Ashland’s Oak Knoll Golf course will be closed all through December for a variety of maintenance needs, the city of Ashland has announced.From Dec. 1 to 31, all nine greens, the clubhouse and the driving range will be closed with no public access.
If it wasn’t clear before Saturday, it is now: The Southern Oregon University football team is rejuvenated under first-year coach Berk Brown and his new staff, and the biggest building block yet, an upset of the No. 5-ranked team in the NAIA, is in place.
Southern Oregon has been at its best down the stretch, climbing up the Frontier Conference standings with wins in four of its last five games. Foiling No. 5-ranked College of Idaho’s title chances would be the cherry on top of a successful start to the Raiders’ new era. SOU and C of I kick off the regular-season finale at 1 p.m. Saturday at Raider Stadium.
Rich Fairbanks will discuss both contemporary and indigenous management practices during a Friday night talk, “History and Ecology of Fire in the Monument,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Ashland Food Co-op Community Classroom. On Saturday, Fairbanks will lead a hike on the Green Springs Mountain Loop Trail.
No. 11-ranked Carroll (Mont.) turned Southern Oregon over on downs 8 yards short of the end zone in the final minute to escape with a 21-13 Frontier Conference win Saturday afternoon at Raider Stadium.
The 15th annual Monster Dash Run for Education attracted hundreds of runners to Lithia Park on Saturday, in spite of chilly conditions. This year’s run, produced again in collaboration with the Ashland Kiwanis Club, is expected to raise more than $40,000 for Ashland schools.
Southern Oregon and Carroll (Mont.) have produced more classics than any other Frontier Conference pairing since the turn of the century, but matchups in recent years lacked the extra kick of mutual significance. This week at Raider Stadium, that key ingredient is baked in.
A three-game winning streak is in the Southern Oregon football team’s sights as it travels to face last-place Montana State-Northern in a Frontier Conference game Saturday at Tilleman Field.
A 49-7 final score accurately reflected Southern Oregon’s thorough dominance of Arizona Christian on Saturday afternoon at Raider Stadium, where the rout was on by the middle of the second quarter of the teams’ first-ever matchup.
The clearest sign yet that Southern Oregon is rounding the corner appeared last week in the form of the team’s first road victory against a team with a winning record in five years. Back home this Saturday, the Raiders have a golden opportunity to pile on the momentum.
KS Wild Side: With the help of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program, the state of Oregon will see its first wildlife overpass built in Ashland’s backyard. The proposed wildlife overpass is located roughly at mile marker 1.7 on Interstate 5, just north of the California border.
Editor’s note: Ashland.news reporter Morgan Rothborne covers city government, including its ongoing efforts to find ways to shape policies around homelessness. For better insight into the issue, Rothborne spent a night in early December in the shelter when it was operated by Jobs with Justice in Calvin Hall at First Presbyterian Church of Ashland.
An Ashland man was arrested after an ongoing investigation “into child exploitation and internet crimes against children” led to execution of a search warrant on Alida Street early Tuesday, according to a news release from the Ashland Police Department.
Reader Photo: Mary Piper took this photo of Emigrant Lake recently. As of Jan. 12, the lake was 39% full, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
A Community Resource Center will be coming to Talent after the city received notice of approval for a $1.5 million federal grant from Business Oregon in late December. The center would house nonprofit agencies that work for the benefit of Talent citizens.
Poetry Corner: Celebrate the New Year with poetry inspired by the Oregon Caves National Monument, one of Southern Oregon’s natural treasures.
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