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67-662: A settlement in the area of the Holy Mountains was first mentioned in written sources in the 16th century. In 1624, the Sviatohirsk Lavra Holy Mountains monastery was established here, but in the end of the 18th century all monastic lands were secularized and passed on to private owners. One of the new owners built a bathing house on the nearby lake, which led to the settlement being called Banne ( Ukrainian : Банне )/ Bannoye ( Russian : Банное ) or Bannovskoye ( Банновское ); literally bathing . The proximity of

134-462: A bachelor's degree or higher. Ashland has a council-manager government since a Charter Amendment was passed by the voters in a Special Election in May 2020, (changing the form of government from Mayor/Administrator). It consists of a city manager, a mayor, and six council members. The mayor and council members are elected by the city's voters to serve staggered four-year terms. Julie Akins, after serving

201-537: A bill into law that started a six months period for the removal of communist monuments and the mandatory renaming of settlements with a name related to Communism . However, since the Artem monument is listed as "National Cultural Heritage" it will not be demolished. In terms of ethnicity, the town is home to a large Ukrainian majority. Every fifth inhabitant claims to have an ethnic Russian background, smaller minorities are Belarusians and Armenians . The exact composition

268-509: A different route (east through Klamath Falls to avoid the steep grade through the Siskiyou Mountains ), Ashland thrived on rail trade of local products, including pears, peaches, and apples. In 1908, the Women's Civic Improvement Club petitioned for the creation of community space along Ashland Creek, which became Ashland Canyon Park. The discovery of lithia water near Emigrant Lake around

335-544: A faculty and staff of more than 750. In addition to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the university, health-service providers make significant contributions to the economy. Businesses related to outdoor recreation, transportation, technology, and light manufacturing are also important. In 2010, the Shakespeare Festival employed about 500 people, the hospital about 400, the public schools about 300, and

402-412: A female householder with no husband present, about 4% had a male householder with no wife present, and about 52% were non-families. About 38% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.63. The median age in the city was 42.9 years. About 16% of residents were under

469-506: A five-day festival in October. The National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory in Ashland is the world's only laboratory dedicated to solving crimes against wildlife. Using forensic science , experts at the laboratory help wildlife officers to investigate possible crimes against animals and to establish links between victims and suspects in cases that go to court. The laboratory has assisted

536-429: A grassland that stretches from Romania in the west to the region of the southern Ural Mountains. Up to 91% of the park is forested, with another 2.5% in willow-alder bogs, and 1.5% in meadows. The park has great diversity of species of both flora and fauna, with over one-third of the species of Ukraine found within park boundaries. The deciduous forests of the left bank display 90-110 year-old stands of oak (one third of

603-436: A high number of predatory mammals, including fox, marten, and even wolves. The foxes tend to make their dens within park boundaries, but range into the nearby farmland. About 85% of the park is available for recreational use – hiking, camping in designated areas, and historical and ecological tours. 6.5% of the park is off-limits to the public to protect especially important or sensitive sites. The national park

670-567: A nearby selo of Tatyanovka lead to both places sometimes being collectively referred as Bannoye-Tatyanovka ( Банное-Татьяновка ). During the Soviet times, the selo was officially known as Bannoye. In 1938, it was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Bannovsky ( Банновский ). The settlement served as a resort destination and steadily grew in size, until in 1964 it was granted town status and renamed Slovianohirsk ( Ukrainian : Слов'яногірськ )/ Slavyanogorsk ( Славяногорск ), with

737-666: A newspaper based in Medford that published print editions several days a week, served Ashland until it ceased operations on January 13, 2023. The newspaper also owned the Ashland Daily Tidings , which ran Monday through Saturday until 2019. A non-profit news organization, Ashland.news , was founded in 2022 by a former Daily Tidings editor. Fifteen radio stations operate in the region around Ashland, including Jefferson Public Radio and KSKQ , an independent non-profit broadcasting at 89.5 FM. A former student-run radio station with

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804-412: A partial term as a city councilor, was elected as mayor in 2020. On January 23, 2023, she announced her resignation effective January 27. On February 7, the council unanimously elected Tonya Graham to serve the remainder of Akins' term. Pam Marsh , a Democrat from Ashland, represents Ashland and all of Oregon House District 5 in the state legislature . As part of Oregon Senate District 3 , Ashland

