Ashland

Ashland is moving forward with three proposals to restrict natural gas use in the city. They are part of a student-led effort to reduce the city’s carbon emissions.

The organizers of TwinRay moved to Southern Oregon in 2020, opened a store and started hosting retreats. They claim to offer enlightenment. Not everyone is convinced.

A group of Ashland neighbors have been meeting since 2019 to discuss how their everyday habits and choices help reduce climate-warming emissions. Five years in, others are starting to take notice.

Police say there isn’t enough evidence to press charges against an employee investigated for sexual misconduct.

The affected staff will be employed with the district until the end of the school year in June.

The closure is happening because the city turned down over $2 million in state funding to keep it open.

Josh Wallner-Sentle's death was one of over 100 fatal overdoses in Jackson County last year. Many involved fentanyl, a highly addictive and powerful synthetic opioid that can be mixed into other drugs.

The Ashland City Council voted to borrow the money to fund a new water treatment plant earlier this month. Now, one resident is trying to force the city to bring the issue to voters.

On Tuesday night, the City Council voted to decline state funding that would have been used to renovate the shelter and keep it open long-term.

It’s the second time Josh Dorcak, who runs the restaurant MÄS, was chosen as a semifinalist for “best chef.”

This follows a 2022 sexual assault investigation into the same employee.

The Ashland School District hired a new superintendent Tuesday night. The decision comes as the district faces a shrinking student population and staff cuts.