ROGUE RIVER — The 69th Rooster Crow festival returned to the city of Rogue River last weekend, with impressive crowing, hot weather and a splashy new water feature greeting guests.

A "laughing rooster" named Chris Rock, owned by a Tualatin couple with ties to Rogue River, won the National Rooster Crow Contest with a mighty 81 crows over 30 minutes. Read More »

Jockey Jaime Lopez rode three winners in Monday's eight-race card at Grants Pass Downs.

Lopez got rolling in the fourth race, bringing home Jesstafiably Jess for a victory by a nose in the 220-yard duel with Okey Dokey Road and jockey Taylor Smith. Jesstafiably Jess and Lopez won in 11.863 seconds.

Jesstafiably Jess jumped over the $50,000 mark in career earnings with the win. Read More »

Fire activity across Josephine County exploded with the heat since Saturday.

On Monday, two houses were destroyed, one in the O'Brien area south of Cave Junction, the other in the Murphy area south of Grants Pass.

The first fire was reported at 2:15 p.m. in the 32400 block of the Redwood Highway. Read More »

The Grants Pass Museum of Art's summer art workshops for children start July 12 and run through Aug. 26.

All workshops will be held from 1-4 p.m. at the museum, 229 S.W. G St. Space is limited and advance registration is recommended.

The kids' classes are for ages 7-18, unless otherwise noted. And each session is $15, including all materials. Read More »