Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-04-02
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Bucket List Sites Tracing the History of Chinese Immigrants in Oregon Can Now be Investigated By Edith M. on April 2, 2024 ASHLAND, Ore. — Bucket list sites identified over the years by the Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project to uncover a footprint of Chinese nationals who lived and worked in Oregon can now be investigated and other “dream projects” implemented because o
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-04-06
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Medford Man Facing Arraignment On Explosive Charges By Diane Megaw on April 6, 2024 MEDFORD, Ore. — Following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Medford, a 56-year-old Medford resident, Wesley Allen Armstrong Jr., is being charged with several offenses, including illegal possession and sale of explosives, and is facing arraignment. Armstrong is a convicted felo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-04-01
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon’s Urban Trees Get Extra Support By Diane Megaw on April 1, 2024 Oregon’s Urban and Community Assistance Forestry Program has expanded its support services for urban forests and trees in urban areas through new funding. This has more than tripled the number of employees engaged in support work. Expansion Of Support For Oregon’s Urban Trees And Forests The urban
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-04-01
Oregon’s Urban Trees Get Extra Support Environment By Diane Megaw On Apr 1, 2024 Credit: Earth.com Oregon’s Urban and Community Assistance Forestry Program has expanded its support services for urban forests and trees in urban areas through new funding. This has more than tripled the number of employees engaged in support work. Expansion Of Support For Oregon’s Urban Trees And Forests The urban forest program of the Oregon Department of Forestry advises cities on managing and increasing their tr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-07-23
Oregon Schools Score 36.6% In Study: Rated 7th Worst In America Education By Diane Megaw On Jul 23, 2024 Despite high spending, in a recent study of American schools, weak systems in Oregon schools saw the state placed at 45 out of the 51 states- 7 th last. The poor outcomes take various factors into account to help parents find a school system that gives their children the right academic and emotional resources. Grading Of Oregon Schools The personal finance organization, WalletHub , conducted
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-29
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Lower Klamath Dam and River State of Emergency declared By Edith M. on March 29, 2024 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors has declared a state of emergency because of water quality issues in the Lower Klamath Dam and River. Presence of Heavy Metals Will Dissipate But the presence of heavy metals in the water is to be expected and will diss
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-29
Southern Oregon Defective Homes For Wildfire Survivors To Be Replaced, Not Rebuilt Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Mar 29, 2024 Royal Oaks Mobile Manor in Phoenix, Oregon JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After the wildfires, the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) built modular homes for 118 families, but the replacement homes were subsequently found to be defective. Instead of renovating these, OHCS indicated that the defective units would all be replaced, not rebuilt. The cost has not been divulg
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-29
Lower Klamath Dam and River State of Emergency declared Environment By Edith M. On Mar 29, 2024 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors has declared a state of emergency because of water quality issues in the Lower Klamath Dam and River. Presence of Heavy Metals Will Dissipate But the presence of heavy metals in the water is to be expected and will dissipate , says a spokesman of the California North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CNCRWQCB). Matt St. John say
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-28
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Grants Pass Homeless Case Respondents File Scotus Brief By Diane Megaw on March 28, 2024 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Written arguments were filed yesterday with the Supreme Court of the U.S. (Scotus) by the respondents in a Supreme Court case that was initiated in Grants Pass, the matter of Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson and John Logan et al. In anticipation of the hearing ex
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-28
Grants Pass Homeless Case Respondents File Scotus Brief News By Diane Megaw On Mar 28, 2024 Last updated Mar 28, 2024 Homeless encampment, Grants Pass, Oregon GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Written arguments were filed yesterday with the Supreme Court of the U.S. (Scotus) by the respondents in a Supreme Court case that was initiated in Grants Pass, the matter of Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson and John Logan et al. In anticipation of the hearing expected next month. In the 78-page brief filed with Scotus, Gr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-27
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Conservationists Oppose “Excessive” Logging in Josephine County Forest – Federal Court Hearing By Edith M. on March 27, 2024 JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Medford federal court will consider the objections of three conservation groups to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) logging proposals in forest land near Williams in Josep
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-27
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Portland’s Downtown Office Vacancy Reported To Be Highest In The U.S. By Daily Tidings Editorial Board on March 27, 2024 PORTLAND, Ore. — A comparison of the 50 largest downtown office markets nationwide at the end of last year by real estate firm Colliers has revealed that Portland’s central business district (CBD) had the highest office vacancy rate nationally. The
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-27
Portland’s Downtown Office Vacancy Reported To Be Highest In The U.S. Business By Daily Tidings Editorial Board On Mar 27, 2024 Downtown Portland, Oregon. | Credit: Portland street stories by Maciek Lulko PORTLAND, Ore. — A comparison of the 50 largest downtown office markets nationwide at the end of last year by real estate firm Colliers has revealed that Portland’s central business district (CBD) had the highest office vacancy rate nationally. The district includes downtown Portland, Old Town,
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-27
Conservationists Oppose “Excessive” Logging in Josephine County Forest – Federal Court Hearing Environment By Edith M. On Mar 27, 2024 Josephine County forest, Oregon | Credit: NRCS Oregon JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Medford federal court will consider the objections of three conservation groups to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) logging proposals in forest land near Williams in Josephine County. The hearing is set for next Tuesday, April 2. The cons
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-26
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Rogue Valley’s Oasis Center To Purchase Property With Medford Homeless Funding By Diane Megaw on March 26, 2024 MEDFORD, Ore. — Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the Oasis Center of the Rogue Valley approved last year by the Medford City Council has been confirmed. The Oasis Center will use the funds to buy property in downtown Medford at 522 East
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-26
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Southern Oregon’s Health, Emergency Response, and Manufacturing Sectors Receive Federal Funding Package By Edith M. on March 26, 2024 Southern Oregon will receive millions of dollars in federal funding for improvements to affordable healthcare services, emergency response efforts, manufacturing, and other essential community projects. Details about the funding packag
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-24
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon Farmers and Agricultural Groups Voice Concern About New Groundwater Rights By Edith M. on March 24, 2024 Farmers and agricultural groups are concerned about the Oregon Water Resources Department’s (OWRD) decision to update its rules for issuing new groundwater rights. Last year, an open letter issued on behalf of farm groups stated that the problem of sustaini
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-24
Oregon Farmers and Agricultural Groups Voice Concern About New Groundwater Rights News By Edith M. On Mar 24, 2024 Nursery plants in the foothils of southern Washington County, Oregon | Credit: M.O. Stevens, 2010. Farmers and agricultural groups are concerned about the Oregon Water Resources Department’s (OWRD) decision to update its rules for issuing new groundwater rights. Last year, an open letter issued on behalf of farm groups stated that the problem of sustaining water resources would neve
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-01-20
Southwestern Oregon Flood Watch Alert: Heavy Rainfall Can Cause Landslides News By Diane Megaw On Jan 20, 2024 Effective Saturday, January 20 through Monday, January 22, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for parts of Oregon, which includes the Curry County coast. Significant rain is forecasted between Friday evening and Monday morning as a result of an atmospheric river event- which is a cloud of moisture that carries saturated air from the tropics to higher latitudes, bringi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-03-23
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon Funds Sewerage Projects As Foundation For New Housing Projects By Diane Megaw on March 23, 2024 Oregon lawmakers have allocated around $100 million to go directly to cities to improve sewer systems or upgrade aging infrastructure, both of which can stymie new housing projects. Gov. Tina Kotek, in her first days in office, indicated that she wanted to see Orego