A 17-year-old boy accused of speeding away from a licensed marijuana site, crashing into a power pole, causing injuries to a passenger that proved fatal and sparking the East Evans Creek Fire that threatened Shady Cove has been arrested, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday.

After scoring just one goal in the first half, St. Mary’s exploded for seven more in the final 40 minutes of Tuesday’s 8-0 girls’ soccer win over Rogue River in a big District 3 matchup in Rogue River.

Junior Bailey Strickler had a hat trick for the Crusaders (3-2-1, 2-0).

The body of a man found drowned near Baker Park in Grants Pass has been identified as that of a 48-year-old homeless man.

The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified the man as Michael Earl Tognoni. His body was found Sept. 11 in the Rogue River by two fishermen near the park.

The circumstances of the drowning remain unclear, Undersheriff Travis Snyder said, adding, “It’s still unknown what he was doing.”

The first-ever Educational Opportunities Powwow is being held Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. on the Rogue Community College Redwood Campus, 3345 Redwood Highway in Grants Pass. The event will be in the field at the college’s west entrance.

Admission is free.

Grand entries are planned at noon and again at 7 p.m., when dancers and others make a formal entry.