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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.…

The Planning Commission will consider on Tuesday offering a "recession extension" to developers who have secured building permits but have delayed construction due to the economy. The extension would give developers 18 months, on top of…

It’s the job of the press to keep politicians and the rich and powerful on the hot seat, something the powerful don’t enjoy but should realize is a vital counter-balancing force in democracy. Sometimes their roles, as now, get reversed, and…

By John Darling For the Tidings The Rogue Creamery Audience Award for Best Feature Length Documentary was presented to “City of Joy,” the tale of oppressed women amid violence in the Congo, during the Ashland Independent Film Festival…

Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings @Joe_Zavala99 Luring potential thieves with bait bikes is not entrapment, says Ashland police chief Tighe O’Meara; it’s a way to catch criminals and cut down on local bike thefts. And it’s working.…