Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-19
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon Shakespeare Festival Opens its 2024 Season Today By Edith M. on March 19, 2024 ASHLAND, Ore. — The atmosphere in Ashland City today is one of buzzing excitement as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) stages its first drama of the 2024 season. The city is filling up with visitors, while residents and shopkeepers are promising to give their full support. Seaso
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-18
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon’s Unemployment Rate is Climbing By Edith M. on March 18, 2024 More than 4% of the workforce in Oregon is unemployed as job openings plunged by nearly 5,000 compared with last year. There were 1.97 million employment posts statewide in January, according to a report released by the Oregon Employment Department. Post- Pandemic Recovery Loses Momentum Oregon’s po
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-19
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Opens its 2024 Season Today News Revels By Edith M. On Mar 19, 2024 Elizabethan Theater - Oregon Shakespeare Festival [ Credit: amlibrarian on Flickr 2016 ASHLAND, Ore. — The atmosphere in Ashland City today is one of buzzing excitement as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) stages its first drama of the 2024 season. The city is filling up with visitors, while residents and shopkeepers are promising to give their full support. Season Kicks Off with Macbeth The seaso
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-20
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Earn Cash for Property Wildfire Safety Measures By Edith M. on March 20, 2024 The Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) will pay you $250 for taking incentives to safeguard your property against wildfires. 50 Areas Identified as High-Risk Wildfire Hotspots To curb the spread of wildfires in the coming weeks, the OSFM has introduced an incentive scheme in which Oregonians
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-18
Oregon’s Unemployment Rate is Climbing Top Stories By Edith M. On Mar 18, 2024 Last updated Mar 18, 2024 More than 4% of the workforce in Oregon is unemployed as job openings plunged by nearly 5,000 compared with last year. There were 1.97 million employment posts statewide in January, according to a report released by the Oregon Employment Department. Post- Pandemic Recovery Loses Momentum Oregon’s post-pandemic recovery from recessionary conditions is losing momentum as unemployment figures cl
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-08
Oregon Wildfire Survivors Will Not be Taxed but Wildfire Funding Solutions Fail Top Stories By Edith M. On Mar 8, 2024 Ashland, Oregon Only one of four proposals was unanimously approved in the Senate and House this week. Senate Bill 1520 ensures that survivors of wildfires do not pay tax on funding settlements and compensation for losses. The three bills that failed addressed wildfire prevention and response, wildfire protection fees and home hardening. Oregon Department of Forestry in ‘Financi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-07
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter 3 Fire District #5 Board Members Resign Leaving No Quorum And Claims Of Collusion By Diane Megaw on March 7, 2024 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Mere minutes into a meeting on Tuesday, over half of the Jackson County Fire District No. 5’s 5-member Board of Directors resigned abruptly. The resignation of three members follows months of turmoil with union-represented employees
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-08
Oregon Forest’s Habitat Conservation Plan Ready To Move Forward Despite Objections Environment By Diane Megaw On Mar 8, 2024 A controversial plan that will change the way the state’s logging activities comply with the federal Endangered Species Act is moving ahead but will reduce logging on Oregon’s state lands west of the Cascades. Oregon forestry officials are moving ahead with the Western State Lands Habitat Conservation Plan after Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto recommended to the Oregon
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-07
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter 7 Ducks In 2024 NFL Combine Lineout By Kris Henry on March 7, 2024 EUGENE, Ore. — Ducks quarterback Bo Nix and running back Bucky Irving are two of seven players in the University of Oregon’s football team in attendance at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the Combine 2024 NFL. Defensive end Brandon Dorlus, wide receiver Troy Franklin, center Jackson Powers-J
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-07
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter More Board Commissioners Will Give Jackson County Residents a Voice By Edith M. on March 7, 2024 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County residents will have a voice that is heard if the Board of Commissioners is increased from three to five members. This is the opinion of Bill Thorndike, a member of the Jackson County Economic Development Advisory Committee, who attend
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-06
