Semitrailers and other vehicles awaiting the reopening of Interstate 5 are lining the highway and some surface streets in Ashland on Tuesday. Southbound traffic on the road was diverted off the highway starting about 7 a.m. due to severe winter conditions in Northern California.
An Ashland man was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison for attacking the manager of Henry’s Laundromat in Ashland in 2021. In announcing the verdict Friday, the judge said she believed Green wasn’t at the laundromat to do business on Dec. 21, 2021 — nor did he leave when asked to leave.
A rally by local activists seeking justice for murdered teenager Aidan Ellison has been postponed after the trial of Ellison’s alleged killer was rescheduled to May 1. Supporters of Justice for Aidan Ellison, organized by Ashland Together, were scheduled to gather outside the Jackson County Courthouse.
An Ashland man accused of killing a teenager for playing loud music in 2020 is due to stand trial at the start of May. Robert Paul Keegan, 49, is accused of shooting Aidan Ellison, 19, in the parking lot of the Stratford Inn in Ashland on Nov. 23, 2020.
Police in Southern Oregon received several anonymous phone calls Tuesday reporting school shootings that turned out to be false, including a call at about 8:33 a.m. claiming that a shooting had occurred at Ashland High School, prompting a lockdown for about 15 minutes.
Whether you call them homeless, houseless or home free doesn’t change their situation, but since early February a small band has been making a statement in hopes of inspiring change. They’ve set up camp in prominent public places in Ashland recently, including on the Plaza, on Gateway Island between the library and fire station, and in Triangle Park.
Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Joe Charter has announced his sudden retirement effective May 1, while also offering a sharp critique of the “reduced stature” of the local juvenile justice system. Charter emailed a copy of his resignation letter to Ashland.news and two other area news providers shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27.
Following an act of vandalism to the Say Their Names memorial along the fence line at Railroad Park in Ashland in between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, residents came together Wednesday afternoon to restore what had been taken down and renew the community spirit surrounding the T-shirts, which bear the names of Black men, women and children lost due to their race.
Hundreds of T-shirts making up the Say Their Names memorial in Ashland’s Railroad Park were torn down sometime late Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. People came to the park Wednesday morning to collect, straighten and clean the shirts with the plan to return at 3:30 p.m. to rehang them.
The Ashland Police Department is seeking the public’s help after an alleged gas thief stole hundreds of gallons of fuel and caused a fire at a local gas station last weekend. Saturday at around 2:40 a.m., APD and Ashland Fire & Rescue responded to a commercial fueling station at 60 Shamrock Lane after reports of a fire.
Ashlanders and other Rogue Valley residents take part in a monthly video call with residents of Ukraine. Ivan Muts of Ukraine said during Friday’s call his country is grateful for all the support from the United States and other countries.
Obituary: Hermine “Helena” Louise Lentfer Sohl passed peacefully, surrounded by loving family on March 4, 2023 in Ashland. A celebration of her life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at Ashland Congregational United Church of Christ, 717 Siskiyou Blvd.
The federal government is sending nearly $50 million to Oregon nonprofits, counties and other entities to address homelessness, including $54,778 for Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (OHRA).
Semitrailers and other vehicles awaiting the reopening of Interstate 5 are lining the highway and some surface streets in Ashland on Tuesday. Southbound traffic on the road was diverted off the highway starting about 7 a.m. due to severe winter conditions in Northern California.
Training is available for those interested in helping others prepare tax returns, a free service offered by the AARP Foundation Tax Aide service currently offering help on Wednesdays and Fridays at The Grove in Ashland.
Pepper Trail: “This stretch of Interstate-5 in Southern Oregon is a known killing field for wildlife and dangerous for motorists. The highway cuts through a critical connection for wildlife moving between two mountain ranges and home to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, which is the only national monument specifically established for the protection of its rich biodiversity.”
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