Helen Stewart Chase of Grants Pass spent from age 8 to 16 living with her family on Alcatraz Island, where her father Cliff Stewart, was a prison guard during a time when the prison held some of the country's most notorious criminals. Here she looks through her father's typewritten book he used to keep track of prisoners.
By Edith Decker of the Daily Courier
Helen Stewart Chase grew up on the same secluded island that held infamous criminals Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Robert "The Birdman" Stroud, Arthur "Doc" Barker, son of Ma Barker, and also fellow Barker gang member Alvin "Creepy" Karpis. Read More »
Hidden Valley running back Nick Elmore reaches to stiff-arm a Douglas defender during Friday's game in Murphy. The Mustangs will rely on Elmore and their ground game in hopes of beating rival North Valley on Friday.
By Will Rubin of the Daily Courier
The digital channel in which KDRV+ broadcasts its high school football Game of the Week on each Friday is an affiliate of the Antenna TV network.
Similar to the more well known TV Land, the feed is a 24-hour loop of classic shows such as "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "Good Times."
The annual cross-valley rivalry game between Hidden Valley and North Valley will fit right in when it hits the airwaves at 7 p.m. Friday from Knight Coliseum in Merlin. Read More »
The second phase of a Grants Pass Irrigation District project to restore the creek bed along Sand Creek and bury pipeline to carry irrigation water is underway.
By Jeff Duewel of the Daily Courier
JEROME PRAIRIE — A massive excavator scooped earth and dumped load after load into a 30-yard dump truck at the bottom of a significant canyon.
That's the quarter-mile section of Sand Creek and the Highline Canal of the Grants Pass Irrigation District, which was massively eroded over the winter west of Grants Pass. Read More »
Joshua Morton, Grants Pass High School art instructor, sets Alex Miramontes up with a watercolor assignment as some of Morton's own celebrity portraits look on. The GPHS art studio will be on the Open Studios tour and Morton's sales go to scholarships.
By Edith Decker of the Daily Courier
Joshua Morton shows some slides of watercolors, checks in on advanced students working on portraits — all while answering questions and offering advice. And getting a tiny bit of work done on his current painting.
It's Grants Pass High School's art studio — about twice the size of an average classroom and certainly among the most colorful rooms in the school with Morton's paintings of famous musicians and other celebrities on display everywhere. Read More »
Whether you're about to head out on a road trip or just want to see what the weather's like in the mountains, thedailycourier.com's Trip Check page is for you. Check out the latest pictures from Webcams throughout our region, all on one page that we've custom designed for Southern Oregonians, using Oregon Department of Transportation cameras.
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Are you looking to buy a car, truck, SUV or RV? The Daily Courier's Dealer Bargains are a great place to start your search. Each week you can see all the best deals from dealers right here in Southern Oregon.
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The mountains circling Grants Pass can feel like old friends that we see every day. But how much do you know about them? Ever wonder what those mountains are called, and why? The Daily Courier has compiled names and their origins, along with other information, for most of them within sight in an interactive project.
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