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Published 12:32 pm Friday, June 20, 2025 More than 60 species of butterflies have been documented on the property; ‘The garden just keeps getting better and better’When hikers on the famous Pacific Crest Trail reach Mark Newberger’s land on Mount Ashland, they’re welcome to fill their water bottle from a well spout and kickback at a shaded picnic table. Here, they also have a front-row seat of Newberger’s award-winning butterfly garden thriving at an elevation of 5,500 feet.

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Published 7:24 am Friday, June 20, 2025 Overnight update / Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest DistrictResources assigned to the Upper Applegate Fire have nearly reached their goal of lining the entire perimeter of the incident by the end of Thursday’s dayshift, completing 95% of the fire line, the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District reported. “The portion that is remaining on the north side of the fire has a high amount of conifer mortality.

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Changes in reporting policy, more police on the streets, and more arrests by officers led to a significant statistical increase in incidents regarded as uses of force by the Ashland Police Department, but the spike in stats is no cause for alarm, police Chief Tighe O’Meara said Monday. O’Meara told City Council members that the reported increase is the result of efforts to indicate clearly how city police officers carry out their duties.

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Published 8:20 am Thursday, June 19, 2025 Firefighters working on the Upper Applegate Fire south of Ruch were able to hold the fire overnight, securing a fire line around 70% of its perimeter, the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District said Thursday morning. “The fire has not grown beyond the footprint from late Wednesday afternoon.

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Breaking News: Published 2:20 pm Wednesday, June 18, 2025 The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has issued a “Level 3 – GO NOW!” order for residents in and around the 2000 block of Upper Applegate Road for a wildfire that sparked Wednesday afternoon. Residents are being told to leave immediately without delay and to not return to the area until public safety officials announce the area is safe. Engines, crews and aircraft are being dispatched to a second fire, estimated at 5 acres and...