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Idleyld Park Man Arrested Following Lengthy Investigation Into Meth Sales In Glide By Diane Megaw on March 6, 2024 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — An investigation over many months that started early in December last year was concluded last Friday when detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT)- a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force, arrested an Idley
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-07
More Board Commissioners Will Give Jackson County Residents a Voice Top Stories By Edith M. On Mar 7, 2024 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County residents will have a voice that is heard if the Board of Commissioners is increased from three to five members. This is the opinion of Bill Thorndike, a member of the Jackson County Economic Development Advisory Committee, who attended Tuesday night’s public meeting in the Medford town hall called by Jackson County For All (JCFA). : Board of Commission
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-09-11
Student thrift shopper finds rare Nike prototype believed to have been worn by Olympic runner News By Daily Tidings Editorial Board On Sep 11, 2016 Last updated Feb 10, 2024 By Nick Morgan For the Tidings Posted Sep. 11, 2016 at 11:38 AM A Southern Oregon University student who supports himself reselling thrift store finds has stumbled upon a windfall of an aerodynamic sort. Trevor Mills of Talent is seeking five figures for a rare Nike prototype bodysuit believed to have been fitted for Olympia
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-02
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon Governor Has Final Say in Criminalization of Drug Possession By Edith M. on March 2, 2024 Oregon Governor Tina Kotek will have the final yeah or nay say when she assesses the pros and cons of House Bill 4002 approved by the Senate on Friday. HB 4002 will reintroduce the criminalization of drug possession and received the support of both Democrat and Republican
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-02
Federal Natural Disaster Relief Available For Cherry Farmers After 2023 Erratic Weather News By Diane Megaw On Mar 2, 2024 Last updated Mar 2, 2024 After one of the worst growing seasons on record, federal aid and loans have been made available to cherry farmers in 9 Oregon counties through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Farmers have eight months to apply for loans. In 2023 farmers experienced one of the shortest ever cherry growing seasons since 1945 when tracking by
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-02
Oregon Governor Has Final Say in Criminalization of Drug Possession Top Stories By Edith M. On Mar 2, 2024 Last updated Mar 2, 2024 Oregon Governor Tina Kotek will have the final yeah or nay say when she assesses the pros and cons of House Bill 4002 approved by the Senate on Friday. HB 4002 will reintroduce the criminalization of drug possession and received the support of both Democrat and Republican senators. Drug Use and Overdoses Provides Lawmakers with the Ammunition for Change Drug users o
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-07-29
Schneider Museum part of Oregon’s ‘largest art show’ Revels By Vickie Aldous On Jul 29, 2016 Last updated Feb 9, 2024 The Schneider Museum of Art is taking part in what has been dubbed “Oregon’s largest art show.” The museum on Southern Oregon University’s Ashland campus is exhibiting the diverse work of five artists through Sept. 17 as part of “Portland2016: A Biennial of Contemporary Art.” Previous biennials were staged in Portland. This year, organizers have expanded the reach of the exhibit
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-05-09
Pipeline protesters target Ashland bank News By Daily Tidings Editorial Board On May 9, 2018 Last updated Feb 9, 2024 Some two dozen protesters on Monday chanted, did street theater and gave speeches in front of Ashland’s Chase Bank, charging that JPMorgan Chase is a major financial backer of Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline, which is making a third try at getting permission from FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) to run a natural gas pipeline across southwest Oregon. The lively, bullhorn
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-01-08
City Councilor Voisin rules out run for house News By Daily Tidings Editorial Board On Jan 8, 2016 Last updated Jan 25, 2024 Citing personal and professional commitments here, Ashland city Councilor Carol Voisin says she has decided against a run for the state house seat being vacated by Rep. Peter Buckley, six-term representative of this firmly Democratic district. The decision leaves city Councilor Pam Marsh, a Democrat, as the only declared candidate for the race, which will be decided this y
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-07-08
Quills & Queues: Artist taps into Japanese culture, traditions Wataru Sugiyama sculptures at Ashland gallery Entertainment By Vickie Aldous On Jul 8, 2016 Last updated Jan 2, 2024 Wataru Sugiyama was working as an engineer in Japan, smoking and getting drunk with his co-workers on weekends. “I was one of the cogs in the machine,” he said. A 26-year-old at the time, Sugiyama decided he wanted more out of life. Looking for a new direction, he sat on his couch one night and remembered how much