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Ashland, Oregon Patch AM: a 5 min readGood day Ashland! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Ashland’s new video policy means for watching past city meetings
- What the overturned Stratford Inn manslaughter conviction means for Ashland now
- Could Ashland’s deer problem really lead to lethal removals?
Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 60.
- Friday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Ashland City Council Asserts Ownership Of Meeting Videos To Make Them Permanently Available (theashlandchronicle.com) — Ashland’s City Council has voted unanimously to seek permanent retention and city ownership of video recordings for Council, Parks Commission, Planning Commission, and key committee meetings. Councilors Jeff Dahle and Bob Kaplan argue that relying on RVTV and third-party platforms risks losing the city’s public-meeting history, so they want new contract terms and robust backup storage to guarantee long-term public access. 
2. 2023 Ashland Manslaughter Conviction Overturned (kobi5.com) — Ashland residents are seeing a major legal turn in the 2020 Stratford Inn shooting case, as the 2023 manslaughter conviction of Robert Paul Keegan in Aidan Ellison’s death has been overturned. An appeals court found a jury instruction on self-defense inapplicable, vacating his sentence. Keegan is now in Jackson County Jail, with manslaughter proceedings reinstated and a new court date set.
3. Ashland remind public how to treat deer, lethal removal suggested (kdrv.com) — Ashland officials are urging residents and visitors to stop treating local deer like pets, keep their distance, and report aggressive encounters as protective does injure people. Using a city wildlife reporting website, staff and state biologists are tracking problem areas, and they warn that if feeding and habituating behavior doesn’t change, lethal removal of deer may have to be considered.
4. Jackson County Jail log, June 23: Burglary, supplying contraband (rv-times.com) — Ashland readers are named in the latest Jackson County Jail log, which lists an arrest made by Ashland police for failure to appear on assault and related charges. The report also details several other recent arrests around the Rogue Valley, offering a snapshot of current regional criminal activity and court obligations.
5. Oregon man dies after medical emergency while swimming at Shasta Lake (krcrtv.com) — An 87-year-old Ashland man, Alvin Eatinger, died Monday after suffering a medical emergency while swimming near a houseboat on Shasta Lake in Northern California. Bystanders and deputies tried lifesaving measures before he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Shasta County authorities are urging boaters and swimmers, including Ashland visitors, to use proper safety gear and wear life jackets on the water.
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Eagle Point Friends of the Library Open Cupboards Book Sale
Jackson County Library Services Meeting Room, Eagle Point Library
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Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies, All Ages
Jackson County Library Services Meeting Room, Eagle Point Library
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Game Night, 10+ YRS
Jackson County Library Services Ruch Meeting Room (Full Room A B Side), Ruch Library
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Comedy show →
Main Street Coffee House, 115 W Main St, Eagle Point
5:30 pm
Wednesday June 24
Thursday June 25
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-- The Patch AM Team
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