At a training center tucked in the hills of the Applegate Valley, the dogs of Canine Angels spend their days playing with each other and learning all the skills needed to become service animals.

A delegation from a city in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, will make its first official visit to Grants Pass later this month as part of a sister city exchange program.

Grants Pass Police Department

Larry Michael Rust, 77, passed away March 24, 2026, at his home covered in love with his wife, Mary, and five children. Larry was born October 28, 1948, in Roseburg, Ore., to Gerald and Thelma Rust of Glide, Ore.

I’d like to add my voice to the concerned citizens who spoke up at Sen. Wyden’s recent town hall in Cave Junction about proposed nickel mining projects around the Illinois Valley.

The Jackson County-based Southern Oregon Photographic Association named “Osteria Chef Florence Italy” by John Peterson the winning electronic image of the year and “Adobe” by Judy Lanier the print of the year.

June’s arrival brings a long list of “stuff to do” in the garden. And there doesn’t seem to enough time to do it all.

“The common denominator is that we all get hungry,” says Chris Borgvansky, volunteer chef at St. Vincent de Paul’s kitchen in north Medford. Five days a week they serve free lunch to an average of 125 diners. It is a “no strings” meal, subject to only a few rules — no weapons or alcohol, you have to sit at a table while eating, be respectful to the volunteer servers, bus your own dishes, and wear appropriate clothing.

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The Horny Goat has ambled over to a much bigger home and greener pastures where Elk once roamed.

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If there’s a big family dinner in your future, or a dinner party, our chefs have combined to create a menu — with an Italian flair — that may do the trick.

There have been many stressful events unfolding in our country lately. Regardless of individual politics, the near-daily news about the economy, global conflict and uncertainty is taking a toll.

An award-winning short film exploring the sacred feminine, the goddess archetype in all faiths and their place in the modern world is being screened at a Grants Pass church next month. Read More »

With temperatures cooling and rain falling in the Rogue Valley, it seems like soup weather has arrived. Read More »