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ashland.news | Bert Etling
Ashland.news staff reportFire engines, a bulldozer, helicopter and aircraft are tackling a 3-5-acre fire reported around 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the 16100 block of North Applegate Road north of Provolt in the Applegate Valley, according to ODF, Watch Duty and PulsePoint reports. The Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District, Applegate Fire District, Rural Metro Fire are responding to the North Applegate Fire.
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1 week ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Holly Dillemuth, Ashland.newsAshland School Board members recently voted to approve a one-year extension for Ashland Superintendent Joseph Hattrick, following an eventful first year in the role. Along with the extension of his position, it was also announced recently that Ashland High School has launched a search for a new principal after Principal Benjamin Bell announced he is stepping down from the role after five years.
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1 week ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Paul R. Huard for Ashland.newsThe Ashland City Council voted Tuesday to further consider a 2 percent cost of living adjustment and improved benefits for non-union city employees, citing the need to seek more public input and deal with what they called misinformation about the proposed changes in compensation.
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1 week ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
Ashland.news staff reportOregon Shakespeare Festival Executive Director Gabriella Calicchio is on leave and will soon officially step down from a leadership role she just assumed in November, according to an email sent by OSF to major donors Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
Ashland.news staff reportThe Oregon Shakespeare Festival bricks in Ashland came alive Friday evening as the Green Show officially kicked off its 2025 season with a performance on stage and in the air by students from Ashland Aerial Arts. A large crowd gathered for the free outdoor performance. The Green Show happens daily, Tuesday through Saturday, from June 13 to Sept. 27.
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1 week ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Paul R. Huard for Ashland NewsThe Ashland City Council will hear an annual use-of-force report from the city’s police chief and swear in a new council member during a pair of meetings on Monday and Tuesday. The study session Monday, June 16, begins at 5:30 p.m., and the Tuesday business meeting at 6 p.m. Both meetings are in the Ashland City Council chamber at 1175 E.
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1 week ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
While the closest No Kings demonstration to Ashland was officially in Medford on Saturday morning, a large crowd of Ashlanders turned out on Ashland Plaza mid-day Saturday to express their opinion of the current state of national politics. Related story: Thousands protest against Trump at No Kings rally in Medford (June 15, 2025)Oregon rental applicants who haven’t yet signed a lease could get their deposits back if they find the home they’ve applied to is defective.
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1 week ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Damian Mann for Ashland.newsOregon Gov. Tina Kotek surprised Southern Oregon University graduates on a sunny Saturday morning at the school’s 99th commencement ceremony. “It’s an honor to be here to celebrate your graduation,” Kotek said, speaking before graduates and their families and friends at Raider Stadium. Kotek, who congratulated each graduate on the stage during the more than two-hour event, described the tumultuous times facing the class of 2025.
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1 week ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
It’s a small space — 9.5 by 9.5 inches, 90.25 square inches — but many of the nearly 900 Southern Oregon University graduates in attendance at Saturday’s commencement ceremony took advantage of the moment, perched on the cusp of finishing one of life’s chapters with beginning another, to do some succinct summing up atop their mortarboards. From dismissive to inspirational, political to philosophical, personal to universal, students packed potent meaning into just a few words or images.
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2 weeks ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
Ashland.news staff reportThe second of six scheduled city of Ashland “Coffee & Conversations” gatherings is set for 2 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, in Railroad Park. Some members of the City Council and senior city staff are expected to be on hand for the casual meet-and-greet, according to a city announcement. The people is invited to come by for a cup of coffee.
