The city of Grants Pass is going back to the drawing board after a majority of residents who answered a survey said they don’t want the historic Caretaker’s Cottage in Riverside Park used for overnight lodging.

The Grants Pass City Council voted unanimously this month to send the issue back to the city’s Historic Buildings and Sites Commission for potential new ideas about putting the cottage to use.

North Valley had to work overtime, but the Knights got a dramatic 3-2 win over Glide in the second round of the Class 3A softball state playoffs on Wednesday in Merlin.

With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning, North Valley junior Madison Scharpen scored on a high wild pitch to give the Knights the win.

North Valley coach Charlie Chase said Scharpen showed good instincts on the game-winning play.

A couple has been fined just over $14,000 for collecting a large volume of discarded furniture, appliances, vehicles, tires and other garbage at a Wolf Creek property.

The Department of Environmental Quality said Christine and Alexander Tsarnas have “stored and disposed of” approximately 150 cubic yards of waste at a property on Speaker Road since June 2023.

With the school season about at an end, parents and grandparents may be wondering how they are going to keep children entertained this summer.

Luckily, the summer calendar is filled with family-friendly activities and cultural events. Many of them are free.

This list is organized by date and covers Josephine and Jackson counties: