Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-06
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Best Look at an Eclipse in 2024: Supermoon Partial Eclipse Visible in Oregon Skies By Lucille McNamara on September 6, 2024 Oregonians can enjoy a partial supermoon eclipse on the evening of September 17. The event will be visible throughout the state. In this article, we use local Medford time but check the exact times according to your location, as they all vary sl
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-06
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Middle Fork Fire Update: Over 5,286 Acres, Containment At 58% By Diane Megaw on September 6, 2024 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore — The U.S. Forest Service has issued a release confirming that the Middle Fork Fire at Crater Lake is 58% contained. The fire now covers 5,286 acres. Middle Fork Fire Crews Make Progress As fire-related hazard reduction work resumes, the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-11
Ashland is One of Four Oregon Cities to Benefit from Funding to Improve Road Safety News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 11, 2024 Downtown Ashland, Oregon | Credit: Felix Wong ASHLAND, Ore — Ashland is one of four Oregon cities to benefit from a $3 million plan to improve road safety within city limits. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Transportation and was announced by state Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. Four Different Counties Will Benefit from the Funds The funds are spread
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-08
Proposed Oregon Legislation Sparks Debate Over Foster Care Abuse Definitions Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Dec 8, 2024 Oregon Senate Chambers | Credit: Cacophony A newly proposed bill aimed at revising child welfare laws in Oregon is drawing criticism for potentially weakening protections for foster children. The legislation narrows the definition of abuse in foster care settings just as the state begins tracking such data under a federal settlement addressing systemic failures
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-05
Vulnerable Oregonians May Access Housing Benefits Under New OHP Initiative News By Diane Megaw On Nov 5, 2024 Eligible members of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) with certain specific health conditions will now have new benefits. The initiative seeks to address housing stability as a determining health factor and includes several forms of help. OHP Housing Assistance Initiative The Director of OHA, Dr. Sejal Hathi, confirmed that health inequities are inextricably linked to Oregon’s housing
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-06
Oregon Governor’s Proposed Budget for Higher Education Falls Below Requirements Politics & Elections Education By Lucille McNamara On Dec 6, 2024 FILE - Portland State University, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski for Dailytidings.com The $4.39 billion 2025-2027 budget allocation proposed by Governor Tina Kotek for higher education falls well below requirements, according to university and college educators. Oregon Trails Behind Most Other States Oregon already trails behind most other
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-07
Recycling Program Will Hold Oregon Waste Packaging Businesses Accountable Business By Lucille McNamara On Dec 7, 2024 Recycling Containers, Lane County, Oregon | Credit: Rick Obst Oregon will launch a recycling program in July that will make businesses financially accountable for the packaging waste they produce. Regulations will dictate what materials will be accepted in recycling bins and how much it will cost producers whose packaging materials impact the environment. Oregon Will Lead
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-02
Mushroom Foraging Expedition Ends in a Nightmare for Oregon Woman Lost Overnight in Remote Forest News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 2, 2024 Last updated Nov 2, 2024 Courtesy: Douglas County Sheriff's Office DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A mushroom foraging expedition turned into a nightmare for a 43-year-old Douglas County woman who went missing in a remote area near Camp Creek Road. Alert Raised When Woman Failed to Meet Companion as Planned Authorities were alerted when the woman, Mandy Greer, f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-09
Oregon Adds 23,000 Additional Jobs in the Health Care and Social Assistance Industries News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 9, 2024 Credit: RDNE project Jobs in the health care and social assistance industries are booming, with 23,000 additional net posts filled last year, says Oregon state economist Carl Riccadonna. But Construction and Manufacturing is Lagging However, the outlook for the construction and manufacturing industries is not as bright. The construction industry cut 2,000 net jobs
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-18
Grants Pass “Buy-A-Brick” Plaques On Sale For Owl Parking Plaza News By Diane Megaw On Nov 18, 2024 Courtesy: www.grantspassoregon.gov GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Owl Parking Lot on the corner of 5th and H Streets in Grants Pass is undergoing major reconstruction next year. The plan is to convert it to a parking lot and public plaza for community events. The project’s “Buy-a-Brick” campaign has been launched to give the community the opportunity to record their names for posterity. Grants Pas
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-26
