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Ashlander creates new product intended to solve old problem
By John Darling For the Daily Tidings Posted Sep. 10, 2014 @ 6:40 pm Updated Sep 10, 2014 at 6:51 PM Shallan Ramsey of Ashland has found a problem that no one else seems to have recognized — and she has invented a fix for it, which…
Getting a ‘Fresh Start’
They play team-building games in a swimming pool, eat lunch while tied to a friend, puzzle out seemingly impossible challenges and, after the sun goes down, pour out their hearts on stage for all to see. But to co-founder and head…
Nearly $800,000 raised to oppose GMO ban
By Ryan Pfeil Posted Apr. 7, 2014 @ 12:01 am Political action committees facing off over a ballot measure to ban genetically modified crops in Jackson County have raised more than $900,000, with the bulk of that money trying to defeat…
Keeping the magic alive
Kids who are part of a Secret Book Club in Ashland are using their imaginations to turn everyday places into settings for fantastical stories. Members of the club meet at TreeHouse Books on the Plaza in downtown Ashland and make treks to…
Playing to learn
Baylin Stich could have let his 14-year-old brain turn to mush this summer. Instead, the Ashland High School sophomore is staying sharp by playing cards and board games. "Unlike video games or watching TV, these games keep me mentally…
Missing Chiloquin woman found on Mt. Ashland
Updated 12:50 p.m. A Klamath County skier who got lost on Mt. Ashland Sunday afternoon spent the night in a horse corral before being found safe late this morning. Carol Koon had no cell phone service last night, but this morning was…
Son of actor Michael McKean dies of suspected heroin overdose
Colin McKean, the 36-year-old son of actor Michael McKean, has been identified as one of two men who died of suspected heroin overdoses in Ashland last week. Ashland police Deputy Chief Corey Falls said Colin McKean was found dead by a…
Breidenthal edging Scroggin – But commission race is still too close to call
Republican Doug Breidenthal was ahead by almost 1,700 votes in the Jackson County commissioner race against Democratic challenger Jeff Scroggin, but it was too close to call a winner. By 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, Breidenthal hadn't claimed…
Tragedy at Tunnel 13 – New documentary looks at the 1923 D’Autremont train robbery near…
By Paul Fattig For the Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM October 11, 2012 A new documentary is being released on the 89th anniversary of what has been billed as the West's last great train robbery. "The Crime of the D'Autremont Brothers"…
SOU teams fare well in business competition
Two groups of Southern Oregon University students who presented social business models Monday at the Oregon Social Business Challenge were among the best. One team's solution to increasing the availability of local food, called…
