
Sewage flood ruined another Ashland home
A house in Ashland’s Railroad District was flooded with sewage in October when a blocked pipe backed up. The city’s insurer will pay a certain amount, but the homeowner doesn’t think it will cover her costs.

A house in Ashland’s Railroad District was flooded with sewage in October when a blocked pipe backed up. The city’s insurer will pay a certain amount, but the homeowner doesn’t think it will cover her costs.

An Ashland man was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison for attacking the manager of Henry’s Laundromat in Ashland in 2021. In announcing the verdict Friday, the judge said she believed Green wasn’t at the laundromat to do business on Dec. 21, 2021 — nor did he leave when asked to leave.

On March 14, 2023, the Ashland Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. for the following item:

What do you need to know about what’s going on in your community? How do you currently find out that information? How would you like to find out that information? Those are the kinds of questions a team of University of Oregon researchers are hoping you’ll help answer.

A rally by local activists seeking justice for murdered teenager Aidan Ellison has been postponed after the trial of Ellison’s alleged killer was rescheduled to May 1. Supporters of Justice for Aidan Ellison, organized by Ashland Together, were scheduled to gather outside the Jackson County Courthouse.

Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham sees a path out of the difficult challenges Ashland has endured in recent years. During the annual State of the City Address on Wednesday, Feb. 22, Graham made the case for an economically-strong, culturally-diverse “Ashland of the future” she said is within reach if the city and community stay the course.

Heavy snow early Friday closed schools and Interstate 5, while continued cold weather in the forecast caused the city of Ashland to extend operation of its emergency severe weather shelter through Friday morning of next week.

The Ashland City Council is pursuing a tiered voting method to fill two vacant council seats after struggling to narrow down a pool of 19 applicants. During a special meeting the evening of Feb. 22, the council was in support of a two-step system proposed by Councilor Bob Kaplan that would begin with a traditional vote then a ranked-choice vote if the initial election did not produce majority winners.

Herbert Rothschild: “A radical re-understanding of the covenant had begun. It entailed a gradual loosening of the identity of the Hebrews and their God from the land.”

March 1, 2023 Electronic Meeting – 6 P.M. Public Participation InstructionsThis meeting will be held electronically via Zoom Webinar.
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After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
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Herbert Rothschild: Whether visualization and intention by themselves can effect broad social change is impossible to determine, but the question merits sustained consideration.
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