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Mental Health Minute: Mental Health Support Options
In this Mental Health Minute, Daniel Owens, a Peer Support Specialist for Addictions Recovery Center, talks about facing mental health struggles and shares some options for support. Sponsored by Addiction Recovery Center and Jackson Care Connect. © 2024 KOBI-TV NBC5. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated.
Medford holds Wood Debris Chipper days ahead of fire season
This week Medford residents can cut down on the fire fuels around their property with two days of wood chipping at city public parks. Medford holds Wood Debris Chipper days ahead of fire season. This week Medford, residents can cut down on the fire fuels around their property with two...
Documents: Work left undone at Ashland City Recorder’s office will take ‘at least’ two years to process
Delay in recording property annexations said to have caused loss in property tax revenue for the city. Due to a series of tasks left incomplete by the previous city recorder, the city of Ashland is facing lost revenue and potential legal ramifications, according to documents obtained by Ashland.news. In the...
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument names 2024 Artist-in-Residence
ASHLAND, Ore. – There is a new Artist-in-Residence in town and she’s thrilled to be here. Serena Richelle has been selected as the 2024 Artist-in-Residence at the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The program gives artists a chance to be more deeply inspired by nature in their surroundings and implement it in their art.
Nursing Students from The University of Guanajuato visit OHSU in Ashland
As part of a three-week exchange program, seven students from The University of Guanajuato too participate in community based learning experiences. International nursing students visit Southern Oregon. Seven international nursing students from Guanajuato, Mexico visited Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing’s Ashland campus.
Deadline coming up on Medford parks and recreation survey
MEDFORD, Ore. -- Residents only have a few more days to tell the City of Medford what they want the future of local parks to look like. The survey is open and covers the future of Medford's parks and recreation services for the next 10 years. The survey closes on May 5.
Oregon Fringe Festival heads into its last day
ASHLAND, Ore. – Today was the final day of the 2024 Oregon Fringe Festival. The festival is where the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University produces performing arts material. This serves as an opportunity for emerging artists and professional practitioners to engage with each other’s creative work.
Ashland Scouts practice bike safety skills at Bike Rodeo
Cub Scout Pack 3112 gathered Monday evening at The Siskiyou School. Some 30 Ashland Cub Scouts brought their bikes to The Siskiyou School on Monday evening to learn from experts about the importance of bike safety and bike maintenance. Organizations including the Rogue Valley Transportation District, Ashland Police Department, Ashland Cycle Sport and Ashland Devo shared safety tips, provided mechanical tuneups, and encouraged the scouts as they pedaled about.
Middle Park stockgrowers group to receive funding for non-lethal wolf deterrents
The Middle Park Stockgrowers Association will have access to up to $20,000 to pay for non-lethal deterrents — such as range riders — against gray wolves, which have killed eight livestock in April.
Nurses picket at Providence Medford amid contract negotiations
MEDFORD, Ore. – Frontline nurses at Providence Medford are hosting an informational picket about raising health care standards. The nurses at Providence Medford, represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) began bargaining with the medical center in January but could not reach a deal before their contract expired on March 24.
May is Wildfire Awareness Month and now is the time to be prepared with a plan.
Newswatch 12's Carlos Murrieta talks about how to be prepared for this upcoming season and talks with Medford Emergency Manager, Aaron Ott. Residents should start planning for fire season, emergency manager says. Fire season is just around the corner, and it’s important to be prepared and start making a plan...
Press Pass: JPR Hosts Sixth Snowden Intern in Summer 2024
For the past five summers, Jefferson Public Radio has participated in the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism. Based out of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, it places undergraduates in newsrooms around the state for a 10-week, fulltime internship. Participants are paid, and treated like a member of their host newsroom.
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