The Jackson County Library District board unanimously voted Wednesday to enter into a termination without cause agreement with Library Director Kari May, concluding her more than seven-year tenure after nearly two months of upheaval within the district.
Saturday, the Rogue Valley joined in as one of some 250 worldwide solidarity rides in honor of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse and cyclist killed by federal officers in Minneapolis while filming immigration enforcement activity. An estimated 200 cyclists took a loop along the Bear Creek Greenway from Blue Heron Park to Hawthorne Park and returned.
The man accused of leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase along Interstate 5 and stealing three vehicles — including those in Ashland and Talent — has been arrested. Billy Dean Gregory, 55, is now in custody in Washington following a late-December pursuit that was terminated due to public safety concerns.
The Talent-based Siskiyou Mountain Club is recruiting workers for its summer Wilderness Corps Crew, a program that sends interns deep into regional wilderness areas for up to two weeks at a time to restore disappearing trails.
Dozens of Rogue Valley residents came together Saturday evening outdoors in downtown Talent to hold a vigil for Alex Pretti, the Minnesota man and intensive care unit nurse shot and killed by federal immigration agents Saturday morning in Minneapolis. Another vigil, this one organized by Oregon District 2 Indivisible, is planned for 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, on Ashland Plaza.
The Jackson County Library District will seek the resignation of district manager Kari May amid ongoing fallout from incidents at the Talent library that involved a registered sex offender. The board also approved an internal investigation into the district’s human resources department as public scrutiny and employee concerns continue.
The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office’s announcement that it found no evidence of illegal conduct by a convicted sex offender seen watching videos of naked children at the Talent library has drawn mixed reactions.
Ray’s Food Place in Phoenix will close by February, according to parent company C&K Market. All employees are set to be offered jobs at other Ray’s locations, C&K said in a news release.
Jackson County Library District officials voted to further investigate reports of a man viewing videos of naked children at the Talent library and to seek outside HR and legal guidance following personnel concerns, public testimony and the placement of Kari May, library director, on administrative leave.
The Jackson County Library District board voted unanimously Monday to place Library Director Kari May on two weeks of paid administrative leave following a two-and-a-half hour meeting. The round of meetings were called on the heels of discussion and debate in recent weeks following incidents at the Talent library during which a man was reported on three separate days in December viewing naked children in both video and photo format.
Oregon state Sen. Jeff Golden announced in a news release Friday, Feb. 13, he plans to retire at the end of his current term and will withdraw his filing for reelection.
A joint Ashland City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission meeting Wednesday took a look at governance confusion, project missteps, and looming budget concerns as the city pauses its search for a new parks director.
Herbert Rothschild: I hope Congress renames Dulles International Airport for Trump. Then, after Trump has receded into infamy, Congress can rename the airport for someone far more deserving than either he or the Dulles brothers.
For the first time since the pandemic, four of Oregon’s most dedicated community choirs will come together Sunday in Ashland to sing their hearts out for peace.
A Democrat, Isabella Lee Tibbetts, is challenging incumbent Colleen Roberts for her seat on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. Upcoming deadlines for the primary election include a Feb. 27 deadline for any county/city/district ballot titles; a March 3 deadline for any incumbents to declare their bids for reelection; a March 10 deadline for all “other than elected incumbent” candidates to file; and a March 19 deadline for county/city/district measures to be filed.
During a wide-ranging campus conversation on Friday, Feb. 6, Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey said he planned to have discussions with the Governor’s Office, including about the possibility of asking for a one-time, estimated $15 million payment from the state of Oregon to SOU to help “bridge” the campus financially to the summer of 2027.
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