The Grants Pass School District will ask voters in November to approve a $10.9 million bond that would unlock more than $8 million in state money, with the goal of making infrastructure improvements at every school in the district.

The money from the state is called the Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching program. It is overseen by the state Department of Education for the purpose of construction projects that improve school buildings and other educational facilities.

MEDFORD — Now that’s how you start a tournament.

Medford scored four runs in the first inning and added four more in the third and fourth innings to clobber Montana 13-3 in Wednesday’s opener at the American Legion Northwest Regional baseball tournament at Harry & David Field.

The Mustangs (30-11) advance to a winner’s bracket game tonight against Honolulu, Hawaii, which cruised to a 12-0 win over Wyoming in another opening-round game on Wednesday.

A local nonprofit organization led by a candidate for a seat on the Josephine County Board of Commissioners can continue to use a federal grant to help low-income county residents fix up their homes after both the state and the board approved a conflict-of-interest waiver.

Fight off this early August heat wave by immersing yourself in some way cool art. It’s time for another evening of first Friday fun.

First Friday events in the Grants Pass historic district are from 4-8 p.m., in Ashland, they’re from 5-8 p.m.

Here are some highlights:

In Grants Pass