Daily Tidings Editorial Board

Investigators have yet to determine the cause of death of distance runner Todd Ragsdale last week in the hills above Ashland, but they have ruled out anything suspicious, authorities said. The Jackson County Sheriff's Department issued a…

3:50 p.m. Jackson County Sheriff Corey Falls confirmed officials believe the body of Todd Ragsdale was found this afternoon in the hills above Lithia Park. He said a county medical examiner is investigating the body now. Officials…

By John Darling For the Daily Tidings Posted Jan. 26, 2016 at 12:01 AM The Oregon Department of Agriculture will resume issuing licenses for hemp growers in late February just as the industry is veering away from industrial uses and…

It starts with a broom and ends with 800,000 cigarette butts recycled into park benches and more than a million gallons of trash collected. It’s the gospel of restoring dignity and hope to those who have lost faith as told by Chris…

By MJ Daspit For the Tidings Posted Jan. 24, 2016 at 2:51 PM Updated Jan 24, 2016 at 3:18 PM The Oregon Tempranillo Alliance staged its first-ever Oregon Tempranillo Celebration Thursday and Friday, Jan. 21 and 22, in Ashland. The…

By John Darling For the Tidings Posted Jan. 20, 2016 at 4:36 PM Updated Jan 20, 2016 at 5:16 PM Retired nurse Janis Bronson, missing from her home by Emigrant Lake since late Sunday night, was found dead in her car Wednesday morning…

By Evalyn Hansen For the Tidings Posted Jan. 9, 2016 at 8:19 PM Updated Jan 10, 2016 at 10:49 AM Kyle Haden, the new artistic director of the Ashland New Plays Festival, follows the legendary Doug Rowe, who retired after…

Citing personal and professional commitments here, Ashland city Councilor Carol Voisin says she has decided against a run for the state house seat being vacated by Rep. Peter Buckley, six-term representative of this firmly Democratic…

Negotiations between Southern Oregon University faculty and administration, ongoing since June, are reaching the point of possible resolution — or deadlock, where mediation may be called for by one side or the other. SOU administration…

Local report The Oregon Community Foundation has announced more than $650,000 in 31 grants to Southern Oregon nonprofits, including a $30,000 grant to the Jefferson Public Radio Foundation and $25,000 to the Ashland-based Geos Institute.…