Deb Van Poolen News Today

Dozens of individuals protested near the Ashland Plaza this evening about the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Those who were protesting made a global call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Others expressed emotional distress the war is causing, and the need for a ceasefire because of the “consequences of the war, particularly for innocent civilians.”

For the past two years, organizers of the Lithia Artisans Christmas Faire in Ashland held the longtime event outdoors because of the pandemic. But Saturday afternoon — considered “Small Business Satu...