Bernadette Obrien

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Education reported today that the graduation rate of the class of 2023 is 81.3%. It is the second-highest in the state’s history. Bret Champion, the superintendent of the Medford school district,…

The Neskowin Ghost Forest is a state landmark that has certainly earned the popularity it’s garnered over the years — popularity that has literally been thousands of years in the making. The forest itself had been hidden beneath the…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The 2024 Rogue World Music Festival over the Memorial weekend in May has expanded into new territory and will now be open, free of charge, to the public at venues in Ashland, Medford, and Talent. This year’s event promises…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Murder Mystery meets farce in Oregon Cabaret Theatre's "Clue," the comedy production kicking off the 2024 season on Friday, February 2. Set to run through April 7, the play “Clue” is a comedy based on the iconic 1985…

Thinking of taking some time to see a few sights? Well, if I may make a suggestion, there is a beautiful little place known as Multnomah Falls, one that I think every Oregnonian (local and tourist) should see at least once. Apparently…

ASHLAND, Ore. —  Mark February 9 in your diary to visit the 41st Jefferson Public Radio (JPR)  Wine Tasting in Ashland. Visitors will get the opportunity to delve far beyond pinot noir and chardonnay at the Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites…

The award-winning movie ‘Oppenheimer’ directed by Christopher Nolan won five Golden Globe awards. It deals with the historic atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 in Japan. However, an important documentary ‘Downwind’ about…

ASHLAND, Ore. — A suspect was arrested at a traffic stop on Ashland Street, near the Ashland Interstate 5 Exit 14 on Tuesday, after K9 Bodie flagged the vehicle in which illegal drugs were being transported. In late December, Medford…

ASHLAND, Ore. — For 10 weeks, residents can sit alongside students and study climate changes taking place in their backyards. They can return to student life at Southern Oregon University (SOU) and examine issues like the scientific…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — In the 2023–24 Toast of the South Coast competition, three locations in Douglas County won business awards. In the categories of art galleries and campgrounds, the locations took home one gold and two silver medals. In…