The Grants Pass City Council wants to try a potentially risky strategy of hiring more police officers and firefighters without raising fees or taxes to cover the added costs.

The city government usually wraps up each fiscal year with unspent money, and councilors hope that will be enough to pay for new public safety workers.

"I think we need to take a little bit of a risk," Councilor Joel King said during a Monday council workshop. Read More »

EUGENE — Former North Medford standout Jaida Ross finished fourth in the women's shot put Saturday at the U.S. Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field, missing a medal and a trip to the world championships by about nine inches.

Ross, 23, threw 63 feet, five inches on her second attempt at the ring where she competed in college at the University of Oregon. Read More »

Oregon State Police is seeking assistance in identifying poachers who stole salmon last month and a year ago from a fish trap at the Cole Rivers Fish Hatchery near Shady Cove.

On July 6, fish and wildlife troopers discovered the fish trap lock cut. An unknown number of salmon had been netted from the trap, according to OSP. Read More »

The Pavilion at the Josephine County Fairgrounds was full of needlework, crafts, STEAM projects, literary works and more this past week as judges had a look at the best the county has to offer.

Here are the biggest winners in the crafts, needlework, STEAM and literary competitions.

Coreen Berglund's quilt was Best in Show among the quilts. Her large quilt, titled "Where Wildlife Gather," featured squares with wildlife and wildflowers as centerpieces. Berglund is from Kerby. Read More »