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Eastside Road Fire, Jacksonville, Lined & Being Mopped, 7/21 (Close to Ashland Watershed)
The Eastside Road Fire, located along Upper Applegate Road and west of Buncom in Jackson County. This fire has been holding at an estimated two acres and is 100% lined and 20% mopped up. Operations are ongoing this afternoon. Fran Shields. • Reporter. 8 hours ago · Jul 21, 7:56...
Medford residents concerned after finding needles near middle school
MEDFORD, Ore. – A concerned Medford resident reached out to NewsWatch 12 after she found exposed needles at McLoughlin Middle School on Holly Street. NewsWatch 12 was able to talk with her and another concerned resident who said this has been a problem for years and has gotten worse in the past few months.
Air quality advisory issued for Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. -- Jackson County Public Health is issuing an air quality advisory due to the presence of wildfire smoke in the area. The advisory is in effect through Monday, July 22. As of Saturday evening, Medford's air quality is at 115, making the air "unhealthy for sensitive groups."...
Day Four of the Jackson County Fair at The Expo
CENTRAL POINT, Ore.- Friday is Day Four of the Jackson County Fair at The Expo, and folks might have seen some of the NBC5 News Team enjoying the carnival. “NBC5 at the expo!” NBC5’s Lauren Pretto, Maximus Osburn, Emily Storm, Taylor Owen, Junie Christopherson and Annie Giardinelli shouted.
PHOTO FOCUS: Nighttime at the Jackson County Fair
With hot days all week, visitors to the Jackson County Fair at The Expo in Central Point have been treated to comfortably warm temperatures at night. The fair saw 2,300 visitors Thursday, plus 5,200 people came to see Josh Turner in concert Thursday night. Total attendance for the fair, which started Tuesday, is more than 17,500, according to organizers. The fair continues through Sunday night. The fair runs until midnight Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. To purchase advance admission and concert tickets, visit tickets.attheexpo.com/tickets.
Residents worry about high grass in Central Point
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- Some residents in Central Point brought concern to NewsWatch 12 regarding a property on Hamrick Road across from the Pioneer Cemetery. The property appears to have dry and yellow grass and brush that residents say come up to three feet in height. When Central Point resident...
‘An existential moment’ as Southern Oregon’s public schools struggle with budget shortfalls
Your browser does not support the audio element. In a big, bright conference room in Medford’s Oakdale Middle School in May, residents, teachers and parents gathered to talk about the Medford School District’s proposed 2024-25 school budget. Many were upset. “The one constant in my time at [Medford...
Say Their Names memorial in Railroad Park rebuilt for fifth time
T-shirts have been slowly disappearing over a period of time. Cassie Preskenis stood over a table methodically writing out names on white T-shirts with a black marker Sunday morning. To her left, Gina DuQuenne sat at a table doing the same. Under the shade of the pagoda in Railroad Park, the morning’s already rising heat was barely noticeable. Preskenis said it was the third or fourth Sunday in a row volunteers came to the park to slowly recreate the memorial for its fifth iteration.
Antisemitism Exists in Ashland – City Council Urged to Investigate
ASHLAND, Ore. — The Social Equity and Racial Justice Commission (SERJC) has urged Ashland City Council to hire a professional to dig deep into possible complicity that could harm traditionally marginalized people. SERJC states that Ashland has been experiencing an increase in antisemitism since the October 7 attack by...
Ashland homelessness master plan includes ‘spicy’ survey responses, compassion and suggestions
Report up for review during Aug. 5 City Council study session. A master plan tailor-made to guide the city of Ashland’s approach to homelessness was unanimously approved Thursday evening by the final committee standing between the plan and a review from Ashland City Council. “We did not have a...
Some Ashland restaurants seeing a 20% drop in business
ASHLAND, Ore.- Some Ashland restaurants are seeing a 20% drop in business. That’s according to Clarinda Merripen, the Owner of Ashland’s Black Sheep restaurant. She spoke during public comment at the Ashland City Council’s Business Meeting on Tuesday, in which she says she spoke with individual owners throughout the downtown area who are also seeing less patronage.
Ashland New Plays Festival announces October lineup
2024 season features four plays highlighting ‘the best new voices in American theater’. Four plays picked from among 350 submitted to the Ashland New Plays Festival will be performed during the group’s 2024 Fall Festival this October. “ANPF’s readers did a wonderful job this year, narrowing 350 submissions...
Ashland City Hall Tidbits by David Runkel 7/22
The bill for the recent painting of green bicycle lanes on Ashland street, “green box” turning lanes for bikes on other streets and upcoming green bike lanes on Mountain Avenue and streets is $271,188.68. Public Works Director Scott Fleury said the contract calls for painting of nearly 30,000...
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