871-437: A paved intercity bike trail provide additional visitor attractions. Ashland, originally called "Ashland Mills", was named after Ashland County, Ohio , the original home of founder Abel Helman , and secondarily for Ashland, Kentucky , where other founders had family connections. Ashland has a council-manager government assisted by citizen committees. Historically, its liberal politics have differed, often sharply, with much of

938-789: A significant expansion of the resorts, recreational, and tourism network. Within the Sviatohirsk resort are the Holy Mountain sanatorium and hotel-and-tourist complexes. The town carries out a construction and modernization of recreation departments for children and adults. Early in 2009, a four-star hotel opened. Sviatohirsk also offers the Siverskyi Donets River, chalk mountains, coniferous and mixed forests, centuries-old oak trees, and clean air. Holy Mountains (Ukraine) Holy Mountains National Nature Park ( Ukrainian : Святі Гори національний природний парк ) (also: (Sviati Hori) NNP)

1005-564: Is 47 percent in Medford, varying from 26 percent in July to 76 percent in December. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Ashland has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate ( Csb ). On average, Ashland tends to be 2-3 °F cooler than Medford due to being 600 feet higher in elevation. The coolest month is December, with an average high temperature of 47 °F or 8.3 °C, and

1072-482: Is a 93-acre (38 ha) park, including 42 acres (17 ha) on the National Register of Historic Places, that begins near the downtown shopping area and extends upstream along Ashland Creek near the center of the city. It includes two ponds, a Japanese garden , tennis courts, two public greens, a bandshell (outdoor stage) and miles of hiking trails. The name Lithia comes from natural mineral water found in

1139-780: Is a city in Jackson County, Oregon , United States. It lies along Interstate 5 approximately 16 miles (26 km) north of the California border and near the south end of the Rogue Valley . The city's population was 21,360 at the 2020 census . The city is the home of Southern Oregon University (SOU) and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF). These are important to Ashland's economy, which also depends on restaurants, galleries, and retail stores that cater to tourists. Lithia Park along Ashland Creek , historic buildings, and

1206-427: Is endangered by forest fires caused by the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the military operations in the area. In October 2024, a Reuters report cited Ukrainian officials as saying that of the nearly 12,000 hectares of the park which are owned by park management, roughly 80% had been damaged or destroyed by fires or ordnance. Holy Mountains National Nature Park Ashland, Oregon Ashland

1273-692: Is located along the chalk cliffs and river terraces of the Donets River in Eastern Ukraine . The park's boundaries are a patchwork of forested areas stretching along the banks of the Donets. The Holy Mountains of Ukraine contain many archaeological, natural, historical, and recreational sites, including the Sviatohirsk Lavra monastery. The park is located in the administrative districts of Sloviansk (11,957 ha), Lyman (27,665 ha) and Bakhmut ; all are in

1340-685: Is part of the Asante health network based in Medford . As of 2015, it has 49 inpatient beds. The Ashland Public Library building was expanded from the city's original Carnegie library . In 2003, the historic Carnegie portion of the library was restored. In 2006, budget problems led to the closing in April 2007 of the Ashland Library and 14 others in Jackson County. The event, which lasted until October 2007,

1407-486: Is particularly good for growing fruit, especially pears, and for producing other crops and farm goods such as hay, grain, poultry, and beef. Cloud cover in nearby Medford varies from an average of 21 percent in July to 86 percent in December. On average, precipitation falls in Ashland on 114 days each year and totals about 20 inches (510 mm). The average annual snowfall is only 1.4 inches or 0.04 metres. The average relative humidity, measured at 4 p.m. daily,

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1474-522: Is represented by Democrat Jeff Golden . At the federal level, Cliff Bentz , a Republican , represents Ashland as part of Oregon's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives . Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley , both Democrats , serve the state of Oregon in the United States Senate . Historically, Ashland has been a political outlier in southwest Oregon. In

1541-469: The 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war , the press service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) reported the deaths of two monks and a nun of the city's monastery as a result of shelling on 1 June 2022. On 4 June, as a result of further hostilities in the region, one of the temples of the monastery was engulfed in flames. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russian forces for

