Joseph Rice (center) of the Josephine County Republican Party announces the resignation of dozens of people from the local party on the steps of the Josephine County Courthouse on Tuesday morning. They are splintering off from the local party to become part of a group called United Conservatives of Josephine County.
By Vickie Aldous of the Daily Courier
A year after sweeping local races in the November 2024 election, the Josephine County Republican Party has splintered apart over internal power struggles, how to address homelessness and the performance of their picks on the Grants Pass City Council and Josephine County Board of Commissioners.
As of this morning, party leaders and 37 precinct committee persons had turned in letters of resignation at the Josephine County Courthouse. Read More »
St. Mary's midfielder Avery Gunn (right) attempts a shot during Tuesday night's Class 3A/2A/1A second-round state playoff game against Brookings-Harbor at Lithia Fields in Medford.
Daily Courier
The St. Mary's girls' soccer team handed Brookings-Harbor its only District 4 loss of the regular season last month.
On Tuesday evening, the Bruins returned the favor.
The two league rivals met in the second round of the 3A/2A/1A state playoffs, with No. 10 seed Brookings-Harbor ending the season for seventh-seeded St. Mary's with a 3-2 victory at Lithia Fields in Medford.
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A 21-year-old man from Grants Pass has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with a rollover crash near Murphy that killed another man.
Alexander Ray Yager also is charged with DUII in Josephine County Circuit Court, where he was arraigned Tuesday and ordered held by Judge Brandon S. Thueson on $500,000 bail pending trial.
The charges stem from a crash reported at 12:14 a.m. Monday in the 8800 block of Williams Highway. Read More »
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