In a move that echoes an offer made to federal workers, Josephine County is offering voluntary employee buyouts to slim down the county workforce ahead of anticipated budget shortfalls.

The program, which the county Board of Commissioners authorized on Wednesday, will allow up to 32 qualified county employees to apply to resign and receive a severance package.

Matt Kennedy is stepping back into a prominent position in the Caveman football program.

Grants Pass hired Kennedy as its new head coach this week. He replaces Brad Page, who resigned after last season.

Page was 14-17 in three years at the helm for the Cavemen, who were 6-5 last season, making it to the quarterfinals of the Class 6A second-tier tournament. Read More »

It was the trip of a lifetime, especially for a Kerby expat. There I was in Washington, D.C., gawking wide-eyed at the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the Smithsonian Institution.

I was sent there early in 1990 by the Daily Courier. I would write articles on Oregon artifacts in the Smithsonian and interview U.S. Sens. Mark Hatfield and Bob Packwood as well as U.S. Rep Bob Smith, the latter who kindly walked me out onto the House floor when it wasn't in session. Read More »

Medford's Holly Theatre is reopening with back-to-back gala shows.

After more than a decade of restoration, the historic 1930 theater will welcome an audience to celebrate its official reopening.

Tickets are on sale now to Holly members and will be on sale to the public on Wednesday. Read More »