It looks like county commissioners aren't interested in having a warming center for homeless people at the Josephine County Fairgrounds.

"I'm a hard 'no' on the fairgrounds," Commissioner Darin Fowler said Tuesday, when Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol asked commissioners about the possibility of a daytime or nighttime shelter at the fairgrounds. "No, we don't have any extra buildings or property, so you guys need to solve your own problems." Read More »

MURPHY — On Tuesday night, Philomath's Sage Kramer killed just about everything she touched.

In volleyball, that's a good thing.

Kramer, an athletic 5-foot-10 senior, had an amazing 25 kills as the Warriors swept Hidden Valley 25-9, 25-18, 25-22 in a Class 4A play-in match. Read More »

A student was arrested Tuesday in connection with a written threat in a bathroom at Grants Pass High School that led to a lockout.

The school contacted police just before 9:30 a.m. about the threat, which was printed on a wall in the bathroom and warned of violence at the school at a specific time Tuesday, according to the Grants Pass Police Department. Read More »

Grants Pass Duplicate Bridge Club winners

The Grants Pass Duplicate Bridge Club reports the following winners for the week of Oct. 17:

• Oct. 18 — Nancy Ausland and Arn Williams; Jean Carroll and Yvette Ome.

• Oct. 19 — Larry Miller and Judy Marks.

• Oct. 20 — Bob Harkey and Nancy Ausland; Judy Taylor and Linda Lonnquist. Read More »