For the first time, Oregon health officials have found a type of mosquito in the state that can transmit deadly viruses. The Oregon Health Authority announced Thursday that it had found Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Jackson County as part of its regular mosquito surveillance.
“Hand in Hand Together” is the theme for Anima Mundi Productions’ upcoming Heart of Humanity Concert Series. The theme was chosen to “celebrate the unifying power of music, showcasing world-class musicians from Ukraine, Israel and Palestine whose stories and art transcend borders,” said Anima Mundi artistic directors Ethan Gans-Morse and Tiziana DellaRovere.
Gov. Tina Kotek urges residents to be cautious throughout the holiday weekend; Oregon’s summer fire season has been unprecedented in the number of acres burned and it’s cost hundreds of millions of dollars and is far from over, according to Kotek and state and federal officials.
After nearly a decade hiatus, Ashland School District is starting the school year with a full-time school resource officer again. Ashland Police Officer Michael Bates officially started in his new special assignment as SRO for ASD on Monday. Bates is a 2010 Ashland High School graduate and has spent the last nine years as a patrol officer, including previously for Talent Police Department.
After a 24-year ride with Jefferson Public Radio’s Jefferson Exchange, host Geoffrey Riley, a train enthusiast, is looking forward to riding the rails to new adventures. Mike Green is taking over Riley’s role at the Jefferson Exchange.
The City of Ashland is accepting public comments on the 2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds. The City of Ashland is
The City of Ashland Building Official has approved an application for the demolition of a garage located at 933 Bellview Ave, Ashland, OR under file #DEMO-2024-00073. Notice on the property
This week’s theme: hidden work. Solve crossword directly in the article or download a PDF to print. More crosswords under the Culture menu.
Ashland was recently ranked a top U.S. bike town by Outside, a major national outdoors magazine, based on high ratings from nonprofits that rate bike-friendliness of U.S. cities combined with the plethora of trails available to ride.
For its August meeting, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now, a local nonprofit concerned about the climate crisis, swapped out its typical meeting space at the Medford Public Library for The Farm at Southern Oregon University Tuesday evening.
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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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