As part of its Heart of Humanity series, Ashland's Anima Mundi Productions was finally able to present Shireen Abu-Khader, an internationally recognized, dynamic Palestinian-Jordanian-Canadian choral leader, vocalist & composer of Middle Eastern music. ashland.news/review-a-con...

A piece of New York cultural history — destroyed in the 9/11 attacks — will come back into the world this week through an ambitious digital reconstruction led by an Ashland-based team. ashland.news/virtual-muse...

Lights on Bikes, the annual Talent holiday bike parade, returns for its 12th year 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Additionally, there will be a competition for "Best Dressed" house as well as a raffle that participants can enter by donating a can of soup. ashland.news/lights-on-bi...

A proposal to improve the walkability of Winburn Way through Lithia Park has been tabled indefinitely by the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission. ashland.news/winburn-way-...

BASE looks to fill Rogue Gallery & Art Center with art from Black creatives for Black History Month. Black artists of all ages are invited to participate. All mediums from painting and photography, to sculpture, digital and spoken-word —will be considered ashland.news/calling-all-...

The Collaborative Theater Project is presenting the timeless theater piece of “Twelfth Night.” Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Dec. 31. Tickets are $40, $35 for seniors and students. ashland.news/review-ctp-b...

The Ashland City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 2, took steps to repurpose two city-owned properties — the 846-acre Imperatrice property and the 380 Clay St. parcel — as part of a broader effort to rein in city finances. ashland.news/ashland-adva...

Obituary: Gerald "Jerry" Hauck (aka Coach) passed away unexpectedly. A 30-year high school teacher, coach & administrator, Hauck ended his career with 204 wins as the AHS boys basketball coach, the most by any boys basketball coach in school history. ashland.news/obituary-jer...

Gov. Kotek formally announced her 2026 reelection bid Thursday, leaving her less than a year to convince Oregonians she remains the best choice to lead the state. ashland.news/oregon-gov-t...

The seasonal rush for Christmas tree is on but before heading for the woods, people are urged to contact Rogue Valley Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management offices to obtain the necessary permits. ashland.news/multiple-opt...

The city of Ashland on Thursday said officials are reviewing a 2013 agreement between the city & Asante and will monitor the Ashland hospital’s transition to a satellite of Rogue Regional Medical Center in May, according to a city news release Thursday. ashland.news/city-of-ashl...

The Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink may not open this season due to delays over a required engineering sign-off for its canopy. ashland.news/ashland-ice-...

In a reversal of fortune, a proposed 6-acre solar installation on Ashland’s northwest side along Hwy 99 appears headed for approval after a hearing Monday before a county officer. The proposal had been tentatively denied by staff, then appealed. ashland.news/medella-biso...

Ask Strider: For Christmas, a reader would rather have pizza in her pajamas than Beef Wellington in her dressing up clothes, but family members feel differently. What to do? And another reader makes Strider wag his tail and think of pancakes. #dogs #advice ashland.news/ask-strider-...

Asante Ashland Community Hospital’s birthing center & inpatient surgery will close by spring 2026, leaving only the emergency room open, according to plans shared with staff Wednesday by Asante, the Medford-based health care provider. ashland.news/asante-plans...

A potentially dire budget cliff prompted the Ashland City Council Monday to look at possible future cuts to police, fire, the City Band and burial services, along with various ideas to increase revenues. The council held a five-hour "retreat" 1/2 ashland.news/ashland-coun...

City Corner: If snowfall gets heavy, it may take time for the city to plow your street; be prepared to keep your walkways safe and possibly stay in for a few days. ashland.news/city-corner-...

No Tax Oregon petitioners have gathered over 150,000 signatures to petition the planned increases to the state’s gas tax, vehicle registration and title fees and a transit payroll tax until voters have a chance to weigh in next November ashland.news/another-odot...

A Thanksgiving touch-football game that began in the late 1970s with a handful of Ashland High teens reached its 48th consecutive year Thursday. ashland.news/ashland-turk...

Review: "Hansel and Gretel" offers surprises for children and the young at heart. ashland.news/review-camel...

Southern Oregon University's Small Business Development Center will cease operations Dec. 31 after helping some 11,000 individuals over 41 years, 1/2 ashland.news/after-41-yea...

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day when people across the country support the organizations that make their communities stronger. If Ashland.news has helped you stay prepared, connected, or informed, we hope you’ll consider making a gift today ashland.news/news-from-as...

Oregon State Sen. Jeff Golden announced on Monday, Dec. 1, that he will seek another term and that the political climate under Trump's second term demands stronger state-level resistance. ashland.news/sen-golden-t...

An estimated 15,000 people came out for Ashland's 33rd annual Festival of Light on Friday to kick off the holiday season. There were people walking around dressed in Santa hats, Christmas tree outfits, green and red tinsel pom poms in hair, 1/2 ashland.news/ashland-make...

A six-acre, 1.4 megawatt (MW) solar energy development proposal just outside the north end of Ashland on the east side of Highway 99 is set for public hearing at the county on Monday, Dec. 1. 1/2 ashland.news/solar-energy...

80 volunteers prepared & distributed about 300 meals Thursday at the 10th annual Thanksgiving Community Peace Meal organized by Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice. This year’s gathering was the largest yet, with meal deliveries doubling over last year. ashland.news/full-spirits...

