Firefighters worked overnight from Sunday to Monday morning on the East Evans Creek Fire about 7 miles west of Shady Cove, with the fire now mapped at 3,628 acres by an infrared night flight.

The change from an estimated 2,656 acres Sunday morning is due to additional burning inside established control lines on Sunday, the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District said on Monday morning.

The Grants Pass Nuggets found some early offense and carried the momentum with them the rest of the way during Friday’s doubleheader, picking up 14-2 and 5-4 victories to sweep the North Jackson Royals in Single-A American Legion baseball action at Agnew-Lytle Field in Grants Pass.

Grants Pass Police Department

A 25-year-old man accused of throwing a brick against a window of a home with a woman inside sitting nearby, then threatening to slit her throat, was arrested on charges of reckless endangerment and menacing during a domestic disturbance at 8:08 a.m. Friday on Southwest H Street.

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Tickets go on sale next week for the 2026-2027 Tutunov Piano Series.

The six-concert series opens in October and runs through May, with all concerts taking place in the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall in Ashland. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and all seats are reserved.