Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-23
To bee or not to bee on Mount Ashland Dr. Robbin Thorp displays a collection of bee specimens. Submitted photo Wednesday Dec 21, 2016 at 8:58 PM Dec 22, 2016 at 1:37 PM By Kristina Lefever Dr. Robbin Thorp is somewhat of a celebrity in certain circles in Ashland and Southern Oregon. A retired entomologist from University of California Davis, 85-year-old Dr. Thorp has given numerous talks and workshops and led countless field surveys in our area.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-23
TID pipe will save water, help salmon Talent Irrigation District is preparing to pipe 4,600 feet of its canal on Eagle Mill Road near Oak Street in Ashland. Daily Tidings / Denise Baratta Wednesday Dec 21, 2016 at 7:09 PM Dec 21, 2016 at 7:09 PM By Mark Freeman For the Tidings Crews are about to begin construction that will modernize a nearly one-mile stretch of Talent Irrigation District's canal in the upper reaches of the Bear Creek Basin to im
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-22
Goodwill eyes major store expansion An artist's conception shows an aerial view of what the Goodwill store on Tolman Creek Road (foreground) would look like if plans go ahead. BiMart is to the right of what's pictured here. Wednesday Dec 21, 2016 at 2:00 AM By Julie Akins For the Tidings The Goodwill Store in Ashland on Tolman Creek Road is preliminarily approved for a large-scale expansion of its retail outlet, scheduled to begin in just over a year.  The Ashland P
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-23
Ashland creates a scary place on Ashland Creek "Satan's Grotto" sulfur springs in Ashland. Photo courtesy of Southern Oregon Historical Society, photo No. 02206 Wednesday Dec 21, 2016 at 7:41 PM Dec 21, 2016 at 7:41 PM By Pat Harper Southern Oregon Historical Society Ashland once had its own curious and spooky tourist attraction. It was called "Satan’s Sulphur Grotto," a small cave-like space dug into the bank on the east side of Ashland C
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-20
Ashland native wins $25K NEA grant Corey Van Landingham speaks at the Schneider Museum of Art at Southern Oregon University in the summer when she was teaching for the Young Artist's Institute. Furnished photo Sunday Dec 18, 2016 at 4:43 PM Dec 19, 2016 at 11:57 AM By John Darling For the Tidings She grew up in Ashland, graduated from Ashland High School and drew on this town as the inspiration for her poetry, which engages the question of violen
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-22
Aging Happens: Examine options while you still have some Ellen Waldman Tuesday Dec 20, 2016 at 8:30 PM Dec 20, 2016 at 8:30 PM By Ellen Waldman For the Tidings This is the perfect time of year to make a resolution to start planning for the future. Whether it’s thinking about the holidays or, in this case, looking at options for where you might consider living, planning does help. Here are two stories to make this point. I overheard a conve
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-20
'Theater corridor' artist selected The so-called "theater corridor" leading from Main Street to the Thomas Theatre and Hargadine Parking Structure will be the site of a public art project enhancing and lighting the approximately 2,000-square foot area. Daily Tidings / Bert Etling Sunday Dec 18, 2016 at 2:03 PM Dec 20, 2016 at 9:59 AM Local report A 142-foot pedestrian walkway connecting Main Street to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival campus and th
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-22
New trial ordered for Ashland man convicted of rape Talon Ramoz Tuesday Dec 20, 2016 at 8:34 PM Dec 20, 2016 at 8:34 PM Vickie Aldous for the Tidings @VickieAldous An Ashland man convicted of rape has been granted a new trial after the word "knowingly" was accidentally left out of instructions to the jury. On July 7, a jury unanimously convicted Talon Duane Ramoz, 30, of two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sexual penetr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-21
AIFF kicks off its student film competition Winners of Ashland Independent Film Festivalís 2016 LAUNCH Student Film Competition. Photo by Mary WilkinsKelly Tuesday Dec 20, 2016 at 11:08 AM Dec 20, 2016 at 11:08 AM Revels The Ashland Independent Film Festival has a suggestion to chase away kids' winter-break boredom: Make a short film and submit it to the festival. Kids and young adults can submit films that are less than five minutes long to
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-20
Carroll, Mora honored as Students of the Month Jesse Carroll. Furnished photo Sunday Dec 18, 2016 at 3:16 PM Dec 18, 2016 at 3:16 PM By Ron Parker Ashland Kiwanis Jesse Carroll and Frankie Mora were honored by Ashland Kiwanis as September and October Students of the Month, respectively, at a luncheon Tuesday, Dec. 13. Kiwanis recognizes senior students from Ashland High School each month during the school year.  Jesse has challenged him
