Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-02
Trimet Survey: 50% Of Riders Feel Unsafe Mainly Because Of Behavior Of Other Riders News By Diane Megaw On Oct 2, 2024 Last updated Oct 2, 2024 FILE - TriMet Light Rail in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski for Dailytidings.com Trimet released the results of their annual survey on Monday and it shows that almost half the riders on TriMet’s buses are worried about their safety and even fewer riders feel secure on MAX trains. The number 1 reason for feeling unsafe was the behavior of other
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-02
Oregon’s Decrepit Roads and Bridges Have Outlived Their Usefulness Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Oct 2, 2024 FILE - Ross Island Bridge, Tilikum Crossing Bridge, and Portland Diamond Project MLB Stadium Site | Photo by Seth Smigelski for Dailytidings.com Oregon’s interstate highway system has outlived its usefulness, and local governments in the 36 counties are struggling to keep pace with maintenance and progress demands. This is the opinion of the Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committ
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-02
Nike Shares Dropped 5% in After-Hours Trading Following Biggest Quarterly Sales Drop in a Decade Business By Lucille McNamara On Oct 2, 2024 Last updated Oct 2, 2024 Nike Factory Store in Woodburn, Oregon | Credit: Rick Obst from Eugene, Oregon. Nike saw its shares drop 5% in after-hours trading yesterday after the announcement that the company experienced its largest quarterly sales drop in at least a decade, excluding a brief decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nike also withdrew its sales f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-02
Oregon Man Given Five-Year Prison Sentence After Road Rage Incident at Portland’s Rose Festival Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 2, 2024 Last updated Oct 2, 2024 The road rage incident that sent spectators diving for cover at last year’s Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade in Portland ended in a five-year sentence in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday (Tuesday). His Dashcam Filmed the Entire Incident Sidney Mecham of St. Helens was the architect of his demise when his
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-02
SOU Students, Staff, and Community Invited To Participate In Master Plan Development Education By Diane Megaw On Oct 2, 2024 Southern Oregon University, Ashland. | Credit: Library of Congress ASHLAND, Ore. — Southern Oregon University (SOU) is developing its Facilities Master Plan for the next decade. There will be two opportunities for students, staff, and community members to give their input on the plan. SOU Campus Master Plan SOU’s 10-year update to its master plan for 2025 to 2035 is
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-02
Medford Residents Can Search Local Crime Mapping Portal Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Oct 2, 2024 Medford Police Department, Oregon MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford residents now have access to a new crime mapping portal. Hosted by the Geoshield Communities program, the Medford Police Department (MPD) introduced a portal allowing the community to view crimes reported in the city. Medford Community Can Search Crime Mapping Portal Medford’s crime mapping portal has customizable settings and f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-03
Ashland Energy Assistance Applications Open For Low-Income Households News By Diane Megaw On Oct 3, 2024 ASHLAND, Ore. — Ashland City Council’s program designed to help low-income residents cover their electric bills during the winter months has returned and qualifying residents will receive a credit on their electric bills. The applications are now open. Ashland Low Income Energy Assistance Program The Ashland Low Income Energy Assistance Program (ALIEP) was opened to residents on Octobe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-24
2024 Schedule 2024 Oregon State Football Schedule Full printable schedule – 2024 DATE GAME LOCATION WATCH Aug 31 (Saturday) 3:30 p.m. Pacific Idaho State Corvallis, Ore. The CW Sep 07 (Saturday) 7:30 p.m. Pacific San Diego State San Diego, Calif. CBS Sports Network Sep 14 (Saturday) 12:30 p.m. Pacific Oregon Ducks Corvallis, Ore. FOX Sep 21 (Saturday) 5:30 p.m. Pacific Purdue Corvallis, Ore. The CW Oct 05 (Saturday) 3:30 p.m. Pacific Colorado State Corvallis, Ore. The CW Oct 12 (Saturday)
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-20
Grants Pass Resolve To Identify Public Camping Locations But Still Struggle With Homeless Challenges News By Diane Megaw On Sep 20, 2024 Last updated Sep 20, 2024 Homeless encampment, Grants Pass, Oregon GRANTS PASS, Ore — A resolution was adopted at a Grants Pass city council meeting on Wednesday night that will allow camping at specific sites. Camping will be allowed on two public resting sites but the city is still struggling to make long-term plans to resolve the plight of homeless people fo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-19
Oregon Cannabis Workers Look To Voters To Allow Them To Unionize Politics & Elections By Diane Megaw On Sep 19, 2024 Following a failed bill to unionize cannabis workers last year, a labor union is now promoting a similar November ballot measure. They want to make it easier for cannabis workers to join unions. Measure 119 Proposes Labor Peace Agreements In Cannabis Industry Union representatives say federal labor law is murky when it comes to cannabis workers because the federal statu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-19