1608-551: The Donbas region, which is largely flat open landscape, Sviatohirsk is set among hills and forests - providing some natural defences - making it harder for an army to manoeuvre with artillery and tanks. The city is seen as strategically important during the conflict, due to it being one of the key points preventing an encirclement of the Ukrainian army in Donetsk oblast. Following the start of

1675-876: The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and foreign agencies concerned with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The Ashland City Band (ACB) was organized in the late 19th century as the Ashland Brass Band. The band used an octagonal gazebo-style bandstand in Lithia Park until the Butler Memorial Band Shell was built in Lithia Park in 1946. The ACB gives public concerts there each summer between June and August. Lithia Park

1742-766: The National Register of Historic Places . The structures include the Enders Building (home of the Columbia Hotel ), which from 1910 to 1928 contained the largest mercantile establishment between Sacramento and Portland. Some of Ashland's houses built before 1900 are: the Orlando Coolidge House (1875), the Isaac Woolen House (1876), the W. H. Atkinson House (1880), the John McCall House (1883),

1809-700: The Nils Ahlstrom House (1888), the H. B. Carter House (1888), and the Colonel William H. Silsby House (1896). The E. V. Carter House (built in 1909) is in a remarkably good state of preservation. Ashland is at 1,949 feet (594 m) above sea level in the foothills of the Siskiyou and Cascade ranges, about 15 miles (24 km) north of the California border on Interstate 5 (I-5). About 10 miles (16 km) south of Ashland and 5 miles (8 km) north of

1876-739: The Southwest POINT , a daily shuttle carrying passengers between Brookings and the Amtrak station in Klamath Falls. The Klamath Falls Amtrak Station serves the Coast Starlight long-haul passenger train on track owned by the Union Pacific Railroad . Ashland Municipal Airport , with a 3,600-foot (1,100 m) asphalt runway, offers general aviation services. Medford International Airport , 12 miles (19 km) from Ashland, also serves

1943-446: The confluence of Ashland Creek (which flows through Lithia Park). The 18-mile (29 km) path follows Bear Creek between Ashland and Central Point and passes through Talent, Phoenix , and Medford. Calle Guanajuato is a small park bordering Ashland Creek, with several restaurants offering outdoor dining. Southern Oregon University, a public co-ed four-year university founded in 1926, offers courses of study toward degrees in

2010-633: The rain shadow of the Oregon Coast Range to the west. The largest urban areas in this zone in addition to Ashland are Medford and Grants Pass in the Rogue Valley, and Roseburg in the Umpqua River Valley further north. Although the mountain peaks in this zone receive up to 120 inches or 3,050 millimetres of precipitation a year, the urban areas and the valleys in which they lie generally get 20 inches (510 mm) or less. This valley climate

2077-556: The 1860s and 1870s the community grew, establishing a school, churches, businesses and a large employer, Ashland Woolen Mills, which produced clothing and blankets from local wool. In 1871, the Post Office dropped "Mills" from Ashland's name. In 1872 Reverend J. H. Skidmore opened a college, Ashland Academy, a predecessor of Southern Oregon University . In 1887, Portland, Oregon , and San Francisco, California , were joined by rail at Ashland. Until 1926, when most rail service began taking

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2144-515: The Ashland area. It has a strong mineral taste and slight effervescence, and the lithia water fountains found on the town plaza are frequently tasted by unsuspecting tourists (often at the behest of residents or frequent visitors who use the fountains as a cheap, humorous Ashland initiation rite ). A hiking and biking path, the Bear Creek Greenway , begins in Ashland near the intersection of West Nevada Street with Helman Street, close to

2211-539: The California border is Siskiyou Summit , which at 4,310 feet (1,310 m) is the highest point on I-5. Ashland is about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Medford and 285 miles (459 km) south of Portland. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of about 6.6 square miles (17.1 km ), all land. Ashland Creek and its tributaries begin on the flanks of Mount Ashland , at 7,533 feet (2,296 m) above sea level in

2278-591: The City of Ashland about 250. The Bathroom Readers' Press, which produces the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader books, is based in Ashland and San Diego. Brammo , specializing in battery-electric motorcycles, was based in Ashland but moved to Talent . The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has grown from a summer outdoor series in the 1930s to a season that stretches from February to October, incorporating Shakespearean and non-Shakespearean plays at three theaters. The OSF has become

2345-804: The Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra , the Holy Mountains National Park, an historical and architectural reserve, as well as a resort of national importance; thirty objects, among them a monumental sculpture of Communist leader Artem ( Fyodor Sergeyev ) and a World War II memorial (opened on the day of 40th anniversary of victory) are included in the historic monuments complex of the reserve. The town has been visited by well-known cultural figures, including Hryhorii Skovoroda , Fyodor Tyutchev , Ivan Bunin , Anton Chekhov , Maxim Gorky , Marina Tsvetaeva , and Ilya Repin . On 15 May 2015, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed

2412-606: The Siskiyou Mountains south of the city. Upstream (south) of the city boundary, these streams flow mainly through the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest . The creek flows through the city to meet Bear Creek , which roughly parallels I-5 along the east side of Ashland. Bear Creek, one of many streams in the Rogue Valley , flows generally northwest to join the Rogue River near Gold Hill , and from there

2479-512: The Study of War , there were reports of fighting near the city after a battle on 31 May. On 6 June, Igor Konashenkov , Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson, stated that Russian forces were completing the capture of the city. Later that day, Denis Pushilin , head of the Donetsk People's Republic , stated that Sviatohirsk was almost cleared of Ukrainian forces, except for an unnamed height somewhere in

2546-407: The Ukrainian armed forces had retaken the city from Russian control. On 12 September 2022, the Ukrainian armed forces confirmed that they were in control of the city. In March 2023, Sviatohirsk established a sister city relationship with Easton, Connecticut, United States . In June 2023, Sviatohirsk established a sister city relationship with Ashland, Oregon, United States. Sviatohirsk includes

2613-475: The age of 18, and about 16% were between the ages of 18 and 24. Rounded to the nearest whole number, 21% were from 25 to 44 years old; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 18% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was about 46% male and 54% female. In 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $ 41,334, and the median income for a family was $ 58,409. Males had a median income of $ 50,368 versus $ 34,202 for females. The per capita income for

2680-645: The area's springs. During the Fourth of July celebration in 1935, Angus L. Bowmer arranged the first performances of what would become the Oregon Shakespeare Festival . The festival has grown since then, and has become an award-winning and internationally known regional theater company. Ashland was a sundown town at least until World War II. Many of Ashland's historic buildings have been preserved and restored. The city has 59 individual structures and four historic districts (Downtown District, Siskiyou-Hargadine District, Railroad District, Skidmore Academy District) on

2747-712: The area. By the early 1850s, the Donation Land Claim Act brought many to the Rogue Valley and into conflict with its native people. These often violent clashes, known ultimately as the Rogue River Wars , continued until 1856. In 1851, gold was discovered at Rich Gulch, a tributary of Jackson Creek, and a tent city grew on its banks, today's Jacksonville . Settlers arrived in the Ashland area in January 1852, including Robert B. Hargadine, Sylvester Pease, Abel D. Helman, Eber Emery, and others. Helman and Hargadine filed

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2814-455: The call letters KSOC and the nickname "Radio Free Ashland" shut down in February 2013 after 14 years of broadcasting. Rogue Valley Community Television , based at Southern Oregon University, serves Jackson and Josephine counties. Ashland has no commercial television stations, but nearby Medford has seven. The Asante Ashland Community Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital that

2881-475: The center are chamber music concerts, a Shakespeare institute, a piano series, and other art-related events. The annual Ashland New Plays Festival (ANPF) is a nonprofit organization that encourages playwrights to develop new work through public readings. Each year, the ANPF holds an international competition that winnows hundreds of submissions to four plays that are read to live audiences by professional actors during

2948-466: The city as the People's Republic of Ashland . Income from tourism is important to Ashland's economy. A large number of restaurants, galleries, and retail stores cater to thousands of visitors who attend plays each year at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2011, the festival sold more than 390,000 tickets to its theater productions. The town's largest employer is Southern Oregon University (SOU), which has

3015-491: The city was $ 28,941. About 21% of the population and 13% of families had incomes below the poverty line . Out of the total population, about 30% of those under the age of 18 and 3.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. By 2020, the population had risen to 21,360. The per capita income had risen to about $ 45,000 and the median household income to $ 64,000. Of the total population, 96% of Ashland residents 25 and older had graduated from high school while 62% had