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-21
Our View: Youths lead the way Tuesday Dec 20, 2016 at 12:01 AM Donald Trump said in 2012 that the idea of global warming was created by China to damage U.S. industry. In the run-up to his election as president, he said that was a joke. Like a lot of us, the students in Jennifer Craugh's Ashland Middle School class don't think it's funny. But they're doing more than complaining; they're following their teacher's suggestion and taking action, both in their personal lives a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-12-21
Co-op purchases Deux Chats bakery Tuesday Dec 20, 2016 at 2:00 AM Local report The Ashland Food Co-op has purchased the Deux Chats Bakery equipment and the lease for the bakery’s facilities next door to the Co-op at 222 A Street. This acquisition provides the Co-op with another 1,800 square feet of production capacity. The new space will allow the Co-op to increase the volume and variety of ready-to-prepare and ready-to-eat products. The addition is expected to re
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-10-30
NFL quarterback refuses to stand for the anthem In this November 2015 file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sits on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Santa Clara, Calif. A northern Nevada airport is getting an earful about a decorative display that, in part, highlights Kaepernick, a treasured product of the University of Nevada's football program who in recent days has been in the spotlight over his decision to sit d
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-10-28
Downtown issues have slackened from last year Wednesday Aug 31, 2016 at 8:33 PM Aug 31, 2016 at 8:33 PM Julie AkinsFor the Tidings Whether or not ordinances passed earlier this year banning smoking, blocking sidewalks and aggressive panhandling downtown are the cause, the consensus seems to be that downtown issues have lessened this summer.  Sandra Slattery from the Ashland Chamber of Commerce says the people they’ve talked to say the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-10-29
Local wine grape growers welcome new academics New OSU and SOU faculty were introduced at the Rogue Valley Winegrowers Association's October meeting. From left, Dr. Achala KC, plant pathologist, and Dr. Alex Levin, viticulturalist (OSU Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center); Dr. Golnaz Badr, wnvironmental aciences, and Dr. Pavlina McGrady, hospitality and tourism (Southern Oregon University). Photos by Maureen Flanagan Battistella Friday Oct 28, 2016 at 2:00 AM B
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-10-29
Woman nabs burglar with mobile surveillance app Thursday Oct 27, 2016 at 5:44 PM Oct 27, 2016 at 5:44 PM Vickie Aldous for the Tidings @VickieAldous Nancy Buffington was at a car dealership in downtown Medford getting her oil changed when her phone alerted her a man was burglarizing her Ashland home. The alert was the culmination of a carefully laid plan and detective work on Buffington's part after she grew suspicious that an employee of her Cas
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-10-29
10 things to know for Thursday Thursday Sep 1, 2016 at 6:54 AM Sep 1, 2016 at 6:56 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. TRUMP RETREATS FROM VOW TO DEPORT ALL LIVING IN U.S. ILLEGALLY Yet, the billionaire sticks with an aggressive tone on illegal immigration and remains committed to building a physical wall along the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-10-29
Man gets prison for drunken attack on his ex-girlfriend and her friend Nicholas Elliott Thursday Oct 27, 2016 at 5:30 PM By Nick Morgan For the Tidings A former Ashland High School football player will serve more than 4½ years in prison after he admitted to attacking his former girlfriend, hitting a man with his car, erratically driving away and violating his probation. Nicholas Thomas Elliott, 26, pleaded guilty to felony assault and hit-and-run charges Thursday, a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-10-28
Police: Burglars drank wine, left fingerprints on bottle Wednesday Aug 31, 2016 at 7:24 PM Vickie Aldous for the Tidings @VickieAldous Two men are facing burglary charges after they allegedly drank a bottle of wine at the scene of the crime and left the bottle behind — complete with their fingerprints. Raymond Leroy Laux, Jr., 52, of the 200 block of North Ivy Street in Medford, and Justin Ray Dodd, 30, of the 700 block of East Nevada Street in Ashland, both face
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2016-10-28
Voter information for Jackson County Wednesday Aug 31, 2016 at 8:04 PM Aug 31, 2016 at 8:04 PM Marylou SchnoesLeague of Women Voters of Rogue Valley Here's how to tell if you’re registered to vote or check the address to which your ballot will be mailed: Online, search on “Oregon register to vote”, and choose your topic of interest. If you haven’t voted in the last two federal elections (Nov. 2012 and Nov. 2014),