Concerned neighbors Kate Huckert and Mike Servant stand in a parking lot the Grants Pass City Council approved for the expansion of a homeless camping site on Sixth Street. They live across the street.
By Vickie Aldous of the Daily Courier
Neighbors of an unsupervised homeless camping site on Sixth Street are bracing for more impacts from a planned expansion, while hoping for a light at the end of the tunnel in the form of a managed site with services somewhere else in Grants Pass.
Many homeless people are concentrated at the authorized camping site on Sixth Street near City Hall and another site a block away on Seventh Street near the Grants Pass Police Department. Read More »
Cascade Christian's CJ Bonner beats the throw home to North Valley catcher Clay Brazier to score in the third inning of the second game of their doubleheader Friday in Merlin. The Challengers defeated the Knights 7-4 in the first game and 20-10 in the nightcap.
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Top-ranked Cascade Christian swept a District 7 baseball doubleheader from North Valley, winning the opener 7-4 before cruising 20-10 in the nightcap Friday in Merlin.
The Challengers (9-4, 2-1) got some measure of revenge, after the Knights took the series opener on Tuesday.
North Valley (6-7, 1-2) took advantage of some control problems from Cascade Christian pitcher Grady Sickler to take a 3-1 lead in the second inning of the first game.
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An Ashland man accused of killing his partner and attacking their roommate and roommate's dog in 2021 was found guilty of murder except for insanity Friday.
Auriel Zaphir Scattergood, 33, was placed under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board for life requiring commitment to the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
The finding and the sentence were handed down by Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Laura Cromwell after a short stipulated-facts trial.
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Kate Lasater, Jessica Ramos and Stephanie Togstad have fun as they taste wine from Schmidt Family Vineyard during the Wine Stroll in downtown Grants Pass. This year's stroll is May 10. A similar event is coming to Central Point on May 31.
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Spring brings wine events with it — tours and tastings, walks and winery tours.
Among them is a major new event held in Jacksonville called Savor Southern Oregon, which includes educational wine courses, a wine competition and tastings June 13-14. See below for more.
Here's what's coming up:
MAY 10. Wine Stroll, in downtown Grants Pass, is a spring tradition with merchants offering tastes from Oregon wineries, 2-6 p.m.
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