3082-399: The city was about 90% White , 2% Asian , 1% African American , 1% Native American , 0.3% Pacific Islander , 1.4% from other races, and 4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were about 5% of the population. There were 9,409 households, out of which about 21% had children under the age of 18 living with them. About 34% were married couples living together; 10% had

3149-499: The city. The City of Ashland moved to improve local broadband Internet access in the late 1990s by creating the Ashland Fiber Network (AFN) and building a fiber optic ring inside the city boundaries. However, by 2006 the city faced difficulties servicing AFN's debt load, which was approaching $ 15.5 million. The city hired a new AFN director, Joe Franell, who suggested scrapping cable television service while retaining

3216-579: The city. Russian minister of defense Sergei Shoigu announced the city's complete capture the next day, on 7 June. Sviatohirsk's mayor, Volodymyr Bandura, remained mayor after the city's capture, and became the subject of a treason investigation by Ukraine's general prosecutor; Pushilin claimed that the DPR had been in contact with Bandura for "a long time". Following the Ukrainian eastern counteroffensive of 2022, on 10 September, reports appeared in Ukrainian media that

3283-494: The first donation land claims in Ashland. Helman and Emery built a sawmill along what was then called Mill Creek to turn timber into lumber for settlers. In 1854, they and another settler, M. B. Morris, built a second mill, Ashland Flouring Mills, to grind local wheat into flour. The community around the mill became known as "Ashland Mills". A post office was established in Ashland Mills in 1855 with Helman as postmaster. During

3350-483: The first part of the name ( Sloviano -/ Slavyano -) being after the nearby city of Sloviansk (Slavyansk), and the second part (- hirsk /- gorsk ) being after the Holy Mountains. In 2003, the name was changed to Sviatohirsk, after the monastery itself. Unlike neighboring Sloviansk, Sviatohirsk was never controlled by the pro-Russian forces who in spring 2014 had made Sloviansk their stronghold . In contrast to most of

3417-576: The five days of the festival. In 2009, Ashland was the setting for the film adaptation of Neil Gaiman 's Coraline . The Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University focuses on academic programs including creative arts (art, emerging media and creative writing), music, and theater. Affiliated with the center is the Schneider Museum of Art, which has rotation exhibitions of works featuring professional contemporary artists. Also affiliated with

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3484-620: The largest regional repertory theater in the United States. The Oregon Cabaret Theater features musicals and comedy throughout the year. Opened in 1986, the dinner theater occupies a former First Baptist Church built in Mission Revival style. The Ashland Independent Film Festival , which shows international and domestic films of almost every genre, takes place each April in the Varsity Theatre downtown. About 90 films are shown during

3551-417: The liberal arts, science, business, and education. With an enrollment of about 4,400 undergraduates as of Fall 2020, this urban university also offers graduate-level programs on its 175-acre (71 ha) campus. In 2020–21, about 59 percent of the university's students were women, and about 38 percent were men, while 3 percent were listed as other/unknown. The student–faculty ratio in 2020–21

3618-538: The north of Donetsk Oblast . The Donets River originates in the Russian uplands north of the park, flows southeast through Ukraine, and back into Russia. The Sviati Hori park is located in the middle stretch of the Ukrainian sector, on terrain of steppe, mountains, upland, and wetlands. The left bank of the river in the park on the river are mostly flood terraces, with numerous lakes and spring-fed streams. The right bank tracts are on chalk hills that rise 120–130 meters above

3685-463: The only other months with over 8 inches or 203.2 millimetres have been December 1996 with 10.89 inches (276.6 mm), November 1903 with 8.10 inches (205.7 mm) and November 1998 with 8.03 inches (204.0 mm). Ashland's coldest recorded daytime temperature was 15 °F (−9 °C) in December 1972. During the full year, the coldest day of the year averages around 34 °F (1 °C) or just above freezing. Warm summer nights are rare, with

3752-494: The presidential election of 1860, Ashland favored Abraham Lincoln while its neighbors strongly preferred pro-slavery candidates. In the early 1900s, Ashland voters supported women's suffrage and prohibition , generally out of step with the rest of the region. In more recent elections, Ashland has supported tax levies and environmental regulations opposed by voters elsewhere in Jackson and nearby counties. Critics sometimes refer to

