The Grants Pass City Council moved two affordable housing projects forward and allocated a portion of hotel tax money to groups boosting tourism with activities from downtown concerts to softball tournaments.

After being denied by the city’s planning commission, a proposed middle-income, workforce housing project to build 20 townhomes and a small park came before the City Council on appeal Wednesday evening. The construction is planned off Fruitdale Drive.

The big news at Grants Pass football practice this week was that senior quarterback Jordan Rossetta got out of his sling.

Rossetta, who owns several Caveman passing records, hurt his throwing shoulder in the season opener against Nelson and has missed the last two games.

Grants Pass coach Matt Kennedy said it’s unclear whether Rossetta will play Friday night against Sprague at Mel Ingram Field.

The Oregon Department of Forestry is continuing to patrol for possible fires after lightning hammered the Rogue Valley on Wednesday night, primarily in Jackson County.

“Our work doesn’t stop when the storm passes. Firefighters and detection specialists will continue searching strike areas for potential holdover fires in the coming days,” ODF said.

Two folk-Americana duos are joining forces to help support the Grants Pass Museum of Art.

The bands, Flagship Romance and The Rough and Tumble will be performing in the intimate museum setting on Sept. 24.

“You really have a gem there,” Mallory Graham, one half of The Rough and Tumble duo, said about the museum. “We had so much fun when we played there.”