Ashland Daily Tidings - Daily Tidings

MEDFORD, Ore. — Health Care workers who say they were forced to take unpaid leave after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 have taken the Asante health care group to the U.S. District Court in Medford. They are claiming wrongful…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms, sometimes called "magic mushrooms," advocated for use in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in war veterans by organizations such as the NPO Heroic Hearts Project (HHP), are…

Seven projects worth $14 million, plus a $2 million Old Town project in Portland, are in jeopardy of being vetoed by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, unless it can be proved that the money will pave the way for new housing. Hard-Nose…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Concentrations of heavy metals in the water of the Klamath River are not a threat to public health but is not suitable as drinking water, says an environmental program manager with the North Coast Regional Water…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Animal Shelter faced the heartbreaking prospect of having to euthanize dogs on April 3 because the shelter had more dogs than its capacity could handle. The participation of the shelter staff who…

To keep pace with inflation and rising costs, universities in Oregon are looking to student tuition fees to help fill budget gaps. The biggest public post-secondary schools, including Oregon State University (OSU), Portland State…

SALEM, Ore. — Losing their jobs and evicted from their homes, thousands of unemployed Oregonians are left fighting for survival while waiting for financial assistance from the Oregon Employment Department (OED). In the meanwhile, an…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Medford, a 56-year-old Medford resident, Wesley Allen Armstrong Jr., is being charged with several offenses, including illegal possession and sale of explosives, and is…

Oregon is ranked #10 in the Top 10 states with the best quality roads, although Portlanders who navigate the potholes may not agree. These figures emerge from a report by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) that reviewed data…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Nineteen Ashland School District staff members, mostly paraprofessionals and education assistants, have been layed off in the face of shrinking budgets. They will vacate their posts in June, at the end of the school year.…