Daily Tidings Editorial Board

Upon graduation, 68 percent of Southern Oregon University’s Class of 2016 had student debt, and that debt averaged $27,375, according to a report published in August by LendEDU. The organization’s second annual student debt report was…

By Tammy Asnicar for Revels Ken Ludwig’s fast-paced comedic whodunit with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on the case pushes all the perfect buttons, says Rick Robinson, who directs Oregon Cabaret Theater’s fall production of…

Mary Chilton, the owner of property above the Ditch Trail who has been fighting to keep trail walkers from parking on her property, was arrested Friday for assault and harassment and taken to the Jackson County Jail for allegedly slapping a…

Three years after the Ashland High School leadership committee known as the site council targeted equity, diversity and inclusion as its primary focus, the school has rolled out A multifaceted plan whose goal in part is to make school “more…

Sculptor Jeffrey Bernard is being remembered as a major contributor to Ashland’s art and history over the past four decades, with much fanfare for his restoration of Lithia Park’s Perozzi Fountain and the Abraham Lincoln statue. After a…

Last week, the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners clearly demonstrated why the Nevada Legislature should send the seven commissioners packing, abolish the commission and create a system that won’t let offenders pander and parole…

Harriett Rex Smith, a well-noted valley artist, cosmic-minded philosopher and environmental activist, died Thursday, surrounded by her children at home in the Greensprings. She was 96. Smith was noted for blazing her own trails as an…

By Ryan Pfeil For the Tidings A vehicle crash sparked a grass fire off Interstate 5 just north of the Talent exit Thursday, slowing northbound traffic to a crawl for about a half hour. The crash happened about noon when a white sport…

By Ellen Waldman For the Tidings Here’s what happened with June. June’s niece, who was her health care representative, died unexpectedly. June lived in a memory care facility, had no other family, and now had no one who could be her…

An email scheme has cost Southern Oregon University $1.9 million in lost funds that should've gone to the contractor on the McNeal Pavilion and Student Recreation Center construction project, the university announced this afternoon.…