
Let AI do the Digging: Tools for Today’s Genealogist
Genealogy is entering a new era and artificial intelligence is leading the way. Join Colette Hokanson, AG, as she explores how cutting-edge tools like Full Text Search, AI Research Assistant
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Genealogy is entering a new era and artificial intelligence is leading the way. Join Colette Hokanson, AG, as she explores how cutting-edge tools like Full Text Search, AI Research Assistant

You are invited to “Step Behind the Counter” of the oldest financial institution in the Pacific Northwest—Jacksonville’s 1863 Beekman Bank Museum—when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the museum for summer tours.

Jacksonville’s “Walk through History” tours are back! At 10 a.m. every Saturday from May 24th through August 30th, Historic Jacksonville, Inc. will be offering one-hour guided walks through Jacksonville’s National
Obituary: Jason A. Wilson, a retired Lt. Cmdr. in the U.S. Navy, passed away Dec. 23, 2025. He was 90. During his life, Jason made an impact on innumerable lives. He believed in serving and respecting others, including his family, country, and every person he met.
For more than a decade, Rogue Valley Street Dogs has been providing humans and their animal companions with medical care, food and gear — and, most of all, compassion and care. Learn about a few of their human and nonhuman clients.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is shelving a major overhaul to a key federal homeless services program after a federal court blocked the changes, telling providers in Oregon and other states that it will reinstate previous grant applications submitted under Biden administration rules.
About 75 people gathered Tuesday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on International Way in Medford for a staged “die-in,” one of more than 1,000 demonstrations nationwide held as part of the “ICE Out For Good” campaign.
Andy Seles: I am a 78-year-old lifelong Democrat from Ashland and I completely disagree with two recent letters that have asked Sen. Jeff Golden to retire from the state Senate.
Poetry Corner: We often greet the New Year with resolutions: serious, frivolous, too high or too low. What if we simply resolve to be in charge of our own happiness?

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