Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon Zine Fest 2025

Southern Oregon Zine Fest 2025 will be our 3rd annual celebration of D.I.Y. ethos, small press and independent publishers! Zinesters from the Southern Oregon community and beyond will converge in Ashland, Oregon

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Poetry Corner: Nature’s numbers

Poetry Corner: A Valentine’s gift for parents, grandparents, and great grandparents who would like to help their young one’s count with a rhythmic and rhyming poem.

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Williams Plant Propagation Fair

The perfect event to share cuttings of (labeled) fruit trees, plant, and seeds. The main attraction is “making” a custom fruit tree. When you arrive, there are many little white

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February First Friday Art Walk!

Join us for First Friday Art Walk! We’re excited to share a diverse array of wonderful artwork on display this month and created by our very talented artists. From eclectic

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Latest posts

School staff to get notices about potential layoffs next school year

The Ashland School Board on Thursday night turned recent snow days into furlough days and took the first step to initiate potential layoffs in the 2025-26 school year. A letter, which the board unanimously approved, will start a 30-day period for the district and the Ashland Education Association to discuss a potential reduction in force, or RIF, to deal with ongoing budget shortfalls.

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Providence Medford says nearly half of striking nurses have returned to work

Providence Medford Medical Center said Friday that 43 percent of its striking nurses have come back to work amid an historic statewide strike. The nurses union, however, calls the number “unsubstantiated.” About 380 nurses at Providence Medford went on strike Jan. 10 along with nurses at eight other hospitals around the state. In total, nearly 5,000 Oregon Nurses Association-represented nurses remain on strike.

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Two more Oregon cats die from bird flu virus in raw food

Two more Oregon cats died this month after eating raw cat food that was contaminated with the deadly bird flu virus, prompting Washington state officials to issue a recall. Pet owners should toss or return any containers of Wild Coast’s boneless free range chicken formula, lots 22660 and 22664, with a best by date of December 2025. 

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Shrooms on Main: Licensed psilocybin facility offers low dose option

A crowd gathered outside the psychedelic entrance of the Shrooms Cafe in downtown Ashland Friday night, Feb. 7. They were among the first visitors to climb the long flight of stairs that lead to a large open room filled with music and colored lights. It was opening night at Shrooms Cafe at 139 E. Main Street, next door to O’Ryans Irish Pub. 

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