Image credit The Mail Tribune In 2020, the Almeda fires devastated Jackson County over Labor Day weekend. In the early morning of September 8, 2020, the Almeda fire swept through the Rogue Valley and through areas of Ashland and Medford,…
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Rogue Valley Bike Swap
Photo courtesy of Ashland Parks and Recreation The Rogue Valley Bike Swap, which historically takes place in April at The Grove, will take on a different form this year. Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission (APRC) is collaborating with the Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) to…
And the Winners Are…Ashland’s 2020 Local Election Results
Photo by Autumn Micketti The 2020 election in Ashland resulted in 4 of the 7 city council seats going to new community members. A new mayor and three new city councilors (positions 1, 3, and 5) were elected, in addition…
Community Members Arrested For Providing Mutual Aid
Photo by Grayson Flory On Sep 12th, in response to the Almeda fire, which displaced many homeowners and houseless neighbors in Southern Oregon, five local community organizers and houseless individuals set up a mutual aid program in Hawthorne Park in…
2020 Monster Dash Goes Virtual to Fund Education in Ashland & Phoenix-Talent Schools
ASHLAND, OR – For the 12th year in a row, the Ashland Monster Dash invites ghosts, ghouls, super heroes and monsters to run in support of local education. This year’s event has gone virtual, and is a collaboration between the…