Climate change, outdated building codes and highly combustible fuels are among factors that make Ashland more likely than 97% of all U.S. cities to have a catastrophic wildfire, according to a wildfire plan commissioned by Ashland officials.
A broader variety of items are now accepted both at the Ashland Recycling Center and in recycling bins for those using Recology’s curbside service. New items include molded fiber (including egg cartons and paper berry baskets), aseptic or Tetra Pak containers (such as those used for milk, broth and juice), and select nursery plant containers.
What to do before, during and after an evacuation are among the topics Ashland emergency officials will discuss during an evacuation preparedness meeting on Wednesday.
During a pair of meetings on Monday and Tuesday, Ashland City Council will review a wildfire plan and a proposal to build affordable housing.
Officials from the cities of Ashland and Guanajuato renewed their 55-year-old Sister City relationship during a breakfast gathering Thursday in the Rogue River Room of Stevenson Union at Southern Oregon University.
Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham traveled to Ukraine last month, a visit intended to strengthen ties with sister city Sviatohirsk and remind Ukrainians that Ashland wants a long-standing relationship with the war-torn nation, Graham said.
The Ashland parade will begin at 9:30 a.m., half an hour earlier than in the past. “We hope that pulling things forward will help with avoiding some of the afternoon heat,” said Dana Preston of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce.
Recology, Ashland’s contracted waste and recycling collection service, has announced a change in curbside recycling rules effective Tuesday, July 1, according to a post on its website.
Four finalists have been selected for the 2025 tree of the year distinction in an annual contest held by the city of Ashland Tree Management Advisory Committee, according to a release from the city. The city will continue to collect votes through an online portal for the public’s favorite foliage until Thursday, July 31.
“If that deer needs to be lethally removed, it falls to us,” Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara said. “It’s not unusual to have to put down injured deer — we do that fairly frequently — but I’m not sure if this has happened before.”
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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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