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5 days ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news After it burned about a half an acre, fire fighters declared a fire on the 1200 block of Eagle Mill Road mostly knocked down at about 3 p.m. Monday, according to the Watch Duty app. The fire was reported at 2:47 p.m., according to Watch Duty. A Jackson County Alerts message at 3:05 p.m. reported the grass fire was no threat to the city, but asked residents of the Oak Street and Eagle Mill Road neighborhoods to avoid the area until an all-clear is given.
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2 weeks ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By James LobsenzEvery person is entitled to “due process of law.” But just exactly what is due process of law? President Trump says, “I don’t know, I’m not a lawyer.” Is that an excuse for not knowing? Most people are not lawyers or legal historians. It’s true it is a technical phrase. But even so, most people have a gut feeling that it means something like “a fair hearing.” And they’d be right. That’s exactly how the Supreme Court has defined it.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Buffy Pollock, Rogue Valley TimesSupporters of imprisoned wildland firefighter Brian “Hakiym” Simpson and a defense attorney who represented him in court are sending an almost 3,000-signature petition and letter to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, urging her to exonerate the 42-year-old and have him released from prison.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Art Van Kraft for Ashland.newsA crowd of between three and four hundred people gathered on Ashland Plaza on Saturday afternoon, then spread out onto nearby sidewalks along East Main Street as cars honked and protesters cheered.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Damian Mann for Ashland.newsA varied group of Ashland news organization representatives took a deep dive into the shifting landscape of journalism Saturday at Southern Oregon University. About 50 people attended the more than two-hour event, which described how local journalism has changed markedly over the past 10 years with the demise of the Mail Tribune and Ashland Daily Tidings.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChroniclePortland-based clothing company Wildfang received a shipment from China right before President Donald Trump announced a 152.5% tariff on all Chinese goods. If that order had gone through just 48 hours later than it did, it would have cost Wildfang nearly $180,000 extra because of Trump’s tariffs, CEO Emma Mcilroy told Gov. Tina Kotek during a roundtable at Salem’s Chemeketa Community College on Wednesday.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news Scott Balcom stayed in the Rapp Road area of Talent through the night of Sept. 8, 2020, in an attempt to defend his home that became a study in how a wildfire eats a city. “I watched a lot of stuff burn. I got tired of watching stuff burn. … I learned a lot by watching all the homes burn. Even in the remains of my house,” he said. Balcom’s home was one of many in his neighborhood consumed by the Almeda Fire.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news Ashland City Council reviewed the city’s sources of revenue alongside costs and potential changes to its low income assistance program during its Monday evening study session. The main sources of revenue for the city are charges for services, franchise fees, ambulance revenue and property taxes, Finance Director Marriane Berry said. City wide utilities are based on rates set by studies and these rates feed into corresponding enterprise funds, she said.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news An Ashland resident arrested for kidnapping another man and assaulting multiple strangers and police officers in downtown Ashland April 12 was indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Bert Etling
By Damian Mann for Ashland.newsA looming fiscal cliff could force Rogue Valley Transportation District to cut routes and endure an almost 50% drop in ridership in 2026. The local bus service, which serves most cities in Jackson County, has already instituted a strict fare enforcement policy, which wasn’t in place during the pandemic because it helped assist the homeless and unemployed. RVTD relied on extra federal and state funding during the pandemic years to help shore up its budget.