Oregon K9 State Trooper Intercepts Douglas County Drug Shipment On I-5 Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Oct 26, 2024 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — During a traffic stop on the Interstate 5 highway on Tuesday, an Oregon State Police K9 team intercepted heroin and fentanyl destined for Portland. Oregon State Police K9 Team Intercepts Drugs Headed For Portland After a vehicle was pulled over for speeding at around 11:00 a.m. on Interstate 5 northbound near milepost 135 in Douglas County, a poli
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-14
Ashland May Build a New Community Center News By Lucille McNamara On Oct 14, 2024 ASHLAND, Ore. — Renovations to the Ashland Community Center have been put on hold because of unforeseen complications and the Ashland City Council study session will decide today (Monday) whether to build a new facility. The City Council must decide the future of the Community Center where issues have been uncovered that will ‘significantly escalate’ the complexity and cost of restoration, according to a staff repo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-16
Klamath Falls Negasi Zuberi Trial Update: Police Testify About Arrest Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Oct 16, 2024 Last updated Oct 19, 2024 The U.S. District Courthouse building, 310 West 6th Street in Medford, Oregon | Credit: Ian Poellet UPDATE 2: Negasi Zuberi Found Guilty on All Counts UPDATE: Negasi Zuberi Wanted to Sire an Army of Children with Different Women MEDFORD, Ore. — The trial of 30-year-old Negasi Zuberi of Klamath Falls who is on trial for kidnapping two women and keeping
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-28
Preventing Frost Damage To Tuberous Begonias Home & Garden By Lorn Razzano On Oct 28, 2024 Tuberous Begonia in bloom | Credit: Joe Ross Brightly colored tuberous begonias are abundantly available in summer with gardeners hard-pressed to choose blooms between shades of orange, pink, yellow, white, and bi-colored. Tuberous begonias thrive in bright shade with water only when the soil dries out completely. But they are not frost-loving plants and many don’t survive cold Oregon winters. H
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-19
Oregon Man Was in a Drug-Induced Psychotic Haze When He Hit a Passenger on a TriMet Bus Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 19, 2024 FILE - Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski for Dailytidings.com PORTLAND, Ore. — Randy Sturdevant (42) of Portland was in a meth-induced psychotic haze when he hit a woman on the Line 75 TriMet bus, a jury found earlier this week in the Multnomah County Circuit Court. He was found guilty of fourth-degree assault and i
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-10
CSI Inflation Index Paints Miserable Picture for Oregon Households Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Oct 10, 2024 Fubonn Shopping Center, Portland, Oregon (2018) | Credit: Another Believer The recently published Oregon Inflation Misery Index highlights how much more income Oregonians need to spend to uphold their standard of living under conditions of heightened inflation since 2019. Average Household Incomes Have Eroded by 20.6% The shocking news is that average household incomes in Ore
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-18
Oregon Woman Arrested For Neglecting Dozens Of Cats In Apartment Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Oct 18, 2024 EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene woman, 48-year-old Alyse Ninnette Edmonson, faces accusations of animal neglect after abandoning many cats and kittens in her former apartment complex after returning her keys to the property on August 21. Cats And Kittens Abandoned At Eugene Apartment Complex A caller to Eugene Animal Services (EAS) on the day the woman left indicated that at least 17
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-17
Stephen King’s Fairy Tale to Become a 10-Episode Series Movies & TV By Bernadette Obrien On Oct 17, 2024 The Stephen King novel ‘Fairy Tale ,’ originally earmarked as a movie, will instead be adapted into a 10-episode series by J.H. Wyman, TV director, producer, screenwriter and musician better known for the Fox Sci-Fi show ‘Fringe’ and ‘Almost Human.’ Deadline reports that American independent entertainment company, A24, has agreed to take on the venture about a 17-year-old youth who inheri
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-15
Free Gifts at Medford Opening of Chuck E. Cheese This Thursday Revels News By Lucille McNamara On Oct 15, 2024 Children play with Chuck E. Cheese characters at the grand reopening of the Chuck E. Cheese on Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022 in Grand Prairie, Texas. (Gareth Patterson/AP Images for CEC Entertainment) MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford families can enjoy an evening of fun and free offerings on Thursday (October 17) when Chuck E. Cheese opens its local outlet. The grand opening will be between 5 p.m. and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-09
Medford City Boosts Annual Income by $1.7 Million News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 9, 2024 Medford City Hall. Jackson County, Oregon | Credit: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford City Council will increase several fees to boost its income by more than $1.7 million. The increased rates will become effective on January 1, 2025. The decision was approved at its monthly meeting on Thursday by six to one vote. The fee increases will apply to: Business License fees will genera