/tags/ashland Ashland en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:53:21 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2025-04-16/less-food-more-need-at-local-food-banks-after-federal-funding-cuts The USDA recently cut more than $1 billion in funding for food banks and schools. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:53:21 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2025-04-16/less-food-more-need-at-local-food-banks-after-federal-funding-cuts Jane Vaughan /music-arts-culture/2025-04-03/waitress-has-its-professional-debut-in-oregon JPR's Vanessa Finney talks with the director of Oregon's first professionally-staged production of "Waitress." Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:09:48 GMT /music-arts-culture/2025-04-03/waitress-has-its-professional-debut-in-oregon Vanessa Finney /education/2025-04-01/sou-students-try-to-build-brotherhood-by-reviving-fraternity A group of men at Southern Oregon University hopes the frat will help increase the university’s enrollment and provide more social opportunities for students. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:28:13 GMT /education/2025-04-01/sou-students-try-to-build-brotherhood-by-reviving-fraternity Jane Vaughan /poverty-and-homelessness/2025-03-30/fire-codes-force-ashland-homeless-shelter-to-close-city-plans-renovations The building at 2200 Ashland St. was not designed for overnight sleeping, so it doesn’t meet fire codes, meaning it can only be open for 90 days. It opened in January. Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:58:48 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2025-03-30/fire-codes-force-ashland-homeless-shelter-to-close-city-plans-renovations Jane Vaughan /politics-government/2025-03-17/merkley-calls-trump-a-tyrant-warns-were-already-in-a-constitutional-crisis Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley said the nation is already in a constitutional crisis. He made these remarks at a town hall event in Ashland, his first following a dramatic vote in the U.S. Senate to keep the government open. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:20:02 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-17/merkley-calls-trump-a-tyrant-warns-were-already-in-a-constitutional-crisis Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-02-20/ashland-becomes-the-first-city-in-oregon-to-impose-a-fee-on-new-natural-gas-hookups A youth climate advocacy group in Ashland is celebrating their victory in pushing the city to enact a fee to discourage the installation of natural gas appliances in new homes. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:49:45 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-02-20/ashland-becomes-the-first-city-in-oregon-to-impose-a-fee-on-new-natural-gas-hookups Roman Battaglia /law-and-justice/2025-02-07/massage-therapist-sues-ashland-chiropractic-clinic Jaime Powell claims the clinic, her former employer, didn’t respond adequately after another former employee was charged with sexual abuse for allegedly assaulting his clients. Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:52:51 GMT /law-and-justice/2025-02-07/massage-therapist-sues-ashland-chiropractic-clinic Jane Vaughan /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-12-05/fri-9-40am-follow-me-into-auschwitz Holocaust survivor, Felicia Lubliner felt driven to remind us that the millions who perished were not defined by their deaths but by their lives-their joys, dreams, loves. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:04:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-12-05/fri-9-40am-follow-me-into-auschwitz Vanessa Finney /poverty-and-homelessness/2025-01-03/ashland-shelter-reopens-for-90-days-under-rogue-retreat For the first time in almost a year, Ashland’s former emergency homeless shelter has reopened. But, it will provide shelter only until April 1. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:53:44 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2025-01-03/ashland-shelter-reopens-for-90-days-under-rogue-retreat Jane Vaughan /education/2024-12-23/brace-yourself-school-budget-season-is-coming Every year, school boards across Oregon — and around the country — buckle down and spend months finalizing their district budgets. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:42:07 GMT /education/2024-12-23/brace-yourself-school-budget-season-is-coming Elizabeth Miller