By late morning Saturday, a 30-yard dumpster almost the size of a semi-trailer was two-thirds full. Of trash. From the Rogue River.

An estimated 75 people or more participated in the 30th annual Rogue River Clean-Up Saturday in Josephine County, picking up debris along the river from Whitehorse Park west of Grants Pass to Grave Creek about 15 miles downstream.

They dropped off their bounty of refuse into the dumpster, located at the Hog Creek boat ramp. Read More »

Parker Jarvis will have to wait until next year for another shot at the Grants Pass High shot put record.

But his second-place medal from the Class 6A state track and field meet should make that wait a little easier.

Jarvis, a junior, threw 55 feet, 3-1/4 inches on Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene, coming up about a foot and three inches short of the school record set by Marty Bauer in 1964. Jarvis finished as the runner-up to Tigard's Elijah Jackman, who threw 59-3-1/2. Read More »

Grants Pass Police Department

A 66-year-old Grants Pass woman was jailed Saturday evening after being accused of stealing $38 worth of items from Goodwill. She also had a warrant for a prior shoplifting incident out of Roseburg.

Late Sunday night, a 16-year-old girl was cited for theft after attempting to steal beer and chips from 7-Eleven.

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The Ashland World Music Festival, four days of in-person music, dance, storytelling and visual art offerings from cultures around the world, begins Friday.

Put on by Rogue World Music and the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission, the festival is a fundraising event for those impacted by the Almeda Fire of 2020.

All festival events are free. but any donations will go to Coalición Fortaleza, a local organization working to improve the Rogue Valley's Latinx community. Read More »