Reward offered in stadium arson
Ashland police and fire officials are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the arsonist who set fire to Ashland High School’s stadium…
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Kids suspected of starting fire off N. Mountain Ave.
Ashland police and fire investigators believe three boys accidentally started a small grass fire Tuesday afternoon near North Mountain Avenue — at the same location where a fire broke out…
Man dead along freeway near Yoncalla was AHS grad
A man found dead on the northbound shoulder of Interstate 5 near Yoncalla early Monday was an Ashland High School graduate, officials said Tuesday.
That Special (iPod) Touch
Ashland High School biology teacher Becky DeSalvo plans to have her students use the district’s new iPod Touches to take quizzes on mitosis and record data from lab dissections this…
Emeritus takes over Mountain View Senior Living
Mountain View Senior Living, once a part of the collapsed Sunwest Management network of such homes, was bought in August by Emeritus Senior Living of Seattle, owner of 460 residential…
Blackstone sale benefits fire stations
Blackstone Audio is hosting its second annual fundraising sale where all the audiobooks are $5 and people get a chance to record themselves in the professional recording studio for $25…
‘Calvin Marshall’ DVD on sale this month
A feature film DVD with Rogue Valley locations and actors will go on sale everywhere Sept. 21.
Rev. Ann Bartlett retires
Rev. Ann Bartlett, creator of the downtown labyrinth and a champion of interfaith work, will retire Sept. 12 after a decade as Trinity Episcopal Church’s first woman rector.
Defense opens in Seda trial
The attorneys for a man accused of using an Islamic charity to smuggle money to Muslim fighters in Chechnya have opened their defense by calling a military expert and two…
Ashland medical marijuana grower cited for illegal sales
An Ashland medical marijuana grower has been cited for unlawful possession and delivery after a search of his home by area drug enforcement investigators seized 35 mature plants and 5…
Low elevation fires a significant risk in Ashland
Ashland Fire & Rescue proactively inspects land for overgrown flammable vegetation in the city’s wildfire hazard zone, but because of a lack of manpower, has to rely on complaints from…
City working to reduce fire hazards on county land
Ashland officials are working to create an agreement with Jackson County to reduce fire hazards on land just outside the city limits, after embers from a fire on a county…
Chief: Neighborhood barely escaped deaths
Ashland Fire & Rescue Chief John Karns revealed more details on last week’s fire — noting that deaths and more damage were barely avoided — during a tense Oak Knoll…
Mount Ashland season passes on sale
Season tickets to Mount Ashland ski area went on sale Wednesday and prices are down from past seasons.
Morris challenges Navickas for City Council; Hanson out
Ashland Planning Commissioner Michael Morris is challenging Eric Navickas for his position on the City Council, while Oregon Army National Guard member Raymond Hanson has dropped his bid to unseat…
Candidate bumped by signature mistakes
Stefani Seffinger lost a guaranteed seat on the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission after the Jackson County Elections Office ruled that not enough signatures on her candidate petition sheets were…
