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Marking Ashland Places holds ribbon cutting at Railroad Park
ASHLAND, Ore. – Marking Ashland Places held a ribbon cutting held in Ashland, Saturday Morning. Marking Ashland Places is a city supported and volunteer-run collaborative project of the Public Arts Advisory Committee and the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee. Its goal is to create a sense of place and pride...
New trail opens in the Applegate
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – A new trail is open in the Applegate just in time for summer adventures. The new Tallowbox Trail provides spectacular views of the Siskiyou Crest and Upper Applegate Watershed. Additionally, rare flowers only found in the Applegate area can be spotted along the path. The...
State agencies seeking feedback on Upper Rogue River usage
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is holding meetings starting this week to get public feedback on how the Upper Rogue River should be used. The first meeting will be on zoom this Wednesday and there is also a survey available on the Oregon’s Kitchen Table website.
Decision 2024 Update: 11pm Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Complete coverage of latest results and responses from NBC5 News with Craig Smullin and Andrea Boyd. Including:. NBC5 News Maximus Osburn reports on Jackson County measures that proposed changes to the Board of Commissioners: comments from Denise Krause from Jackson County for All, and Jackson County Commissioner Rick Dyer. Josephine...
Controlled burn planned for Ashland Watershed starting Monday
ASHLAND, Ore. – The Ashland Forest Resiliency Project is conducting a prescribed burn in the Ashland Watershed Monday. The burn will take place in the area of Ostrich Peak and the No Candies Trail on the western side of the watershed. Crews are expected to continue throughout the week...
Talent Irrigation District begins delivering water
TALENT, Ore. – Customers in the Talent Irrigation District (TID) will start getting their water deliveries over the coming weeks. Earlier this month, Talent Irrigation District announced the start of the 2024 irrigation season. Debris was flushed out and canals were soaked in preparation. Monday, ditch riders started to...
Jackson County Clerk says to now use drop box to vote, not mail-in
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – With election day coming up Tuesday, May 21, there’s concern from some in the community, that the way mail is processed in Southern Oregon could mean delays in getting votes counted. Since ballots need to be postmarked by election day, the recommended mail-in ballot...
City of Talent to receive FEMA funding for wildfire resiliency
TALENT, Ore. – The City of Talent is receiving over $1.1 million in grant money from FEMA. The money comes from two grants that support wildfire resiliency efforts. One is for Defensible Space and the other is for a Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project. The announcement came Friday from Oregon...
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