A $6.50-per-month parks fee for utility bills — smaller than a proposed $9 fee the City Council narrowly rejected in April — was recommended to the City Council through a unanimous vote by commissioners, but not without discussion and some trepidation.
“With a sense of smell about seven times greater than a bloodhound, bears zero in on the scent of unsecured garbage, dirty grills, bird feeders and pet food left outside.” — Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Pepper Trail: The idea that species can be conserved by picking up the phone to “call Colossal” and order up a few genetically engineered survivors is a delusional and disingenuous fantasy.
A California man allegedly stole a vehicle in Medford and was ultimately pursued by multiple law enforcement agencies across three cities before causing a multi-car crash in Ashland and his subsequent arrest Monday evening.
A Tuesday afternoon truck crash on Interstate 5 near the Oregon-California border has closed the southbound lanes of traffic, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Sept. 7, 1945 — Jan. 10, 2025 Roberta B. Kent, 79, died peacefully of natural causes on Jan. 10, at home in Friday Harbor, Washington. Roberta was born in New
An alternative way to experience the rugged beauty of a section of the Siskiyou Mountains will be offered Sept. 13 at the annual Mt. Ashland Trail Run.
Wendy Eppinger: Nearly $1 million raised for the Perozzi Fountain.… And all parks services for us are going to be slashed?
Officials from multiple social justice organizations will discuss the legacy of Alonzo Tucker, a 1902 Coos Bay lynching victim, in an event set for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at Southern Oregon University’s Meese Auditorium in the Art Building, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland.
Thompson lost the use of her legs in an accident. Her mountain bike has a hefty little motor, three wheels and hand controls. Its seat allows Thompson’s legs to be extended and strapped in. And with all that, the bike is wider than most mountain bike trails.
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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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