The secret service descended on Ashland this week to prepare for the arrival of presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton at the Ashland Springs Hotel on Thursday. Although security will be extra tight, those helping arrange other specifics of her visit said they are almost underwhelmed by the preparations.
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The Ashland City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing a Bureau of Land Management proposal to boost logging on land it controls throughout Oregon.
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When Ashland Police Department officials kept hearing repeated complaints about wildly differing impound fees, they decided to look into it to see if maybe they could do something to even the playing field between towing companies.
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After a year and a half on Oak Street in downtown Ashland, Inner Child Café will be open for its last time on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. with free admission and everything in the café, from furniture to toys, for sale.
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A bill that would end cattle grazing while creating a wilderness area in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument was unanimously approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday.
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Ashland High graduate Ella Street will spend the summer studying minority rights as one of 59 Humanity in Action Fellows.
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Cloak and dagger delight fans of local authors
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An Ashland City Council majority voted not to fund design work on a pipeline project to bring Medford water to Ashland that would serve the growing population and provide an emergency supply in case of flood, wildfire or prolonged drought.
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City seeks to keep library open 40 hours a week
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Thierry Chouard, a pastry chef born and trained in France, visited Ashland High School French classes on Tuesday and Wednesday to introduce students to his art while speaking his native tongue.
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Celebrate National Astronomy Day at ScienceWorks on Saturday, May 10.
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More than 50 employers will meet with students and recent alumni for Southern Oregon University's annual career fair on Thursday, May 8.
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Since the closing of Ashland's only homeless center last Wednesday, organizers say they'd like to wait and assess exactly what's needed before any big changes are made.
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The Ashland City Council's goal to increase the effectiveness of the city's conservation program is hitting up against a stark budget picture.
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The long-dormant Lithia Water Fountain on the Plaza may flow again by the end of the month.
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Bill Rauch, the new artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, will be the guest on the television show "Wilde Life."
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For the month of May, the Kiwanis Club of Ashland recognizes Josh Houghton as its Student of the Month.
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Author, keynote speaker and Dartmouth College ethics professor Ron Green will give two lectures as a guest speaker of the Frank J. Dyke Endowed Lecture Series in Professional Ethics.
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Protesters spread across the Southern Oregon University campus Saturday, as a student-organized march met up at the Stevenson Union and the Iraq Body Count flag exhibit entered its final weekend.
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The Community Development Department will trim one clerk's position to half-time, continue using part-time building inspectors and cut back on outside consultants in response to the ongoing construction slump.
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Tom Crimmins said he graduated from Whitman College with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1979. Today, the Ashlander is among the many homeless in Jackson County. Crimmins, along with about 150 other homeless, attended the First Annual 'Day in the Park to End Homelessness.'
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Community members are invited to join in a potluck at Garfield Park before the Ashland City Council meeting on Tuesday night.
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The tightening economy and rising food prices are starting to show up on the doorstep locally, as Carrie Applegate of Ashland noticed when she underwent the 'humbling' experience of loading her cart with free groceries from the Ashland Emergency Food Bank.
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Oregon has witnessed an unprecedented jump in new voters registering to participate in an election. But that increase hasn't come without some complications.
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. is coming to the Rogue Valley this week, officials say.
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Continued unease about a natural gas pipeline proposal prompted Jackson County commissioners to launch their own research into plans for drilling beneath the Rogue River.
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John Fox III, a founder of Ashland Toastmasters, was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' by his fellow Toastmasters.
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As part of Southern Oregon University's annual International Week, sushi enthusiasts got a taste of Japan Thursday, as the International Student Activities (ISA) club held its first sushi workshop in the Stevenson Union.
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The Ashland Service Clubs for Healthy Choices is working with city officials to consider forming a youth commission that would have the same standing as other city commissions or reestablishing a teen center. The police department also wants to reinstate the school resource officer, although funding for the position would disappear with any budget cuts.
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The city of Ashland has a new assistant city attorney.
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The three leading Democrats vying to be Oregon's next secretary of state clashed over campaign finance reform during a debate at the City Club of Portland on Friday.
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Twenty-four Jackson County residents will complete disaster response training today with Ashland's Community Emergency Response Team.
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Organizers of the 14th Annual Wesak Celebration in Mount Shasta have announced that an error was made when publicizing the cost of ticket prices in the Ashland area.
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Local organization Golden Flower Productions will hold a film event Sunday evening as a fundraiser for an independent documentary project.
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