Obituary: Eleanor Jo Brubaker, 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in Salem, Oregon. A memorial service led by the Rev. Dan Fowler will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland, 1615 Clark Ave.
Obituary: Ronald Keith Fuller, 81, U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, American Legionnaire and friend passed away peacefully at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center on Friday, Feb. 24. Ron will be interred at Eagle Point National Cemetery with a graveside service at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, followed by a memorial service at the Eagle Point Chapel at 11 a.m.
Obituary: Jack Crosby Schuman, 96, died peacefully on Dec. 30 in Ashland. A special memorial concert will be held in Jack’s honor at 3 p.m. May 7 at First United Methodist Church in Ashland.
Obituary: Elizabeth Ann Bard Golledge, 82, passed away the night of Feb. 14, 2023. The funeral will be a private ceremony with only close family members present.
Obituary: Katherine “Kathy” Menzies Meek, 75, died peacefully on Jan. 30, 2023, in Ashland, Oregon with her daughter at her side. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Obituary: Ruth Barbara Rodgers, 98, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, in her home in Eugene on Jan. 6, 2023. A family celebration of life is planned for this summer.
Ashland resident Diarmuid McGuire died Sunday after being hospitalized for a fall. A well-known figure in the environmental community and married to state Rep. Pam Marsh, McGuire was 80.
Obituary: Colton Thomas Allen, 43, of Talent, passed away on Dec. 16, 2022. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the ALS Association Oregon and SW Washington Chapter.
Obituary: John Flaherty Breckenridge, 78, passed away peacefully on Jan. 23, 2023, in Medford, Oregon. A private service will be held. Remembrances can be sent to The Friends of Ashland Library.
Obituary: Carol Lee Perez, loving sister and mother, passed away in the early morning of December 28, 2022, at the age of 74. Memorial services will be held at at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, 987 Hillview Drive, Ashland.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival announced Monday the nonprofit’s six on-screen film lineup as a documentary showcase coming April 14-20 to the Varsity Theatre. Each Varsity feature will be paired with a short documentary directed by a local filmmaker.
Oregon drivers who for decades have been banned from touching gas pumps could soon have the right to fuel their own cars, under a bill the state House overwhelmingly approved Monday.
After announcing last week that the ski-snowboarding area broken its all-time season attendance record, Mt. Ashland Ski Area managers announced Sunday that its season has been extended to April 23, adding two weekends on to a schedule that typically would have ended on April 9.
During a visit to Central Point Sunday, Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, announced $21 million was on its way to Oregon to help reduce the risk of wildfires. Joining her were U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, and Mike Shaw, chief of fire protection at ODF.
A procession celebrating spring wound its way from the ice rink on Winburn Way to the Ashland Plaza on Saturday afternoon, drawing an estimated 150 participants with a like number of spectators.
Reader photos: Carlyle Stout of Ashland took these photos in Lithia Park after the last storm on March 1.
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