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The students from Helman Elementary surround Travis Kelly as he reaches into an ice cube tray that’s been repurposed as a bug-holding container and pulls out a dark brown, crunchy-scaly insect roughly the size of an adult’s thumb. Its six…

Posted Mar. 28, 2016 at 3:22 PM With its electric combination of humor, sexuality, saltiness and tenderness — along with ninja fights for good measure — "Vietgone" is the story of playwright Qui Nguyen's parents' 1975 escape from…

With its sports teams regularly traveling to post-season championship games and tournaments, Southern Oregon University finds itself dealing with too much of a good thing — at least financially — as its Athletic Department faces a $1.2…

Editor's note: This is the 24th and final Ashland Runs on Volunteers columns penned for the Tidings since November 2014 by Mary Coombs. The Tidings thanks her for gathering and sharing information about the individuals who give their time…

By Local report Posted Mar. 1, 2016 at 8:14 PM Updated Mar 1, 2016 at 8:15 PM Never mind. Barium levels in Ashland's iconic Lithia water fountain are the same as they've ever been. Test results that showed they'd about doubled led…

By Bill Varble For the Tidings Posted Feb. 18, 2016 at 2:00 AM Marisela Treviño Orta had the show “River Monsters” on television while she was doing laundry. According to the program, the piranhas of the Amazon fear river dolphins,…

Posted Feb. 18, 2016 at 12:01 AM Despite arguments to the contrary, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's refusal to even hold a hearing on a Supreme Court nominee is unprecedented, going far beyond the worst of the Democrats' past…

By Joseph Vaile KS Wild Posted Feb. 16, 2016 at 7:40 PM There I stood, on the banks of the icy cold reservoir, each breath creating a fog, clouding my view of the 50 other people in bathing suits, shivering, hovering, and wondering,…

Investigators have yet to determine the cause of death of distance runner Todd Ragsdale last week in the hills above Ashland, but they have ruled out anything suspicious, authorities said. The Jackson County Sheriff's Department issued a…

3:50 p.m. Jackson County Sheriff Corey Falls confirmed officials believe the body of Todd Ragsdale was found this afternoon in the hills above Lithia Park. He said a county medical examiner is investigating the body now. Officials…