The Medford City Council put the Medford Water Commission on notice in part over concerns about a 27% increase in the wholesale price of water that had a ripple effect on cities across the Rogue Valley earlier this year.

Call it the “Miracle at Mel Ingram.”

Playing without its star quarterback Jordan Rossetta, who went down with a shoulder injury in the first quarter, Grants Pass staged an unbelievable comeback to knock off fifth-ranked Nelson 49-48 in overtime on Friday night at Mel Ingram Field.

The 10th-ranked Cavemen trailed by 21 points late in the fourth quarter, but senior running back Treyton Powers scored two late touchdowns and the game-clincher in overtime.

The Jackson County Vector Control District is holding two free tire recycling days for Jackson County households next week.

Each household can drop off up to 15 rimless car or truck tires, 34 inches or smaller. Tires without tread or with wire showing are not allowed, nor are tires from commercial businesses.

The dropoff days are Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 555 Mosquito Lane in Central Point.

A brand new comedy is coming to the Oregon Cabaret Theatre stage this fall.

“Dracula: Comedy of Terrors” by Gordon Greenburg and Steve Rosen answers the question of what happens when you take Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire tale and put it into a blender with Mel Brooks, Monty Python, and the theatricality of “The 39 Steps.”