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Ashland’s iconic Lithia water fountains turned back on
By Local report
Posted Mar. 1, 2016 at 8:14 PM
Updated Mar 1, 2016 at 8:15 PM
Never mind. Barium levels in Ashland's iconic Lithia water fountain are the same as they've ever been.
Test results that showed they'd about doubled led…
A real fairy tale
By Bill Varble
For the Tidings
Posted Feb. 18, 2016 at 2:00 AM
Marisela Treviño Orta had the show “River Monsters” on television while she was doing laundry. According to the program, the piranhas of the Amazon fear river dolphins,…
Wild Side: Cold fine for polar bears, but others like it hot
By Joseph Vaile
KS Wild
Posted Feb. 16, 2016 at 7:40 PM
There I stood, on the banks of the icy cold reservoir, each breath creating a fog, clouding my view of the 50 other people in bathing suits, shivering, hovering, and wondering,…
Southern Oregon hemp growers look to oil to make good money
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…
Oregon tempranillo takes center stage
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…
Missing woman found dead in her car
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…
Ashland New Plays Festival seeks out most interesting story telling
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…
Alfalfa farmers reach settlement over Jackson County’s GMO ban
By Damian Mann
For the Tidings
Posted Dec. 7, 2015 at 1:38 PM
Updated Dec 7, 2015 at 11:39 PM
A proposed settlement of a lawsuit against Jackson County’s ban on genetically engineered crops would allow continued growing of…
APD Det. Hull speaks Saturday at SOU
By Local report
Posted Nov. 17, 2015 at 8:42 PM
Ashland Police Department Det. Carrie Hull, the creator of the nationally recognized “You Have Options” program, will be the guest speaker at the Ashland Association of University Women…
Ashland Climate Challenge kicks off with lunch, speeches at Armory
By John Darling
For the Tidings
Posted Nov. 15, 2015 at 8:24 PM
Updated Nov 15, 2015 at 8:32 PM
Some 500 people Sunday gave the Ashland Climate Challenge a big kickoff, vowing to prune the city’s carbon footprint by 10 percent or…