There’s more than 5,200 miles between Ashland and Kobe, Japan, but soon the distance will be measured in yards and inches. Ashland High School football players will travel by charter bus, plane and, while in-country, bullet train, on the football program’s storied return to the annual Pacific Rim Bowl.
A federal judge has upheld a voter-approved Oregon law that bans large ammunition magazines and requires permits to buy guns. U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut wrote in a 122-page opinion published late Friday afternoon that all parts of Oregon’s Measure 114, approved by voters last year, are constitutional.
A massive Douglas fir die-off in Ashland’s watershed will require helicopter logging this winter to reduce the chance of a catastrophic wildfire. The city is currently waiting for a report on the recent drone mapping of the forests to determine the extent of the damage, clearly visible from the streets of Ashland as large reddish patches in the forest.
KS Wild Side: Southern Oregon may be able to add wildlife corridors to prevent animal-automobile collisions along highways.
Obituary: Gerald “Jerry” Shanafelt died in late June at his home in Ashland after a long illness. Jerry was a beloved family man and talented artist.
Life celebration: A celebration of life is planned for Ashland residents Ann Gagnon and Phil Gagnon on July 29 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Ashland.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Council Chambers, 1175 E Main Street. View on Channel 9 or Channels 180 and 181 (Charter Communications) or live stream via vtv.sou.edu select RVTV Prime.
The City Council Retreat is a planning meeting for the City Council to discuss its work plan priorities/initiatives and corresponding Councilor assignments for the FY 2023-2024 budget year.
Southern Oregon University instructor Leslie Eldridge has been appointed interim director of Ashland Parks and Recreation starting full time on Aug. 21. Eldridge, a member of the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission, was appointed by the commission last week to fill the vacancy left by Michael Black, who resigned July 14.
A vehicle fire on the Siskiyou Summit spread to nearby vegetation Thursday afternoon, starting a grass fire that has prompted a response from multiple area agencies, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.
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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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