Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-09
Grizzlies storm into 5A quarterfinals Ashland High senior Malik Pippa with the stiff arm on Mountain View's Jacob Rey at Walter A. Phillips Field on Friday. (PHOTO BY: LARRY STAUTH JR) Saturday Nov 5, 2016 at 2:00 AM By Dan JonesFor the Tidings The fifth-seeded Ashland football team cruised in its first-round Class 5A state playoff game, defeating No. 12 Mountain View, 30-7, on Friday night. The Mountain Valley League-champion Grizzlies (8-2) will face No. 4 Lebanon in t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-09
Police reports, Dec. 6-7 Wednesday Dec 7, 2016 at 4:42 PM Dec 7, 2016 at 4:43 PM Tuesday, 2:19 p.m. — Police investigated a report of fraud that happened in Redding, Calif., but had Ashland connections. Tuesday, 3:02 p.m. — Police impounded an abandoned vehicle at the intersection of East Nevada and Oak streets. Tuesday, 3:57 p.m. — Police investigated a non-injury motor vehicle collision at the intersection of
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-10
Scouts hold tree sale Saturday Friday Dec 9, 2016 at 2:57 PM Dec 9, 2016 at 2:57 PM Local report Boy Scout Troop 112 will hold its 58th annual Christmas tree sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Elks Lodge parking lot at Lithia Way and First Street, Ashland. The scouts will offer farmed grand fir trees as well as organic trees cut by the scouts from the woods. Funds raised will help support Scout activities. Scouts will be on-hand
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-09
Former astronaut, US Sen. John Glenn of Ohio has died at 95 FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2012, file photo, U.S. Sen. John Glenn talks with astronauts on the International Space Station via satellite before a discussion titled "Learning from the Past to Innovate for the Future" in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn, who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth and later spent 24 years representing Ohio in the Senate, has died at 95. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File) Thursday Dec 8, 2016 at 1:04&n
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-09
Nevada Street bridge idea hits roadblocks Neighbors Ted Hall, left, and Spike Breon survey the area where a proposed bridge over Bear Creek at Nevada Street would be built. photo by Jim Flint Thursday Dec 8, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Jim Flint for the Tidings A proposed bridge across Bear Creek at Nevada Street has been a controversial topic ever since it was first raised in the April meeting of the Ashland Transportation Commission. It was the first time many residents had he
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-09
Justin Gordon celebrates release of 'Home Fires' Thursday Dec 8, 2016 at 12:01 AM Laurie Heuston Revels Justin Gordon draws inspiration for songs on his new release, "Homes Fires," from some unlikely recording spots. "I've lived without electricity and water since I was 19 or 20," Gordon says. "Cabins, garages in the country. I've done lots of recording in places like those. This album carries on my tradition of recording in places where I feel comfortable, where I feel
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-08
Joseph Vaile: Water is life wherever you live Opposition to the Pacific Connector gas pipeline proposed to run through Southern Oregon included a protest at the state Capitol in Salem. submitted photo Wednesday Dec 7, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Joseph Vaile The protest in North Dakota over the construction of an oil pipeline under the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Reservation has been gathering momentum for months. Episodes of violence between protesters and law enforce
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-09
'Rules Don't Apply' meanders to the end Warren Beatty directs and plays Howard Hughes in "Rules Don't Apply." 20th Century Fox Thursday Dec 8, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Chris Honoré for Revels Rules Don’t Apply; 104min; Rated PG-13   Writer/director Warren Beatty, who has been absent from moviemaking for almost 20 years, insists that his new movie, “Rules Don’t Apply,” is “not a Howard Hughes film.” He would be right, sort of
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-08
10 things to know for Wednesday Wednesday Dec 7, 2016 at 6:47 AM Dec 7, 2016 at 6:49 AM Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: Click here for more national and international news. 1. EARTHQUAKE ROCKS INDONESIA'S ACEH PROVINCE The 6.5-magnitude temblor kills at least 97 people and sparks a frantic rescue effort in the rubble of dozens of collapsed and damaged buildings. 2. WHAT
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-09
USGS: 6.5 magnitude quake in ocean off California coast Thursday Dec 8, 2016 at 10:21 AM Dec 8, 2016 at 10:21 AM SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, jolting residents of the coastal town of Ferndale but bringing no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake hit at 6:50 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean about 100 miles west of Ferndale, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-08
