A permanent elevated stage with a removable bandshell cover could be coming to Riverside Park, but first the Grants Pass City Council wants to know more details and if a sponsor will step forward to pay some of the estimated cost of more than $264,000.

The Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce is proposing a stage for the park that could host its annual Concerts in the Park summer series, plus other events. Read More »

Four local wrestlers earned titles Saturday at the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A District 2 Girls Championships in Cottage Grove

Hidden Valley junior Megan Peterson won the 140-pound championship and helped the Mustangs to fourth place.

Peterson, the No. 1 seed at 140, beat No. 2 seed Kaylene Zajic of Sweet Home with one of her three pins at the district meet. Read More »

MEDFORD — A rural Jackson County man will serve prison and must register as a sex offender for life for his collection of child pornography downloaded from the dark web.

Michael Scott Payne, 38, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to four years in prison for possession of child pornography for his admitted possession of more than 20,000 explicit files seized in an August 2020 raid at his home. Read More »

This month, attending a play or concert at Southern Oregon University is also an opportunity to give someone more reliable access to food,

The Ashland college is working to alleviate hunger on campus and in the community with a month-long food drive.

The Oregon Center for the Arts box office is the donation drop-off site. Patrons coming to a performance or to pick up tickets for an event, are encouraged to bring a canned or nonperishable food donation. Read More »