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Medallion honors founder of Lithia Park nature walks

Tom Foster recognize for helping start Ashland’s volunteer-led nature walks at Lithia Park. About 25 people attended a ceremony Monday, Nov. 2, to honor Ashland’s long-running Lithia nature walks founder with a commemorative medallion at Lithia Park’s sidewalk entrance. Longtime Ashlander and volunteer Tom Foster helped start...

Ashland, OR · 2d
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Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates announce plan to consolidate

Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates will consolidate into a statewide operation. In a press release, the groups said the decision followed years of discussion and votes by their respective boards. The smaller of the two affiliates, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, will dissolve as part of the change. The...

Oregon · 1d
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City of Eagle Point hosts annual Veteran’s Day parade

EAGLE POINT, Ore. – This morning, the Eagle Point Upper Rogue Community Foundation hosted a Veterans Day parade to honor those who have served. Nearly two decades old, the annual parade brought community members of all ages and veterans together. Starting at Eagle Point High School and making its...

Eagle Point, OR · 2d
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Residents push back against proposed cloud seeding permit

MEDFORD, Ore. – Local residents voiced sharp opposition Tuesday to weather modification during an Oregon Department of Agriculture public hearing. The meeting was held at the Jackson County Library in Medford regarding a license application from Rainmaker Technology Corporation to initiate cloud seeding operations across Southern Oregon. The El...

Medford, OR · 3d
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Mt. Ashland ski area's Windsor chairlift replacement fully funded

ASHLAND, Ore. - Mt. Ashland Ski Area has fully funded its $3.56 million Windsor Chairlift replacement through community donations. The nonprofit Mt. Ashland Association announced the replacement is under contract with chairlift manufacturer Skytrac. Construction will begin in spring 2027 after the winter season ends, and the new fixed-grip triple chairlift should be running for the 2027/28 ski season.

Ashland, OR · 4d

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Stine, Krause still lead after new Jackson County election numbers released

New Nov. 3 election numbers released by the Jackson County Clerk’s Office show two key contests where prevailing candidates remain in the lead in their respective races. Kevin Stine, an incumbent candidate to retain his seat on Medford City Council, has 50.96% of the vote, or 2,720 votes out of 5,338 cast, and continues to lead Abigail Mace (48.37%, 2,582 votes) in their race, according to new election numbers posted Wednesday. The margin is a mere 138 votes.

Jackson County, OR · 2d

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Phoenix city manager honored for 40 years in local government

PHOENIX, Ore. - Phoenix City Manager Eric Swanson received a 40-Year Service Award from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) for his career in local government. According to ICMA, Swanson was honored at the association's annual conference in Long Beach, California, held Oct. 17-21. The award recognizes his four decades...

Phoenix, OR · 3d

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New R.V. State Senator Wants to Learn About Asante’s OHA Concerns

ASHLAND, Ore.–Southern Oregon’s newest state senator is looking to learn more about Asante’s ongoing regulatory concerns with the Oregon Health Authority. Political newcomer Denise Krause won the State Senate District 3 race to represent most of Jackson County in Salem next year when she takes office. The...

Jackson County, OR · 3d

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Southern Oregon groups share in $5.3M OCF statewide grants

Grants recipients ranged from the Ashland Family YMCA to La Clinica to Maslow Project; Josephine County groups receive $75,000. Southern Oregon groups received $485,500 out of $5.3 million distributed by the Oregon Community Foundation that went to all 36 counties in the state. The Fall 2026 Community Grants support a...

Josephine County, OR · 3d

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Honoring those who served: Veterans Day events across the Rogue Valley

Honor Rogue Valley veterans by participating in a local Veterans Day event. Statewide Veterans Day Ceremony: The Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs will honor Oregon veterans of all eras in the U.S. Armed Forces at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, via livestream from Salem. This event will feature remarks by dignitaries and special guests, along with ceremonial elements including color guard, singing of the national anthem, a wreath laying and the playing of “Taps.” To access the livestream, see ODVA’s Facebook page at facebook.com/odvavet. For further details, call 1-800-692-9666 or see oregon.gov/odva.

