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District administrators will relocate alternative ed programs and the Ashland Schools Foundation office after the Beach ...
23/08/2025

District administrators will relocate alternative ed programs and the Ashland Schools Foundation office after the Beach Street school’s sudden closure Thursday.

Ashland School District officials plan to make arrangements over the weekend to relocate an alternative education program from Lincoln School to Ashland High School following the emergency closure of the nearly 100-year-old building after an annual inspection by the city fire marshal turned up sever...

“Wildfire Prepared” offers a path to make homes safer — and more insurable — as wildfire risk grows.
23/08/2025

“Wildfire Prepared” offers a path to make homes safer — and more insurable — as wildfire risk grows.

Wildfire experts from a nonprofit that helps people harden their homes from wildfire and keep their insurance premiums from rising joined local leaders and residents during a Thursday, Aug. 21 webinar to share their latest findings on how homes ignite during wildfires—and, more importantly, how to...

RVCP, known for their mission of promoting peace, social justice, and environmental well-being, will start rehearsals Se...
21/08/2025

RVCP, known for their mission of promoting peace, social justice, and environmental well-being, will start rehearsals Sept. 4.

New singers are invited to join the Rogue Valley Peace Choir (RVPC) for its first rehearsal of the 2025-2026 season on Thursday, Sept. 4, at the First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St., Ashland. Registration begins at 6 p.m. with rehearsal starting at 6:30.

Hideko Tamura, 91, shares about travel to Japan for the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings, and continu...
21/08/2025

Hideko Tamura, 91, shares about travel to Japan for the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings, and continued pursuit of peace.

Following her visit to Japan earlier this month for the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, Hiroshima survivor Dr. Hideko Tamura shared her experiences of the memorial and of the bombing with those at a Southern Oregon Japanese Association gathering at the Medford Public....

A cooling shelter in Ashland is open starting today.
21/08/2025

A cooling shelter in Ashland is open starting today.

Very hot conditions forecast for southwest Oregon prompted the Medford office of the National Weather Service to issue an extreme heat warning Wednesday afternoon for the period from 1 p.m. Friday to 8 p.m. Monday.

A free educational talk on “Southern Oregon Wildfire Risk: The Climate Connection” ie set for Tuesday in Medford.
21/08/2025

A free educational talk on “Southern Oregon Wildfire Risk: The Climate Connection” ie set for Tuesday in Medford.

Southern Oregon Climate Action Now will host a free educational talk on how climate change impacts wildfires and ways Southern Oregon residents can take action from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Medford Public Library.

The council approves nearly $1 million in shelter upgrades to reopen by November and unanimously adopts a wildfire plan.
21/08/2025

The council approves nearly $1 million in shelter upgrades to reopen by November and unanimously adopts a wildfire plan.

The Ashland City Council on Tuesday approved a nearly $1 million contract amendment for critical upgrades to the city’s emergency shelter at 2200 Ashland St. so it can legally shelter up to 32 people during severe weather. Councilors also approved a 10-year wildfire protection plan.

“We’re working real hard to develop a cost structure that makes sense.”
21/08/2025

“We’re working real hard to develop a cost structure that makes sense.”

Despite an expected loss of $750,000 over the next two years, the Siskiyou Mountain Club is devising ways to continue its mission of maintaining and improving public lands in Southern Oregon and far Northern California.

Residents raise concerns about safety, access and representation in the planning process.
20/08/2025

Residents raise concerns about safety, access and representation in the planning process.

The conversation about the troubled East Main Park project — now $500,000 over budget — continued on Monday, Aug. 18, during the Ashland City Council study session.

The new plan’s focus shifts away from fire-adapted forests to involving residents in hardening homes and neighborhoods a...
20/08/2025

The new plan’s focus shifts away from fire-adapted forests to involving residents in hardening homes and neighborhoods against fire.

Two decades after it last adopted a wildfire protection plan, the Ashland City Council is due to consider whether to approve a vastly revised plan on Tuesday, Aug. 19. To bring Ashland down from the top 3% of communities in the U.S. at risk from wildfire, the area must become “a fuel break — not...

Three options were proposed for East Main Park; the public expressed concerns about traffic flow, safety and the bike pu...
20/08/2025

Three options were proposed for East Main Park; the public expressed concerns about traffic flow, safety and the bike pump track.

Around 80 individuals — from neighbors who have lived in south Ashland for years to cyclists from Ashland DEVO, a youth mountain bike group — overflowed the chairs at Ashland Senior Center for an open house about East Main Park hosted by Ashland Parks & Recreation on Thursday evening, Aug. 14.

The proposed plan outlines a 10-year roadmap to boost wildfire readiness through reducing combustible fuels on public an...
17/08/2025

The proposed plan outlines a 10-year roadmap to boost wildfire readiness through reducing combustible fuels on public and private landscapes, revising the city’s municipal codes to align to reduce fire risk for 90% properties, community education, and wildfire readiness support for financially vulnerable populations.

The Ashland City Council will consider a comprehensive 10-year plan to reduce wildfire risks for 90% of the city’s properties, a proposal to annex a more than 200-unit apartment complex site into city limits, and a proposal to expand construction costs at the city’s emergency shelter to nearly $...

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