CANDLELIGHT
Celebrate the spirit of the season at our annual Candlelight event — an enchanting evening of holiday shopping with unique gifts, beautiful clothing, jewelry, antiques, art and more — all
November 5, 2025
Celebrate the spirit of the season at our annual Candlelight event — an enchanting evening of holiday shopping with unique gifts, beautiful clothing, jewelry, antiques, art and more — all
This week’s theme: some fun fund puns. Solve it in your browser or download and print. Next Friday’s crossword: CrosspOLLInation 2026 Winter #01. Readers: take advantage of a matching gift opportunity to support Ashland.news. Organizations: sponsorship of crossword pages is still available. Ask about having your name appear in a future crossword!
Musical Delights & Desserts III is a benefit event. Members of Trinity Choir will perform Musical Delights, including selections from opera, musical theater, and choral repertoire, in Trinity’s Sanctuary and
Join us for our annual Fall Native Plant Sale for the Pollinators! With multiple native plant growers, this sale provides the largest selection of plants native to the Southern Oregon
The HUB’s Annual Warehouse Sale is BACK! 📅 Sat, Sept 27 | 9AM–4PM 📅 Sun, Sept 28 | 9AM–12PM Furniture, art, antiques, collectibles, linens, china & so much more! Come
Catty Corner: This free community event will help a local nonprofit rescue cats and kittens across the Rogue Valley. During an overwhelming kitten season, the Rogue Community Cat Rescue will bring the community together in a fun, family-friendly fundraiser on June 28 in Medford.
Sen. Jeff Merkley packed the Ashland High School gym Sunday for a town hall that highlighted his fight against “authoritarian” efforts by the Trump administration. About 1,200 filled the gym, while a line of people outside stretched two blocks and were too many to fit inside, according to Merkley aides. It was the largest audience of the town halls held by Merkley this year, the aides said.
The Ashland City Council will hold a special study session Wednesday to hear a report on the condition of municipal buildings and a recommended long-range plan including relocations of multiple locations to the current utility center on North Mountain Drive.
Obituary: Mary Lou Boardman Wennlund passed away on Oct. 5, 2025. The longtime Ashlander forged many fond friendships, enjoyed being active at the YMCA, attended the Ashland United Church of Christ, and participated in many Osher Lifelong Learning Institute classes (especially those featuring movies…!).
The Oregon Nurses Association, a nurses union, claims a new staffing policy at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center leaves hospitals understaffed and violates state law. Union representatives accuse Asante of requiring nurses to waive overtime and incentive pay to cover shortages, while Asante declined to address specific allegations, calling them “unfounded and inaccurate.”
In OSF’s 2026 season, Wilensky will play fiddle onstage in “Come From Away,” a prospect she finds energizing. “I love working with the talented and heart-centered actors, directors and crew,” she said.
Hundreds of Oregonians turned out across Portland and in Salem to protest against federal agents shooting people in Portland and Minneapolis, as well as U.S. military action in Venezuela.
(It’s free)