Attacks on libraries in Josephine County took a new turn this month, with critics trying to sow opposition to a planned new Grants Pass branch downtown and saying they’ll attempt to get a voter-approved district that funds libraries overturned.

Hidden Valley scored 28 runs, got good pitching and played solid defense to easily sweep Klamath Union in a Skyline Conference baseball doubleheader on Friday in Murphy.

The sixth-ranked Mustangs (12-2, 3-0) scored 11 runs in the third inning on their way to a 17-3 win in the opener.

Lawson O’Leary and Logan Law had three hits apiece and Law drove in five runs to lead the way for Hidden Valley.

Friends of Illinois Valley Fire District is holding a series of town hall meetings about a proposed increase in the fire district’s tax levy.

The meetings are “intended to provide information, answer questions, and engage with the public regarding the levy and its impact on fire and emergency medical services within the district,” according to the booster gorup.

Meetings are scheduled for:

The Rogue Valley Shakespeare Company has announced the casting for its fifth annual summer season.

This year’s Shakespeare in the Vines season will feature productions of “Romeo and Juliet,” Shakespeare’s timeless classic love story, and “Twelfth Night,” the Bard's notorious story of disguise and deception.