Two former high-ranking employees are suing the Rogue Valley’s workforce development organization, alleging that it misused federal funds, retaliated against them when they brought the alleged issues to light, then publicly damaged their reputations.

The Jackson County Circuit Court lawsuit against Rogue Workforce Partnership seeks $7.57 million in damages. Named as co-defendants are board chair Brent Kell, vice chair Michael Card, and Jackson County government.

After giving up 338 rushing yards in last week’s 35-10 loss to sixth-ranked Willamette, Grants Pass is focused on stopping the run in Friday’s game against South Medford at Mel Ingram Field.

The Panthers (1-6, 0-2) had early success running the ball against fourth-ranked Sheldon in last week’s 38-7 loss at Spiegelberg Stadium.

GP coach Matt Kennedy said the emphasis on stopping the ground game is nothing new when facing South Medford.

Businesses, nonprofit organizations and county departments in Josephine County have until Oct. 30 to apply for county economic development grants.

A link to the application form can be found at tinyurl.com/joco-grants.

Counties across Oregon receive money from the Oregon Lottery to promote economic development.

There’s still plenty of time to scare up some Halloween fun.

Use this guide to find haunted fields, haunted houses, Halloween happenings for adults and a few early season events for the kiddos.

Next week, we’ll have a complete guide to Halloween trick-or-treat events around the area.

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