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Last week, more than 125 scientists from 22 countries convened for the 11th International Terroir Congress in McMinnville, Oregon, to present and discuss their research on grape growing and wine making. Terroir is the notion that…

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Southern Oregon University hosts its third annual open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at Stevenson Union at 1118 Siskiyou Blvd. on the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland.…

A portion of Mt. Ashland Ski Area's electricity will soon be provided by the sun's rays. The facility plans to install 85 solar panels on the roof of the ski park's vehicle shop roof, located near the main parking lot. Mt. Ashland will…

Possibly the most compelling video game craze ever, Pokemon Go is attracting large numbers of smart-phone poking players to the Ashland Plaza and Lithia Park, where many "Poke Stops" have been planted — enough to rouse nostalgic childhood…

Ashland’s long-empty Safeway grocery store is slated for re-opening as a Safeway market about the first of November, with many features that make it “an entirely new store.” The re-born Safeway will have an all-new Starbucks department…

Ultramarathon runner Todd Ragsdale died of "undetermined natural causes," the Jackson County Sheriff's Department has determined. Toxicology tests returned to the department Tuesday revealed no new information about the cause of the…

I caught up with Dr. David Humphrey, who, as director of the Oregon Center for the Arts (OCA) at Southern Oregon University, is responsible for spearheading a multidisciplinary arts behemoth here in the Rogue Valley. He shared his thoughts…

Southern Oregon University’s search for its next president is about to enter the final phase after the third of three finalists arrived on campus Thursday for a tour and a town hall-like forum. Like the other two finalists, Linda Schott’s…

By Kernan Turner Amigo Club Posted May. 25, 2016 at 2:00 AM Southern Oregon University and the University of Guanajuato renewed and extended 47 years of collaboration this month. SOU President Dr. Roy Saigo and Provost Susan Walsh…