The Ashland Ice Rink Will Be Renovated Top and Toe News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 19, 2024 Ice rink - Ashland, Oregon. ASHLAND, Ore — The Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink is scheduled for a top-and-toe facelift – on top, the ice rink will sport a new canopy and, at the bottom, a new chiller will be installed to ensure that the ice remains dry and compacted. The Facelift will Cost $300,000 The $300,000 project will replace existing equipment that could fail because of old age. In
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-20
An Inept Murderer is How Prosecutor Described Oregon Man Found Guilty of Lethal Shooting Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 20, 2024 “He’s not a criminal mastermind. He’s just an inept murderer,” is how prosecutor Brian Davidson described Devin Rose (32) who was found guilty of second-degree murder after shooting and killing Justin Graver on October 7, 2023, in the parking lot of a video poker bar in Gresham. After being found guilty by a jury of nine men and three women at the Multno
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-20
Ashland Independent Film Festival 2024 Opens On Oct. 3 With Over 60 Films Revels By Bernadette Obrien On Sep 20, 2024 ASHLAND, Ore — The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) is gearing up to screen over 60 films this year come October 3 when the festival opens- coinciding with Ashland’s Pride Parade. Ashland Independent Film Festival 2024 Themes & Screening The open call is held by AIIF annually for filmmakers to submit their films for consideration. Over 200 submissions were rece
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-21
Salt Creek And Upper Applegate Fires: Public Land Closures Cancelled By BLM News By Diane Megaw On Sep 21, 2024 Last updated Sep 21, 2024 Upper Applegate Fire JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — The closure orders for the Salt Creek and Upper Applegate fires in Medford issued earlier this year by the district’s division of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) were rescinded today. Effective from Saturday, September 21, 2024, at 12:01 a.m., the BLM Medford District said that public lands within and near t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-20
Ashland City Provides Matching Finance for Two Major Community Projects News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 20, 2024 ASHLAND, Ore — Phase One of East Main Park in South Ashland and the rehabilitation of the Hunter Park tennis courts are two projects receiving $1.7 million in funding from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission (OPRC). The OPRC calls for matching finance of at least 40% from the City of Ashland. However, the city is weighing in with a much larger contribution, allocating matching
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-18
Human Remains Believed to be Those of a Seattle Hiker Who Went Missing in 2022 News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 18, 2024 The human remains found by a search-and-rescue team in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, are believed to be those of 69-year-old John Hopkins, a hiker from Seattle who went missing In November 2022. Three Lots of Human Remains Found in Washington Forest Since August A search-and-rescue team from the Skamania County Sherrif’s Office recovered the remains on
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-08-24
Oregon Has Helped Hundreds of Terminally Ill Patients to Die with Dignity Top Stories By Edith M. On Aug 24, 2024 As one of only two American states to open its doors to terminally ill patients wishing to end their lives with dignity, Oregon has assisted hundreds of people since July 2023 when the requirement that only state residents could be helped was scrapped. The Dying With Dignity Act (DWDA) became effective in Oregon in October 1997 and allows patients nearing end-of-life to voluntarily a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-08-23
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Backlash Against Dismissal: Former Jackson County Fire Chief Threatens Litigation By Edith M. on August 23, 2024 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — In a backlash against his dismissal from Fire District 5 in Rogue Valley, Southern Oregon, former Jackson City Fire Chief Charles Hanley says he will fight the decision by pursuing ‘all appropriate avenues, including litigation.’ Acc
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-08-22
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Credit Cards of 118,000 Visitors to Oregon Zoo Could Be Compromised By Edith M. on August 22, 2024 Warnings have been sent to 77,000 Oregonians, alerting them to the possibility that their credit card information could have been stolen when visiting the Oregon Zoo. The security infringement took place over six months, from December 2023 to June 2024, and affects 23,0
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-08-22
Credit Cards of 118,000 Visitors to Oregon Zoo Could Be Compromised News By Edith M. On Aug 22, 2024 Last updated Aug 22, 2024 Oregon Zoo Entrance | Credit: Neil Hodges Warnings have been sent to 77,000 Oregonians, alerting them to the possibility that their credit card information could have been stolen when visiting the Oregon Zoo. The security infringement took place over six months, from December 2023 to June 2024, and affects 23,000 Washington residents. The Maine Attorney General’s office