
Public Notice
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on August 19, 2025, the Ashland City Council will hold a First Reading at 6:00 p.m. at the Ashland Civic Center, 1175

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on August 19, 2025, the Ashland City Council will hold a First Reading at 6:00 p.m. at the Ashland Civic Center, 1175

Ashland officials and a labor union representing more than 40 city employees reached a tentative agreement that would give workers a 4% pay raise.

Obituary: Hollis Greenwood, a passionate theater patron and ardent Oregon Shakespeare Festival supporter, passed away on July 12. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.

Obituary: Elsie Mabel Williams, 90, passed away peacefully on July 21. A memorial service will be held at Perl & Siskiyou Funeral Home & Siskiyou Memorial Park, 2100 Siskiyou Blvd. in Medford, at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1.

ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum will host a free screening of a movie on Sunday, July 27 that looks at the power of observation.

Herbert Rothschild: Faced with a crisis in funding transportation, Oregon lawmakers should abandon the gas tax and levy a per-miles-traveled fee on passenger vehicles and trucks as well as heavy commercial trucks. That is, the OReGO program, now voluntary, should be made mandatory.

This week’s crossword: musical groups/venues for getting down or feeling upbeat. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next Friday’s crossword: “CrosspOLLInation 2025 Fall #01.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.

Former Southern Oregon University President Roy Saigo asked the audience at the third Pacific Rim Bowl Peace Ceremony on Tuesday at Lithia Park’s Butler Bandshell to take a trip with him back to the early days of World War II when his family was ripped from its home.

Lucie K. Scheuer: Audiences love “Guys and Dolls” because of its love story with eccentric and lovable characters.

Dr. Hideko Tamura-Snider gave a spirited message of optimism and hope for the future of the Pacific Rim Bowl and its participants, organizers, and supporters on Tuesday, July 22, during the third PRB Peace Ceremony at Lithia Park’s Butler Bandshell.
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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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