State employees packed boxes of food to be distributed throughout the state to help low-income Oregonians. But it’s not just to give out immediate food aid, it’s an exercise the Office of Resilience & Emergency Management will use to prepare agencies. ashland.news/oregon-emerg...

Oregon is co-leading a group of Demo attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture & its leader Brooke Rollins over abrupt cuts to food assistance for refugees & asylum seekers. The cuts could affect up to 3,000 Oregonians who rely on SNAP ashland.news/oregon-co-le...

Despite early forecasts of a punishing 2025 wildfire season, Oregon escaped relatively unscathed. Less than 400,000 acres burned in 2025, only one-fifth of the 2 million acres ravaged the year before and well below the 10-year average of 680,000. ashland.news/three-takeaw...

Former Ashland City Councilor and Trails Advisory Committee member Stefani Seffinger has filed ethics complaints with both the city and the state, arguing the committee acted unlawfully when it voted Nov. 19 1/3 ashland.news/former-ashla...

Men's basketball: Southern Oregon will be eager to come home for the first time after failing to find its shooting touch on the road in non-conference play, a 7-game slate that concluded with Tuesday's 73-69 loss to The Master's (California) ashland.news/mens-basketb...

Pepper Trail: At Thanksgiving, let us imagine the world we share with every living thing. Let us give thanks for this planet, this blue & green ball spinning in a lifeless void, holding us all & making possible our every heartbeat, our every breath ashland.news/writers-on-t...

Women’s basketball: Southern Oregon’s good work on the defensive end and the offensive glass was enough to finish off a 57-55 win against Hope International (California) on Monday night at Darling Pavilion. ashland.news/womens-baske...

The city’s severe weather winter shelter at 2200 Ashland St. will open at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, four days later than planned. A severe weather shelter will be open Friday through Sunday nights, Nov. 28-30, at the OHRA facility at 2350 Ashland St. ashland.news/ashland-wint...

Oregonians have just more than a month to take advantage of federal tax credits meant to reduce by thousands of dollars the costs of buying and installing new energy efficient heating and cooling pumps, insulation, windows and solar panels. ashland.news/oregonians-h...

Dee Anne Everson, the CEO and executive director of United Way of Jackson County, has been appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek and confirmed by the Oregon Senate to serve on the university’s Board of Trustees, according to a news release. ashland.news/gov-tina-kot...

A $1.5 million grant will provide the final dollars to roughly double the size of the popular downtown Children’s Museum of Southern Oregon. MURA board members, made up of city councilors, debated whether the grant was appropriate. ashland.news/mura-gives-d...

A pipeline carrying 90% of Oregon’s transportation fuel has been shut down since Nov. 17 following a discovered leak. The disruption to the fuel supply prompted Gov. Kotek to declare a state of emergency through Dec. 24, unless conditions change ashland.news/fuel-leak-in...

The Britt Festival Orchestra's 64th season next summer features a lineup of classical masterworks and world-renowned guest artists under the direction of new music director Norman Huynh. ashland.news/britt-announ...

Weekday ticket prices at Mt. Ashland Ski Area will drop by 23% in the coming season compared to 2024-25 as the nonprofit ski area looks to spread visitors away from peak-capacity days to improve the mountain experience. ashland.news/mt-ashland-s...

The Rogue Valley is tuning up for its most spirited time of year, with December bringing a full spectrum of concerts, plays and celebrations to Ashland and its neighboring communities. ashland.news/music-theate...

Ashland-Sviathorsk Aid Project will host a benefit concert on Dec. 14 at Ashland High School to support Sviatohirsk, Ashland’s sister city in Ukraine. The event features a holiday sale, a short documentary, and a 90-minute concert. ashland.news/when-we-sing...

At just 21 years old, Ashland native Brooklyn Williams is stepping into her biggest role yet — the lead in Oregon Cabaret Theatre's adaptation of “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” playing through Dec. 31. ashland.news/a-homegrown-...

A group of entrepreneurs has launched a "new & better" way for people to find out what's going on in Ashland. They said at the launch of the Storytown app it is sorely needed to provide access to cultural events & to give an economic boost to the town ashland.news/storytown-ge...

Derek Severson, Ashland’s planning supervisor, now faces more than 600 pages’ worth of an application from Townmakers, the developer of Ashland Mill, the largest project ever proposed in the city. ashland.news/open-house-s...

Ashland kicks off the holidays in signature style the day after Thanksgiving, when the 33rd Annual Festival of Light returns Friday, Nov. 28, with music, festivities and more than 1 million lights illuminating downtown. ashland.news/festival-of-...

Ashland residents gathered Sunday at the mural of Aidan Ellison to honor the Black teen’s life five years after his killing. Speakers called for continued reflection, racial justice work, and keeping Ellison’s story alive for future generations. ashland.news/five-years-l...

Two days removed from an emotional 110-minute battle, Southern Oregon finally ran out of gas late in the second round of the NAIA Women's Soccer Championships. The Raiders ended the year with the best record in program history at 14-3-3. ashland.news/womens-socce...

A women's singing group with member from the 27 Ukrainian families now taking refuge in Ashland will perform at a benefit concert Dec. 14. ashland.news/how-one-ukra...

The Trump administration will require that homeless service providers force people to receive behavioral health treatment in order to access long-term, federally supported housing, 1/2 ashland.news/oregon-advoc...