Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-04-20
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Ashland Must Expand and Improve its Services to the Homeless By Edith M. on April 20, 2024 ASHLAND, Ore. — Ashland needs to improve and expand its services to the homeless population now that the nonprofit organization, Options for Homeless Residents of Ashland (OHRA), is no longer under contract to the City Council. This was announced at a City Council Study Session
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-04-20
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon Wolf Numbers Stagnant With Highest Human-Caused Death Rate In Over A Decade By Diane Megaw on April 20, 2024 For the first time since gray wolves started returning to Oregon, their growth rate has plateaued. While 178 wolves were counted in 2023 across the state according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (DFW) annual wolf report, this year biolo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-04-20
Oregon Wolf Numbers Stagnant With Highest Human-Caused Death Rate In Over A Decade Environment By Diane Megaw On Apr 20, 2024 Photo by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife For the first time since gray wolves started returning to Oregon, their growth rate has plateaued. While 178 wolves were counted in 2023 across the state according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (DFW) annual wolf report, this year biologists counted precisely the same number, reflecting a zero net growth rat
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-07-15
Southern Oregon Property Insurance Sees Massive Shifts Following Wildfires Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Jul 15, 2024 Medford Oregon at Night. | Credit: Jim Craven | Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc. (SOREDI) on Facebook. Facing a new era of risk in the light of climate-driven wildfires, insurers and residents are battling to adapt, with rural property owners facing the brunt of the changing world as insurance rates go up or in some cases- property owners struggle to get cover.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-07-11
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon Pupils Must Pass Standalone Financial Literacy And Career Prep From 2027 To Graduate By Diane Megaw on July 11, 2024 Starting with this fall’s sophomores, Oregon high school pupils must take- and pass, stand-alone financial literacy and college and career preparation classes before graduating. The courses will apply to the class of 2027 unless waivers are gran
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-07-09
Jackson And Josephine Counties Alerts: Fire Danger Levels Rising And Air Quality Gets Worse Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Jul 9, 2024 The fire danger level in Jackson and Josephine counties has been raised to reflect a red alert (“extreme”) in an announcement by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). The Wildfires in Eagle Point (Salt Creek fire) and Siskiyou County ( Shelly fire) are also influencing air quality and the Jackson County Public Health Department issued an air quality alert for t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-07-08
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Funding for the Renewal of the Caveman Memorial Pool in Grants Pass is Underway By Edith M. on July 8, 2024 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass City Council has finally agreed to explore funding avenues to rebuild the aging Caveman Memorial Pool which has been serving the community for 70 years. While the pool is open to the public this summer, it is leaking, and the boi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-07-09
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter UFCW is Spending Millions to Persuade Lawmakers to Allow Cannabis Workers to Unionize By Edith M. on July 9, 2024 Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555 is throwing millions of dollars into a campaign to persuade lawmakers to ease the way for cannabis workers throughout Oregon to unionize. The UFCW union has spent $2.4 million dollars collecting more than 163,0
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-07-09
UFCW is Spending Millions to Persuade Lawmakers to Allow Cannabis Workers to Unionize Business By Edith M. On Jul 9, 2024 Marijuana Dispensary in Eugene, Oregon | Credit: Rick Obst Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555 is throwing millions of dollars into a campaign to persuade lawmakers to ease the way for cannabis workers throughout Oregon to unionize. The UFCW union has spent $2.4 million dollars collecting more than 163,000 signatures to qualify a measure on the November ballot that w
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-19
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Fire Danger Level Restrictions are Increased in Two Oregon Counties By Edith M. on June 19, 2024 JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES. Ore. — Hot temperatures and dry conditions have resulted in more stringent fire danger level restrictions throughout Jackson and Josephine Counties. Fire danger levels change from low to moderate at one minute passed midnight tomorrow, Th
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-19
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Asante Drug Diversion Arrest Could See More Victims Coming Forward By Diane Megaw on June 19, 2024 MEDFORD, Ore. — Following the arrest and grand jury indictment on 44 counts of felony assault of former nurse, Dani Marie Schofield, lawyers have indicated that there could be more victims, specifically patients whose stay at Asante fell outside the timeline investigate
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-19
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Josephine County Police Raid: Cave Junction Man Arrested At Illegal Grow Site By Diane Megaw on June 19, 2024 JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — In a news release from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office , it was revealed that- armed with a search warrant, the Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET) assisted by the Josephine County Public Health & Building Safety sea
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-19
Josephine County Police Raid: Cave Junction Man Arrested At Illegal Grow Site News By Diane Megaw On Jun 19, 2024 JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — In a news release from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office , it was revealed that- armed with a search warrant, the Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET) assisted by the Josephine County Public Health & Building Safety searched a grow site in the 3000 block of Rockydale Road. More than 600 marijuana plants were found on the property, together with
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-18
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon State Files Gun Control Measure 114 Brief In Appeal Court Asserting Its Constitutionality By Diane Megaw on June 18, 2024 After the Oregon Court of Appeal motion by gun owners to dismiss the State of Oregon’s motion to appeal the Harney Court Judgment finding Measure 114 unconstitutional was dismissed- as the appeal was delayed by transcript error corrections
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-18
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Oregon Wallowing Near the Bottom of Education Rankings By Edith M. on June 18, 2024 Oregon is lagging well behind most other states in the country in education, according to the latest report released by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation. Using data from state and federal sources, the KIDS COUNT report reveals that Oregon is wallowing at the bottom of the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-16
Klamath Dam Removal: The Days of Plenty for Californian Commercial Fishermen are Long Gone Environment By Edith M. On Jun 16, 2024 Last updated Jun 16, 2024 KLAMATH COUNTY Ore. — Dave Bitts is an old salt. He can single-handedly bring home 100 salmon a day. But the days of plenty for commercial fishermen ended a long time. It ended when salmon populations struggled to return in significant numbers, survive, and to spawn in California rivers. Ocean Salmon Fishing Prohibited for Second Successive
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-16
Medford’s Marijuana Tax-Funded Project Helps Prevent Homelessness News By Diane Megaw On Jun 16, 2024 Medford Oregon at Night. | Credit: Jim Craven | Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc. (SOREDI) on Facebook. MEDFORD Ore. — Funded by Medford City Council’s Community Initiative Fund (CCIF), an initiative in the city’s homeless prevention program that seeks to prevent people from losing their homes through credit counseling is showing a lot of promise. Aligning closely with the Counc
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-16
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Medford’s Marijuana Tax-Funded Project Helps Prevent Homelessness By Diane Megaw on June 16, 2024 MEDFORD Ore. — Funded by Medford City Council’s Community Initiative Fund (CCIF), an initiative in the city’s homeless prevention program that seeks to prevent people from losing their homes through credit counseling is showing a lot of promise. Aligning closely with the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-17
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Is Oregon’s Magic Mushroom Experiment Doomed to Fail? By Edith M. on June 17, 2024 The hoped for success of Oregon’s trailblazing magic mushroom experiment could be teetering on failure. A year ago, the state became a world leader when it legalized the use of magic mushrooms (psilocybin) in a controlled environment. But, one year down the line, the number of people e
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-06-17
Is Oregon’s Magic Mushroom Experiment Doomed to Fail? Health News By Edith M. On Jun 17, 2024 Fruit bodies of the psychedelic mushroom Psilocybe aztecorum | Credit: Alan Rockefeller The hoped for success of Oregon’s trailblazing magic mushroom experiment could be teetering on failure. A year ago, the state became a world leader when it legalized the use of magic mushrooms (psilocybin) in a controlled environment. But, one year down the line, the number of people experiencing psychedelic trips un