Preliminary results showed Colene Martin with a sizable lead over John West for a seat on the Josephine County Board of Commissioners, with Mark Jones holding a tighter lead over Chad Hansen for a second seat on the board.

Martin, a business leader and real estate agent who was appointed in February by a panel of Josephine County’s other elected officials to fill an empty seat on the Board of Commissioners, was leading in the race to keep her seat, by 57.6% to 41.9%.

At halftime, Grants Pass had a 2-1 lead and looked poised to win its third straight postseason road game and hand South Eugene its first loss of the season.

But the Axe scored five unanswered goals in the second half to win Tuesday’s Class 6A second round boys’ soccer playoff game 6-2 in Eugene.

South Eugene (15-0-1) took the lead six minutes into the contest, but goals by the Cavemen’s Alessandro Corradi and Drew Townes gave GP its lead at the break.

Grants Pass City Councilors Rob Pell, Rick Riker and Seth Benham appear to be keeping their seats, according to preliminary election results.

Tom Bradbeer, who is retired from positions with colleges and in economic development, ran unopposed to replace Councilor Joel King, who didn’t seek reelection.

Pell, a natural food store owner, was defeating real estate broker Michael O’Coyne 63.5% to 36.1%, according to early results.

The Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon opens its 2026-2027 concert season with two performamces next week.

The young musicians will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Craterian Theater in Medford and at 3 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall in Ashland.

Tickets are $15 for adults and and $10 for students and seniors.