Fans, students, alumni and staff helped the Southern Oregon University softball team commemorate its third NAIA national title with a championship parade on Tuesday afternoon. SOU’s season culminated with an 11-0 title game victory over rival Oregon Tech last Wednesday.
Fan, students, alumni and staff are invited to help the Southern Oregon University softball team commemorate its third NAIA national title with a championship parade on Tuesday afternoon. At 3:30 p.m., the Raiders will start the parade route on the corner of Mountain Avenue and Siskiyou Boulevard.
Southern Oregon University first-year leader Gabrielle Weyhrich has been named the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women’s Wrestling Coach of the Year after guiding the Raiders to a national title over the weekend in Jamestown, North Dakota. A championship parade celebrating Weyhrich’s Raiders wound Wednesday from through campus, ending with a trophy presentation in front of Lithia Motors Pavilion.
An Ashland man thought to have been driving a vehicle that struck and killed a Southern Oregon University student in August has been indicted on a single felony charge, the Ashland Police Department announced Friday afternoon.
Legendary Southern Oregon University wrestling coach Bob Riehm’s influence at SOU and within the wrestling program will continue in perpetuity, with a $3 million donation from his estate announced Saturday morning that ranks as the largest-ever single gift to the university.
As of Nov. 3, Ashland Community Food Bank has a new director at the reins. Catie Mahoney will serve in the role with guidance from outgoing director Amey Broeker, who will officially retire on Dec. 31 after serving in the food bank role since 2022.
The Ashland City Council will review a proposal from a potential provider to oversee its extreme weather shelter during its regular business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival has added a second screening showcasing Indigenous filmmakers on Sunday, Nov. 23.
Three and a half years into the war with Russia, Ashland violinist and longtime music teacher Faina Podolnaya is still finding ways to help Ukrainian refugees.
Herbert Rothschild: As the number of ads in The New Yorker has shrunk, it seems as if the wealth of its readership has concentrated, just as one might concentrate the flavor of a sauce by reducing it on the stovetop.
Local artist MaryAnn Shank will share the thoughts behind her newest novel “Sor Juana, My Beloved” at Bloomsbury Books Jan. 26. Shank is a finalist of The Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Book of the Year 2025 award, awarded by the International Latino Book Association.
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