MEDFORD — More than two years after charges were filed against a former Asante nurse accused of swapping fentanyl with tap water and causing dangerous infections in patients, the judge on Wednesday said it was a “primary concern” of his to keep the legal proceedings moving forward.

Two weeks after Grants Pass pulled off its miraculous 49-48 comeback win against Nelson at Mel Ingram Field, the Cavemen host another top team on Friday.

Grants Pass (2-0), now ranked fifth in the Class 6A coaches poll, plays Silverton, the top-ranked 5A team.

Despite the lower classification, the Foxes (1-1) are considered one of the best teams in the state.

Silverton is the defending 5A champion and clobbered the Cavemen 40-16 a year ago.

Going on a walk is a satisfying activity for most adults, but can be boring for kids.

A growing network of trails in Josephine and Jackson counties and across the nation invites kids to try activities like looking for fish and frogs along a stream, running in a zig-zag pattern like a rabbit, feeling the rough texture of lichen, or learning about the creepy but necessary work of decomposers.

Ashland artist Michael Mollo’s paintings are out of this world. Or, maybe a better description would be not of this world.

“I paint from my imagination,” Mollo says. “It starts as something anomalous, just brush strokes on canvas. Then it develops out of my subconscious, my internal universe. They look a little bizarre, like trees and rocks from another planet.”