What happens next is unclear after a Jackson County jury awarded $7 million in damages to a Medford developer who accused the city of Talent of blocking a subdivision “every step of the way” for years.

Neither city staff nor lawyers for the city responded to requests for comment Tuesday on the jury’s verdict in the case, which was reached Monday after a weeklong civil trial in circuit court in Medford.

Henley spoiled Hidden Valley’s party on Tuesday, clipping the Mustangs 56-51 in the Skyline Conference boys’ basketball finale in Murphy.

On a night when Hidden Valley was supposed to cut down the nets to celebrate its first Skyline title since 2009, the Hornets (11-13, 5-6) grabbed an early lead, then survived a Mustang comeback bid.

Rogue Community College and its partners are announcing strong early success and preparing to accept the next batch of students to become surgical technologists, also known as operating room technicians.

Last year, RCC teamed up with Linn-Benton Community College and Providence Medford Medical Center to bring a surgical technologist training program to Rogue Valley students.

The program filled up before the 2025 application deadline, RCC said.

There’s power in quiet. Not the kind of quiet that means nothing is happening, but the kind that reflects careful thought and steady behind-the-scenes work. That’s what the library foundation is doing as it works diligently to plan and build a new downtown Grants Pass library.