The Three Rivers School District continued its strong trend of improvement in graduation rates, according to newly released data from the Oregon Department of Education.

All three high schools in the district — Hidden Valley, North Valley and Illinois Valley — have seen improvements in their graduation rates of close to 20 percentage points or more over the past five years. Read More »

Grants Pass had seven pins and won a wild match at 126 pounds to dominate a Southwest Conference dual meet 51-15 Wednesday against Sheldon at Heater-Newman Memorial Gymnasium.

Christian Dara came from behind to win an electrifying 17-16 decision against the Irish's Colten Garges at 126.

Dara fell behind 6-2 after the first round, but pulled within three at 10-7 heading into the third and final round. Read More »

An Illinois Valley woman accused of attempted murder for a domestic shooting last year has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Court records show Ricki Lee Warren, 37, was sentenced Friday to 30 days in custody and three years of supervised probation for her plea in Josephine County Circuit Court to felon in possession of a firearm. Read More »

In Edgar Degas' 1875 oil painting "The Absinthe Drinker" a man and woman sit side by side in a Paris cafe, eyes empty, faces vacant, drinks on the table in front of them.

"There's this connection between them, but also this distance," artist Robert Koch says about the painting. "It's so simple but there's so much feeling to it. It's my very favorite painting,"

Koch used that painting as inspiration for his submission to the Grants Pass Museum of Art's first exhibit of 2022. Read More »