Obituary: Edward Lee “Ed” Perkins died in Medford on Dec. 6, 2024, at the age of 95, after a brief period enduring various maladies of old age. Note: The following obituary was self-written by Ed and titled “Croak Notice.” This should provide an insight to his sense of humor.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on August 12, 2025, the Ashland Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashland Civic Center, 1175
Gov. Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she called lawmakers back to the Capital to for a special session at the end of August to address the $350 million shortfall in the Department of Transportation budget.
Poetry Corner: Poetry and satire go hand-in-hand when confronting political bombast and those who enable such outrageous behavior.
Four Ashland farms welcomed visitors for an annual event aimed at educating the public about local food and those who produce it.
This midweek bonus pilot word puzzle snakes its way around the grid twice, with overlapping entries. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next Friday’s crossword: “Listen Ip #03.” More word puzzles under the Culture menu.
The Ashland City Council approved a local developer to build affordable housing in the Beach Creek development.
Expect steep declines in bus service in the Rogue Valley come Sept. 2. That’s what the city of Ashland’s Transportation Advisory Committee was told at its monthly meeting Thursday where they received updates from Rogue Valley Transportation District Associate Planner Edem Gomez about the funding situation at RVTD and what it will mean for changes to bus routes in Ashland and the Rogue Valley.
Players from both Phoenix and Ashland High School were called to huddle up last week as Charlie Hall wrapped the first official football practice for the South Valley Wolfpack at Jack Woodward Stadium in Phoenix.
A Phoenix-Ashland high school team of 55 will face 47 athletes from central Japan on Friday for the 18th Pacific Rim Bowl. The teams are 9-8 in favor of Japan since the beginning of the program in 1988, but this year is the first to include both Phoenix High School and AHS players.
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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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