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Michael Black taking post with another, unspecified city, announcement says, effective July 14. Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission Director Michael Black has resigned in order to take a new job as a director in a different city, the city of Ashland and the APRC jointly announced Thursday, June 1. The other city was not named.

MEDFORD, Ore. -- The Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District officially declared fire season to start on Thursday, June 1. Now that fire season is officially underway, more resources become available to Jackson and Josephine counties. ODF says 130 seasonal firefighters are already on the way to southern Oregon to...

ASHLAND, Ore. -- Michael Black, the director for Ashland's parks and recreation commission, has resigned. According to a news release from the city, Black's last day will be July 14 and he has accepted a director role with a different city. The release did not name Black's new city. "Director...

On Saturday, May 27, 2023, at approximately 5:04 P.M., the Oregon State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 62, near milepost 17, in Jackson County. The preliminary investigation indicated a silver Subaru WRX, operated by Corey Hanley (26) of Central Point, was traveling westbound when it lost control and swerved into the eastbound lane colliding with a white Subaru Crosstrek, operated by Barbara Badger (80) of Shady Cove. The operator of the Subaru (Hanley) was transported to the hospital, where he was later declared deceased. The operator of the Crosstrek (Badger) was transported to the hospital as a precaution. The highway was impacted for approximately 2 hours while the on-scene investigation was conducted. OSP was assisted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Fire, and ODOT.

By René Ferrán  EUGENE — One of the most highly anticipated three-way battles of the OSAA track and field state championships played out just as expected Friday behind the south entrance to Hayward Field.  Roosevelt senior Nywaun Campbell, Sandy junior Lander Marak and North Medford ...

The Ashland City Band, which has been entertaining locals and visitors for nearly 150 years, will be performing free concerts in Lithia Park on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced Thursday that former tech executive Tyler Hokama has been appointed the company’s interim executive director, and at the same time announced a new fundraising goal to complete its 2023 season: $7.3 million. The appointment and new fundraising goal are the latest developments in a...

MURPHY, Ore. -- Firefighters are battling a fire southeast of Murphy, according to a Facebook post from ODF Southwest Oregon District. The fire is estimated to be 1/10 of an acre, the post said, and is on top of a hill, spreading very slowly. "Additional resources are currently en route....

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. -- A Central Point man is dead after his car collided with another car on May 27 at about 5:04 p.m. on Highway 62 near milepost 17. According to a Tuesday news release from Oregon State Police, 26-year-old Corey Hanley was traveling westbound in a silver Subaru WRX when it lost control, swerved into the eastbound lane and crashed into a white Subaru Crosstrek.

Few cities were as hard-hit by the September 2020 fires as Talent. The Almeda Drive fire burned a swath from the south end of town into the heart of downtown, taking out hundreds of homes and businesses. Rebuilding has long been underway, and city staff and city council came up...

MEDFORD, Ore. -- Firefighters have contained a structure fire in Medford along Kari Circle near La Loma Drive. According to a Facebook post from the Medford Fire Department, there are no injuries. "Crews have contained the fire and are assessing the area for more fire starts. They will be remaining...

A Portland elementary school was forced to cancel a pride festival after news of the event started to circle on conservative social media sites. Atkinson Elementary School interim principal Beth Essex said the news articles caused concern among parents over potential protests. “Given the fact that the event’s guiding purpose has been overshadowed by manufactured controversy and anti-Queer bias, the event is canceled,” she wrote in an email to parents. “Inaccurate rumors about this event have been shared on social media, leading to sensationalized media inquiries and shameful, hate-infused vitriol aimed at some of the most vulnerable members of our community.”

The Oregon Department of Forestry's Southwest Oregon District and the City of Ashland have declared today, June 1st, as the start of the 2023 summer fire season with a fire danger level of LOW (green).

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife concluded that hundreds of thousands of fry were accidentally killed at the Cole Rivers Hatchery. ODFW concluded an employee accidentally treated fry at the hatchery, which killed them. “To be clear about it, our release goal is about 220,000...

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Over 1,000 workers wishing to set up their own Service Employees International Union chapter are expected to vote on possible unionization next week at a Medford, Ore.-based Asante Health facility amid what some claim are dangerous staffing levels. Writing in the Lund Report May 30, Annette Higgins, who has worked...

The Wild Rogue Relay, an overnight relay, in set for June 16-17. The teams The event is made up of 6, 9, and 12 person teams. They will exchange runners at 36 different locations along the course. Each runner on a 12-person team will run 3 legs and will cover an average total of 18-20 miles. ...

Earlier this month, residents of Talent voted down an urban renewal district by a nearly two-thirds margin. The plan would have used tax increment financing, also known as TIFs, to raise $19 million over 20 years and help rebuild the city after the 2020 Almeda Fire devastated the southwest Oregon town.

The city of Ashland recently set up a public camping area in order to curtail camping on other public property in town. Homeless people had been camping on a series of public sites to demonstrate displeasure with anti-camping ordinances. Keegan Van Hook of Southern Oregon PBS spent time getting to...

It is now a matter of fact that the anti-competitive monster that is Gannett Co., with its voracious appetite for smaller-town newspapers, no matter how successful they were, has effectively destroyed general newspaper reporting in Oregon and elsewhere, leaving now, beyond The Oregonian, only community newspapers such as Eugene Weekly.