ASHLAND, Ore. – The Southern Oregon University Football team is taking on Japan’s Kwansei Gakuin in the historic Mills Bowl Saturday evening. Kwansei Gakuin held a practice at Raider Stadium in Ashland Friday morning and the players and coaches are excited to continue the historic game. Kwansei Gakuin became the first Japanese university to play […] The post SOU to face Japanese college football team in 5th Mills Bowl appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more

ASHLAND, Ore. – Ashland Parks and Recreation officials say they need to replace some outdated equipment at the city’s skating rink near Lithia Park. Parks and Recreation Manager Lonny Flora gave a presentation to Ashland’s Parks Commissioners this week and shared a number of concerns about outdated equipment being used at the skating rink. That […] The post Ashland Parks and Rec looking to replace outdated ice rink equipment appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more

ASHLAND, Ore. – There is a new Artist-in-Residence in town and she’s thrilled to be here. Serena Richelle has been selected as the 2024 Artist-in-Residence at the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The program gives artists a chance to be more deeply inspired by nature in their surroundings and implement it in their art. “The big thing […] The post Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument names 2024 Artist-in-Residence appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more

ASHLAND, Ore. – Two outstanding Ashland students have been named winners of the Oregon Mayors Association’s “If I were Mayor…” competition. The 2024 winners are fourth grader Ember Richards at TRAILS Outdoor School and eighth grader Avalon Gerk at Willow Wind School. Ember won in the Poster Contest, while Avalon took first place in the […] The post Ashland announces winners of “If I were Mayor” student contest appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Howard Prairie Lake is debuting a new marina just in time for the summer season, plus campers can head out Friday to get a jump start on the weekend. According to the Jackson County Parks, the camping areas open on Friday. While the boat ramp opened last week, in a facebook […] The post Howard Prairie Campground opens for the season Friday appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more

ASHLAND, Ore. – An SOU Native American Studies professor is being accused of ethnic fraud by the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds. Professor Michele Pavilionis is a member of the Lenape Tribe according to an article on SOU’s website. But the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds believes Pavilionis has no Native American heritage in her family. TAAF’s […] The post SOU Native American Studies professor accused of ethnic fraud appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more

ASHLAND, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management is holding public meetings to discuss a new plan for managing the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. BLM said the monument is currently split up and managed under three different plans and BLM is looking to consolidate the management into one plan. The new proposed plan will cover a […] The post BLM holding public meetings about Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more

ASHLAND, Ore.- The Oregon Fringe Festival kicked off the afternoon of April 24th. Every year, Southern Oregon University produces the Oregon Fringe Festival. Russell Copley, Director of the festival, says the fest is a multi-day event featuring artists expressing the creative spirit through different types of displays. According to George Butterick and Maryellen McGinnis, Theater […] The post Oregon Fringe Festival kicks off appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more

ASHLAND, Ore. – Southern Oregon University is increasing tuition for most of its students next year, though not by much. SOU announced it is increasing tuition for the 2024-25 school year by less than 5% for all undergraduate and most graduate students. This increase will not impact students in education related graduate programs and the […] The post Southern Oregon University raising tuition prices for 2024-25 school year appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Shakespeare Festival recently relaunched its school visit program. Associate Director of Education at OSF, Kirsten Giroux, joined Sunrise anchor Natalie Sirna to talk about the program and how it is growing again after the pandemic. The OSF school outreach program takes a group of actors and teaching artists to schools […] The post OSF Associate Director of Education on School Outreach Program appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 ..read more