An Ashland woman’s pet poodle died after it was attacked by a deer Wednesday, one of a number of reports of encounters with aggressive deer recently.
The City of Ashland hereby announces its proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal of 5.5% for the FAA-funded contracts/agreements.
There will be a Special meeting of the Ashland City Council at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday,June 29, 2023, at the Ashland Council Chambers located at 1175 East Main Street,Ashland OR.
Getting around Ashland will become a lot easier on Monday when a new neighborhood bus route begins operation. Route 17, the newest route offered by Rogue Valley Transportation District, will circulate every hour through previously unserved streets to connect with Southern Oregon University, schools and shopping centers.
Herbert Rothschild: “You just think you’ve seen everything worth seeing.”
The abortion and gender-affirming care bill that nearly torpedoed the Oregon legislative session is headed to Gov. Tina Kotek after a final intense debate on the House floor. An amended version of House Bill 2002 passed the House on a 35-12 vote Wednesday, with nearly a dozen Republicans opting to stay away from the Capitol to protest the measure.
The first step in the removal of four Klamath River dams is underway. Deconstruction of Copco No. 2, the smallest of the four hydroelectric dams being removed from the Klamath River, started this week with the removal of gates, a walkway and two of the five bays down to the spillway.
Peace House will commemorate its 40th year as a peace and justice center in the Rogue Valley Thursday, June 22, with a celebration that is free and open to the public. A casual Middle Eastern menu of snacks will accompany live music by jazz pianist Adam Shrubbe and a Social Justice Art Exhibit by Betty LaDuke.
Obituary: Rex Bounds dies at 85. The longtime Ashland resident owned a service station and served on the Ashland School Board. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 111 Clay St., Ashland.
Oregonians may soon have the right to pump gas into their vehicles on their own throughout the state, under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Wednesday with approval in the Senate. The measure, which passed the Senate with a 16-9 bipartisan vote, would allow Oregonians to pump their own gas or continue to get service from an attendant.
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Ask Strider: A worried older brother asks our advice columnist’s advice. And a dog’s guardian wants to know if there is any hope getting their hat-hating dog to calm down. As always, Strider tries to give words that help!
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.
It’s complicated.
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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