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SOU Will Invite Public Participation In Replacing Old Dorms With Senior Housing
ASHLAND, ore. — Southern Oregon University (SOU) is working on formulating a request for proposals that they would like to see rolled out by spring or summer 2024…
Orca Newborn Seen In Puget Sound: A Rare Sight
A rare spotting of a baby orca was reported near President Point in Puget Sound this week by Brad Hanson, wildlife biologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Ashland Library to Host Debate On Affordable Housing
ASHLAND, Ore. - Following decades of underbuilding, Oregon has an extreme housing shortage. Straining under the pressure of housing that is becoming increasingly…
Oregon State Grant Is Being Made Available To Eligible Fire Victims Of The 2020 Labor Day Fires
A windstorm blustered across Oregon on Labor Day in 2020, simultaneously igniting 5 megafires and twelve others. Within days, over a million acres were scorched…
Grants Pass Homeless Anticipating Resolution By Supreme Court, But Still Facing Barriers
With limited options, the number of homeless people not accommodated within the approximately 14,000 households in Grants Pass has increased as the population grows.
Federal Protection of Old Growth Forests in Oregon Extended
Five amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan- encompassing 20 million acres in 17 national forests in Oregon, Northern California, and Washington were disclosed last…
Oregon Wildfires Could Trigger Cancer, Reveals A New Study
Reporting a blistering 54,273 fires so far nationally in 2023, the National Interagency Fire Center is currently fighting 3 wildfires in Oregon- the Chilcoot fire in…