3819-468: The record of 74 °F (23 °C) being set as far back as 1910. The mean for the warmest summer night between 1991 and 2020 was at a mild 62 °F (17 °C). At the census of 2010, there were 20,078 people, 9,409 households, and 4,542 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,047 inhabitants per square mile (1,176/km ). There were 10,455 housing units at an average density of 1,587 per square mile (613/km ). The racial makeup of

3886-575: The rest of southwest Oregon. Prior to the arrival of White settlers in mid-19th century, the Shasta people lived in the valley along Ashland Creek approximately where today's city is located. Early Hudson's Bay Company hunters and trappers following the Siskiyou Trail passed through the site in the 1820s. In the late 1840s, mainly American settlers following the Applegate Trail began passing through

3953-457: The resulting burning of the temple and mourned the victims, while calling for Russia's expulsion from UNESCO over it. However, the mayor of the city, Volodymyr Bandura, blamed Ukrainian forces for the burning of the temple while in Russian captivity, accusing Zelenskyy of lying. The Security Service of Ukraine later accused the mayor of treason over this statement. According to the Institute for

4020-531: The river flows generally west to its mouth on the Pacific Ocean . Oregon Route 99 , running roughly parallel to I-5, passes through downtown Ashland. Oregon Route 66 enters Ashland from the east and intersects Route 99 near the city center. Route 66 leads east 63 miles (101 km) to Klamath Falls . Ashland lies within Oregon's southwest interior climate zone, in which all but the higher-elevation sites are in

4087-428: The river. The Donets floods an average of 2.5 meters every year, with peaks of 5.8 meters every 5 years. The climate of the Holy Mountains park is humid continental climate, warm summer ( Köppen climate classification (Dfb) ). This climate is characterized by large swings in temperature, both diurnally and seasonally, with mild summers and cold, snowy winters. The park is in the Pontic–Caspian steppe ecoregion,

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4154-552: The same time led to a plan to establish a mineral spa at the park. Voters approved bonds to pay for the project, which included piping the mineral water from its source to Ashland. The town engaged John McLaren , landscape architect of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park , to design the park, renamed Lithia Springs Park, later shortened to Lithia Park. Although the park was popular, the mineral spa plans proved too expensive for local taxpayers and were abandoned in 1916. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs took to bottling and selling mineral waters from

4221-511: The trees), ash, lime and maple. First terraces are often sandy with stands of pine trees. While normally rare in a steppe zone, the forests of the area benefit from the mountainous relief and natural water of the area. The herbaceous layers of the park tend towards steppe species. 943 species of plants have been recorded in the park, including many relic (Cretaceous) and endemic (20 recorded) species. The park has recorded 40 species of fish, over 200 of birds, 10 reptile, and 48 mammals. The park has

4288-534: The warmest month is July, with an average high of about 88 °F or 31.1 °C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Ashland was 108 °F (42.2 °C), observed in August 1981, and the record low of −4 °F (−20 °C) occurred in December 1972. The wettest "rain year" has been from July 1926 to June 1927 with 29.77 inches (756.2 mm) and the driest from July 1954 to June 1955 with only 10.37 inches (263.4 mm). The wettest month on record has been December 1964 with 11.28 inches (286.5 mm), but

4355-497: Was 19 to 1. Full-time undergraduate tuition in 2020–21 was about $ 11,000 per year for Oregon residents and $ 28,000 for non-residents. The Oregon Extension is a college educational extension program located near Ashland in the Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument . The Ashland School District oversees three elementary schools, three optional alternative programs for children in kindergarten through eighth grade; one middle school, and Ashland High School . The Mail Tribune ,

4422-422: Was as follows: According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine , the population of the city was 4,226 (2022 estimate). The results of the 2001 Ukrainian census found that the city's population was 3,805, of which 2,492 (65.49%) considered Ukrainian as their mother tongue, 1,292 (33.96%) Russian, 9 (0.24%) Armenian, 5 (0.13%) Belarusian, and 3 (0.08%) Moldovan. The development plan of Sviatohirsk provides

4489-485: Was the largest library closure in U.S. history. Although some of its services are handled by a private company, Library Systems and Services, the Ashland branch remains part of the Jackson County network of public libraries. Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) provides bus service to much of the city, with connections to Medford, Central Point, Talent, Phoenix, White City, and Jacksonville. In Medford, passengers can connect to other regional bus lines, including

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