Ashland, OR · 5d

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Guest Opinion: Ashland’s Pay Roll Has Outrun the Norm. The Deficit Plan Should Start There. By Ric Holt

Ashland’s Pay Has Outrun the Norm. The Deficit Plan Should Start There. In his November 9 City Hall Tidbits column in The Ashland Chronicle, David Runkel reported that Deputy Finance Director Bryn Morrison told the city council that city workers’ “base” salaries rose from $100,000 in fiscal 2022 to $136,276 in fiscal 2027. With benefits, the average worker’s package rose from $161,590 to $235,568. According to Runkel, inflation over those years was 24.35 percent. Pay rose 36 percent, and the full package rose 46 percent.

Ashland, OR · 3d

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Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates announce plan to consolidate

Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates will consolidate into a statewide operation. In a press release, the groups said the decision followed years of discussion and votes by their respective boards. The smaller of the two affiliates, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, will dissolve as part of the change. The...

Oregon · 3d

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Two Grants Pass councilors to take residents’ questions over coffee Friday

Two Grants Pass City Council members will take questions from residents Friday, Nov. 13, at the Starbucks on Northeast Terry Lane. The November Council Community Connection runs from 10 to 11 a.m. Residents can stop in to raise an issue with the councilors, ask about city business or hear what their neighbors bring to the discussion.

Grants Pass, OR · 4d

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Medford Council to Weigh Hawthorne Park Baseball Stadium, Commercial Fee Changes

Medford, OR. — The Medford City Council will discuss whether to take the next step toward building a minor league baseball stadium at Hawthorne Park and whether to change how the city calculates its public safety fee for businesses at a special study session Thursday, Nov. 12. The session...

Medford, OR · 5d

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Some Oregon wells have elevated arsenic, even when the water looks and tastes normal

That makes formula prepared with nitrate-contaminated well water particularly dangerous for babies.

Douglas County, OR · 4d

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Oregon politicians call on VA to prioritize veteran homes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oregon U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Cliff Bentz and Val Hoyle, called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prioritize the funding and construction of a proposed veterans' home project, along with the renovation of another veterans' home. Oregon...

Oregon · 2d

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Southern Oregon’s Week Brings Veterans Day Parades, Holiday Markets and Opening Night

In Selma, the invitation Tuesday is to spend an afternoon clearing brush. In Eagle Point on Wednesday, anyone who wants to walk in the Veterans Day parade can fall in behind the honor guard. And on Friday night in Grants Pass, the high school theater department will hand the stage to a princess with a very small problem. Across Josephine, Jackson and Klamath counties, the week of Nov. 9–13 offers as many chances to join in as it does to pull up a chair.

Grants Pass, OR · 6d

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Oregon targets dangerous railroad crossings with new federal funding for road improvements and long-term redesign

Salem, Oregon – Three railroad crossings in Harrisburg are slated to close, while a crossing in Douglas County will move closer to a possible long-term redesign under federal awards totaling more than $5.3 million. The projects address concerns that reach beyond delays at the tracks: emergency access, public safety...

Douglas County, OR · 4d

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Medford faces an $80 million question in bid to bring Emeralds south

The Eugene Emeralds want a new ballpark. Medford has a site, a design and an estimate that puts the city’s potential share at more than $80 million. On Thursday, the City Council will review what it would take to build a 3,004-capacity stadium at Hawthorne Park and bring affiliated minor league baseball to the Rogue Valley.

Medford, OR · 6d

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Poor ventilation rules out yard-debris burning on final day of Grants Pass window

Grants Pass will close its fall burn window Sunday, Nov. 8, with yard-debris fires prohibited. Josephine County declared Sunday a no-burn day across the Rogue Basin Open Burn Control Area, which includes the city, after forecasters determined that conditions would leave too little ventilation to disperse smoke. The advisory applies...

Grants Pass, OR · 6d