and place it at the curb in front of their house by Friday evening, Jan. 10.
The planned wildlife crossing project near the Oregon and California border in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is set to receive more than $33 million from the Federal Highway Administration. It will be the first wildlife overcrossing for Oregon and the first for the entire stretch of Interstate 5 between Mexico and Canada.
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.
Millions of western monarch butterflies once visited Oregon and other Western states each spring to drink flower nectar, pollinate plants and lay their eggs after wintering in forests in coastal California. But today just a couple hundred thousand make the journey. To help curb their decline, a federal wildlife nonprofit has granted nearly $760,000 to improve the monarch’s habitat.
Ashland’s TC Chevy has shifted into high gear on sustainability, becoming a shining example of clean energy innovation with the addition of three new Stracker solar arrays to its existing five units. The dealership now is in a position to run entirely on sun power, achieving net-zero status and proving that the road to a greener future starts at home.
Editor’s note: Ashland.news reporter Morgan Rothborne covers city government, including its ongoing efforts to find ways to shape policies around homelessness. For better insight into the issue, Rothborne spent a night in early December in the shelter when it was operated by Jobs with Justice in Calvin Hall at First Presbyterian Church of Ashland.
An Ashland man was arrested after an ongoing investigation “into child exploitation and internet crimes against children” led to execution of a search warrant on Alida Street early Tuesday, according to a news release from the Ashland Police Department.
Reader Photo: Mary Piper took this photo of Emigrant Lake recently. As of Jan. 12, the lake was 39% full, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
A Community Resource Center will be coming to Talent after the city received notice of approval for a $1.5 million federal grant from Business Oregon in late December. The center would house nonprofit agencies that work for the benefit of Talent citizens.
Poetry Corner: Celebrate the New Year with poetry inspired by the Oregon Caves National Monument, one of Southern Oregon’s natural treasures.
Curtain Call: Popular orchestra conductor Martin Majkut has added another gig to his already busy schedule. Majkut, the music director of the Rogue Valley Symphony and the Queens Symphony Orchestra in New York, has been appointed the new music director of the Oregon Coast Music Association’s festival orchestra.
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