U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will hold a town hall meeting in Phoenix at 1 p.m. Friday, April 7, at Phoenix High School’s Rose Street Theater, 745 N. Rose St., Phoenix, according to a news release.
Ashland’s Jefferson Center will host a virtual discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Constitution from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, including discussion of the court’s legitimacy and authority as an interpreter and arbiter of rights, including the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Local physician Dr. Justin Adams has been elected to the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission after a write-in campaign that saw him capture nearly half of the votes.
Whether or not a write-in candidate has won a seat on the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission is unlikely to be known publicly until Jackson County certifies the results of the Nov. 8 election next month.
Four Talent city councilors running for reelection as the “Forward Together” slate appear to be headed for reelection, according to the latest vote totals as of Saturday, Nov. 12. Mayor Darby Ayers-Flood, also part of the Forward Together team, continued to hold a 27-vote lead.
Christine Drazan, who had hoped to become the first Republican governor in Oregon in more than three decades, conceded the governor’s race. In a statement posted on YouTube on Friday, she acknowledged her loss to Democrat Tina Kotek, who declared victory in Portland on Thursday.
Democrat Tina Kotek, the former speaker of the Oregon House, has fended off Republican Christine Drazan and nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson and will be Oregon’s next governor. The Associated Press called the race in Kotek’s favor Thursday evening.
State Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) is projected to win the District 3 Senate race against former Medford Police Chief and current Medford Mayor Randy Sparacino, a Republican. As of Wednesday evening, Golden had accumulated 32,249 votes, or 52%, with Sparacino not far behind at 30,096, or 48%, with more votes, mostly mailed ballots, yet to be tallied.
State Rep. Pam Marsh, (D-Ashland), retained her Oregon House seat in Tuesday’s election against Republican challenger Sandra Abercrombie. Marsh garnered 22,225 votes (64.18%) of the vote while Abercrombie tallied 12,368 (35.71%) votes as of final election day totals posted Wednesday morning.
Oregon’s race for governor remained too close to call Wednesday morning. Democrat Tina Kotek held a narrow lead over Republican Christine Drazan. Nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson was in a distant third and conceded shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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)