Nominees sought for Ragland award Wednesday Dec 7, 2016 at 12:25 PM Dec 7, 2016 at 12:25 PM Local report Nominations are being accepted for the annual "Volunteer Spirit" community service award, which is awarded to a deserving community member or organization in memory of James M. Ragland. Ashland's mayor and City Council present the award annually, with this year's award scheduled to be presented in January at the annual State of the City Celebr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-09
Grant will help non-GMO seed farmers Thursday Dec 8, 2016 at 12:01 AM Local report Jackson County seed farmers will get a boost with the award of a $55,356 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The grant recipient, Our Family Farms, will research the potential to increase the production and sales of non-genetically engineered (GE or GMO) vegetable seeds grown in Jackson County. Grant funds will be used to assess market opportunities with national and internation
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-06
Ashland High's 'stick-to-itiveness' Ashland High School Assistant Principal Jay Preskenis helps kids with personal and academic challeneges find success. Daily Tidings / Denise baratta Monday Dec 5, 2016 at 12:01 AM Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings @Joe_Zavala99 When Jay Preskenis watches the Ashland High School graduation ceremony each June from his fold-up chair at Lithia Park, he appreciates the walk, diploma handoff and traditional mortarboard toss-up in a way few in
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-07
Local fire officials on guard against Oakland-like infernos People visit a makeshift memorial near the site of a warehouse fire that killed at least 36 people in Oakland, California. AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez Tuesday Dec 6, 2016 at 12:25 PM Dec 6, 2016 at 12:25 PM By Julie Akins for the Tidings In the wake of the deadly fire at an abandoned warehouse in Oakland, California, Rogue Valley fire officials are stepping up efforts to ensure there'
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-07
Graduate proposal focuses on outdoors Erik Sol teaches two SOU Outdoor Adventure Leadership students how to guide a raft down Class 4 whitewater rapids. Photo by Nathan Swanson Tuesday Dec 6, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Julie Akins for the Tidings Southern Oregon University is proposing to add a graduate program in Outdoor Adventure Leadership, which would be one of the few across the country, especially in the West. “There’s a big gap for those pursuing a graduate
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-06
Letters to the Editor, Aug. 9 Tuesday Aug 9, 2016 at 12:01 AM We see you What Cynthia and Bill at OSF are intentionally failing to see, as communicated in their letter addressing the OSF "boycott" of Shakespeare Books reported by the Tidings, is that the community’s level of rage toward the company’s actions right now is not just some knee-jerk reaction to the word “boycott” or to a snappy “Entity v. Entity” headline. We are upse
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-06
The Science Zone: Global warming comes to the Arctic This image from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows the extent of minimal ice in the Arctic in 2011, which is significantly smaller than the averages marked in orange. Since the late 1990s, there has been a considerable downward trend in polar ice. (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) Monday Dec 5, 2016 at 9:58 AM Dec 5, 2016 at 9:58 AM Dr. Ken Bri
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-07
Ashland pastor accused of sexually abusing young girl Kenneth Baker Monday Dec 5, 2016 at 4:44 PM Dec 5, 2016 at 6:15 PM By Mark Freeman for the Tidings A former Ashland youth pastor is facing felony sex-abuse charges for alleged contact over at least five years with a young girl he knew through his church, and the church's pastor said the youth pastor confessed his crimes to church leaders. Kenneth Leo Baker, 44, of Ashland, faces four felony an
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-06
Man gets probation for attacking gardener Nathan Arthur Hammel Sunday Dec 4, 2016 at 1:04 PM Dec 4, 2016 at 1:04 PM By Nick Morgan For the Tidings A homeless man was sentenced to probation Friday for attacking a gardener who woke him up while he was sleeping on the balcony of an Ashland business earlier this summer. A jury found Nathan Arthur Hammel, 36, guilty of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault Wednesday for the attack on landscaper
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-07
SOU hosts health insurance enrollment Tuesday Dec 6, 2016 at 1:15 PM Local report Students at Southern Oregon University and local residents alike can sign up for health insurance during an enrollment event that will include free in-person help with the application process. The event, which is open to students and residents of Jackson County, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, in the foyer of Stevenson Union at Southern Oregon University, 1250 Si