Confusion persisted Monday over how exactly the Grants Pass City Council would decrease its public safety levy if voters in November approve Josephine County's seasonal sales tax proposal.

The county ordinance, backed by the council, states that Grants Pass shall decrease its public safety levy from $1.79 per $1,000 assessed property value to 79 cents upon passage of the 3% sales tax. Read More »

Make it two in a row.

Former Grants Pass High and University of Oregon standout Johnna Nealy won her second straight Grants Pass Golf Club Championship on Sunday with a 5-and-4 win in the 36-hole women's final against Sandy Day.

Nealy credited a strong start for her victory.

"In the morning round, I was 1-over," she said. "I was disappointed in my first nine holes of the afternoon, but played better after that. I finished with a chip-in birdie on 14, so that was nice." Read More »

Rogue Valley opera proponent and director Willene Gunn died Wednesday due to complications following open heart surgery, according to an announcement from Brava! Opera, where Gunn was the current artistic director. Read More »