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Federal officials allow Oregon to offer Medicaid services to those behind bars
Federal officials have approved Oregon’s request to offer free Medicaid services for addiction and some other services to people who are on the verge of being released from jail or prison, something that’s prohibited by federal law. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Oregon will offer the new program, along with Illinois, Kentucky, Utah and Vermont. They’re joining California, Massachusetts, Montana and Washington state which first piloted programs offering some Medicaid services to people about to be released. ...
Oregon Coast Visitors Association funds sustainable storytelling
The Oregon Coast Visitors Association (OCVA)'s annual Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) is an annual program supporting Oregon coastal tourism partners. “The effort is to help the long-term resiliency of tourism on the coast by responding to destination development or management projects in critical moments of need,” Oregon Coast Visitors Association Industry Communications Coordinator Lynnee Jacks said. The 2023 funds are focused on Sustainable Storytelling on the Oregon Coast. According to...
Action needed to close equity gaps with Oregon’s suicide rate
The Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan (YSIPP) annual report shows the risk of youth suicide continues to be a concern in Oregon, particularly for youth of color. The report contains new analysis of 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) death by suicide data. By the numbers In 2022,...
Date announced for Peter Courtney funeral service in Mt. Angel
A funeral service for Peter Courtney, Oregon’s longest serving lawmaker and Senate president, is scheduled for July 30 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mt. Angel. Courtney worked as a Salem lawmaker for nearly four decades, ascending to become the powerful Senate president in 2003. He died on Tuesday, less than two years after retiring from the Senate, from complications related to cancer. He was 81.
Residents fear fire risk from overgrown grass in Central Point
Some residents in Central Point brought concern to NewsWatch 12 regarding a property on Hamrick Road across from the Pioneer Cemetery. Some residents in Central Point brought concern to NewsWatch 12 regarding a property on Hamrick Road across from the Pioneer Cemetery.
"One bad month can really put a hole in us." Ashland restaurants face drastic drops in business
ASHLAND, Ore– Restaurants in Ashland say they are hurting to stay afloat in recent months, with inflation and a reduction in business coming in, some losing up to 20% of their average customer base. In response to recent struggles for Ashland restaurants, Clarinda Merripen, the owner of the Black...
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 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...
Theater named to honor Richard ‘Dick’ Hay
Hay’s impact on local and non-local theater spans far and wide — even influencing dinner theater dessert menu choices. He’s designed hundreds of sets for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, dozens more for theaters nationally, supported the Ashland High School theater department for more than a quarter-century and since 2019 designed or co-designed every set for the Rogue Theater Company.
SOPride kickoff fundraiser ‘Everybody’s Out’ happening Saturday in Ashland
ASHLAND, Ore. – SOPride is holding a kickoff fundraiser event this weekend at Ashland Hills Hotel and Suites. The DJ and dance party is from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday and is for adults ages 18 and up. There will be a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, games, and...
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