Law enforcement officials released limited footage of a single figure approaching the vehicle of an Ashland man who was shot and killed early on Sept. 7.
An anonymous $890,000 donation to the Ashland Schools Foundation not only helped ease the district’s budget crisis — it sparked a wave of gratitude that caught national attention. The community’s response, especially from students, led to a feature on the Kelly Clarkson Show, set to air on Oct. 16.
The Ashland City Council approved the first reading of an amended ordinance that would make it easier for law enforcement to ban from downtown areas for negative behavior.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Rogue Valley Mountain Bike Association will host an opening party, barbecue, and ribbon cutting for “their most significant trail to date,” according to President Ryan Hawk. The association — funded by donors and fueled by volunteers — creates, maintains and supports hundreds of mountain bike trails from Grants Pass to Ashland.
Obituary: Mary is best known as the author of the performance classic “Modern Hamlets and Their Soliloquies” and the biography “Nicholas Pennell: Risking Enchantment.” Her 50-plus articles focused on Shakespeare in performance on stage, in film, and on television.
Ashland is moving forward with a regional fire service study aimed at boosting collaboration and emergency response across multiple fire districts.
Obituary: Leo Joseph Champagne, who passed away on Aug. 10, taught electrical apprenticeship classes at City College in San Francisco and was a member of the electrical workers union.
Southern Oregon University’s Board of Trustees is set to hold a virtual meeting on Thursday, Sept. 18, to vote on proposed cuts to the university budget.
Ashland police officers arrested a 62-year-old man on Sunday, Sept. 14, at a downtown restaurant after he allegedly punched a staffer in the face who had cut him off from being served alcohol.
Hundreds gathered in Medford on Saturday for a memorial ride to honor Charlie Kirk, the CEO of Turning Point USA, who was assassinated in Utah on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
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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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