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9 people have been banned from the downtown; repeat violators targeted by Ashland's three-strikes policy in the new enhanced law-enforcement zone

Nine people have been banned from downtown Ashland in the wake of a new law meant to curb repeat illegal behavior there.

2 AHS students involved in hazing get sanctioned - 05/21/2013
Three Ashland High School football players who faced charges of felony coercion against teammates during a summer football training camp will not be...
Low voter turnout expected today - 05/21/2013
Jackson County election officials report a low voter turnout so far for today's district election.
SOU academic rankings rankle some - 05/20/2013
A ranking of each academic program at Southern Oregon University released Wednesday has left some department chairs scratching their heads, while...
Council to consider rate hikes - 05/20/2013
The Ashland City Council will hold a public hearing and then decide whether to approve a 10 percent water rate increase, a 10 percent sewer rate...
Back to nature - 05/20/2013
Spas and salons, once sinkholes of waste in energy, water, packaging and laundry, are moving into the green-sustainable world — and have a new...
SOU Academic Program Prioritization Report - 05/20/2013
Southern Oregon University ranked its academic programs as part of a planning process.
The brains behind the Brain Bowl - 05/18/2013
What makes kids smart? Ask middle school Brain Bowl winners and you'll recognize a pattern to success:
Oregon bill would legalize medical marijuana retailers - 05/18/2013
SALEM — Oregon legislators are considering a bill to legalize and license medical marijuana retailers, calling it a step toward reining in...
Email scam posing as Walmart notification - 05/18/2013
If you receive an email notification thanking you for purchasing a flatscreen TV from Walmart's website this week, do not open it.
Property tax increase on the table - 05/18/2013
City officials are pondering whether to raise city property taxes to their legal limit in order to help fund wildfire fuels thinning in the Ashland...
Stearns Cemetery cleanup set - 05/17/2013
Saturday, May 18, is the annual cleanup day for Stearns Cemetery, on Anderson Creek Road outside Talent.
Cylvia Hayes: Student debt a potential crisis - 05/17/2013
With an average of $26,000 in debt on graduation, Oregon's higher education system is not working — however, it and many systems in our society...
Police have suspect in AMS fire - 05/17/2013
Police say they have identified a student who intentionally set fire to a paper-towel dispenser in the boys' bathroom at Ashland Middle School...
A craftsman at work - 05/17/2013
Walking into Darrell Hanks' bow-making studio is like walking into a different time, when instruments were painstakingly handmade using techniques...