Local News

Ashland-area elections yield no surprises - 05/22/2013
Tuesday's district elections garnered a voter turnout of just 15.
More access for dogs in many Ashland parks - 05/22/2013
Leashed dogs will be allowed to roam more freely in eight Ashland parks, the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission decided Monday.
Parks commission asks to keep money - 05/22/2013
Rather than endorsing a compromise proposal, the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission is standing its ground and asking the Ashland Citizens'...
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...
Rogue Creamery owners get award - 05/21/2013
Rogue Creamery's co-owners, David Gremmels and Cary Bryant, received the Small Business Administration Director's Impact Award at the Small Business...
Empty Bowls Supper set for Friday - 05/21/2013
Soup will be served in style at the annual Empty Bowls Supper, a fundraiser sponsored by Peace House, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Climbing team tops Everest - 05/21/2013
An elite U.S. Air Force mountain-climbing team that includes an Ashland High School graduate made it to the roof of the world Sunday.
Low voter turnout expected today - 05/21/2013
Jackson County election officials report a low voter turnout so far for today's district election.
Zoned Out - 05/21/2013
Nine people have been banned from downtown Ashland in the wake of a new law meant to curb repeat illegal behavior there.
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: