The Jackson County Board of Commissioners wants the county surveyor to commit to one job after learning he was moonlighting in the same position for Curry County.
Grants Pass receiver Brevik Hill (center) and the Cavemen enter Friday's season opener against Nelson at Mel Ingram Field ranked 10th in the first Class 6A coaches poll of 2026. Learn more about local teams in the annual football preview section in Thursday's edition.
By Travis Moore of the Daily Courier
Grants Pass and a host of other local high school football teams will begin the 2026 season early, kicking off the year with games on Friday.
The Cavemen host a gigantic 7 p.m. non-league matchup at Mel Ingram Field as they face Nelson High, a 2025 semifinalist and the No. 5 team in the state’s first Class 6A coaches poll.
The city of Grants Pass is inviting small businesses to take a survey about their challenges, ways that the city government might be hindering them and what the city could do to help them succeed.
The survey is a project of the city’s new Small Business Taskforce, which was created by the Grants Pass City Council.
On opening day of the Josephine County Fair, top winners in horticulture were positioned on the Judge's Choice table. The sweet onions at the back of the table, grown and entered by Jake Jakabosky, were the Best of Show, according to the judge. Best Garden Basket went to Keyarra Wilson.
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The horticulture division contest for best fruits, vegetables and nuts at the Josephine County Fair drew a cornucopia of entries and a judge picked the top winners.
The Best of Show ribbon went to Jake Jakabosky for sweet onions.
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