Technically, Sue Hunt's 19-year job as coordinator of the Josephine County 4-H ended June 30, along with the fiscal year.

But the Josephine County Fair, where 4-H club members compete with a whiz bang finish for their year, is this week. So she's back where she started — as a volunteer.

"It's an awesome job," Hunt said. If she could stop aging, she joked, "I'd probably never give it up." Read More »

With local high school athletes set to begin official fall sports practices in a little more than a week, they'll be preparing to compete in leagues that many local fans won't recognize.

The OSAA, the state's governing body for high school sports, made sweeping changes, especially in football, over the last year with the cited goal of competitive balance.

Whatever the reason, it's enough to make a fan's head spin as none of the area's football teams have escaped those changes. Read More »

A man accused of sending dozens of threatening emails to members of the Grants Pass City Council and city staff appeared Monday before a Josephine County judge.

The 61-year-old man has been in custody since last Wednesday, when he stepped out of his home on Northeast A Street around the same time the City Council was meeting a few blocks up the street. Read More »

When the Grants Pass Museum of Art decided to resume its concert series earlier this year, the organizers scheduled only one concert per month, April through October.

But then they heard from Goh Kurosawa.

"Goh contacted us and we were so impressed with his music that we decided to tuck him into the schedule for August," says museum director Hyla Lipson. Read More »