Obituary: Amanda Emmanuella Andersen, Mandy to all who knew her, was born to Livia Genise and Tobias Andersen at Ashland Hospital on Aug. 16, 1989. She died Aug. 11 while in her mother’s arms and surrounded by her friends and doggie family.
Caitlin Nolan: Amanda Emmanuella Andersen — Mandersen, Mandypants, Mandy — 35, died in the early morning of Monday, Aug. 11, following a valiant four-year battle with breast cancer. She was a beloved and ubiquitous fixture of the theater communities of Portland and Ashland.
John Schweiger’s passion for real estate blossomed during his time with Century 21 in Ashland. In 1984, he embarked on a venture that would become his crowning achievement: Coming Attractions Theatres.
John Compton Schweiger, a former Ashland businessman who built a chain of movie theaters across small and mid-sized towns in the West, bringing big-screen entertainment to communities far from the multiplex sprawl, died on July 30 at his home in La Fayette, Georgia. He was 81.
Obituary: Actor Traber Burns, 75, died Aug. 8 in Ashland. He worked for 35 years as an actor in regional theater, early in his career working in Ashland for two years at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. A memorial reception will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at 880 C St., Ashland. All are welcome.
Obituary: Charles (Chuck) Ryberg, 90, retired professor of English at Southern Oregon University, died on July 21, 2025, at home in Portland, Oregon.
Obituary: Jim Fritz, who passed on July 5, spent almost 70 of his 90 years devoted to discovery in the realm of human potential. Throughout his life’s work as a schoolteacher, workshop leader, then personal coach and business consultant, Jim was pushing the boundaries of unconventional inquiry into why we do what we do and how to make better choices.
Obituary: Devar Dean Cluff, 87, Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, at 2967 E. 105th N, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Obituary: Hollis Greenwood, a passionate theater patron and ardent Oregon Shakespeare Festival supporter, passed away on July 12. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
Obituary: Elsie Mabel Williams, 90, passed away peacefully on July 21. A memorial service will be held at Perl & Siskiyou Funeral Home & Siskiyou Memorial Park, 2100 Siskiyou Blvd. in Medford, at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1.
At just 21 years old, Ashland native Brooklyn Williams is stepping into her biggest role yet — the lead in Oregon Cabaret Theatre’s adaptation of “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” playing through Dec. 31.
A women’s singing group with member from the 27 Ukrainian families now taking refuge in Ashland will perform at a benefit concert Dec. 14.
The Trump administration will require that homeless service providers force people to receive behavioral health treatment in order to access long-term, federally supported housing, a move that could mean organizations across Oregon would have to choose between receiving federal dollars or state dollars — but not both.
A local artist who arrived in Ashland three years ago is having his first solo art show at the White Rabbit gallery in downtown Ashland. Micah Blacklight has been waiting for the chance to show the personal perspective of an injustice he has witnessed over decades.
his bonus “variety” puzzle is an acrostic with a quote about newspapers and journalism — in support of year-end fundraising efforts. Solve it in your browser or download and print; how to solve acrostics. Next Friday’s crossword: Yule Be Puzzled #01. Check out the Mini crossword on Tuesdays.
This year marks the 10th annual Thanksgiving Community Peace Meal and the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland has offered to share their space with the community. SOJWJ is lining up volunteers and cooks, as well as those who can give financial support. They are expecting to feed more than 300 people.
(It’s free)
