A pastor from a church in Murphy has been missing for more than a week, with the Josephine County Sheriff's Office and others continuing to search for him.

As a twin born in Grants Pass and reared in Kerby, I initially believed we were unique, especially since there were two sets of twins 14 months apart in our family.

Grants Pass Police Department

Dec. 31, 1966 – July 3, 2026

A lifetime ago when I reported aboard my ship as a newly minted U.S. Navy ensign, the executive officer asked me what I had studied in college. I replied I had just completed a master’s degree in ethics. He said, “What’s ethics?” and assigned me to the engineering department, presumably because it started with the letter E.

Markets and farmstands are loaded with summer vegetables right now — fresh and (hopefully) locally grown.

The Horny Goat has ambled over to a much bigger home and greener pastures where Elk once roamed.

ASANTE ROGUE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

The general rule in medicine is that healthy aging depends on eating well, exercising regularly, and getting enough sleep. These factors are important, but research suggests there may be another powerful factor that influences how long and how well we live: having a sense of purpose.

Tonight, when the members of the Ashland City Band step onto the stage of the Butler Band Shell in Ashland’s Lithia Park, they will be taking part in a ritual that has been a summertime tradition for close to 100 years.

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While doing some pruning of my containerized lemon trees this past week, I noticed a bunch of ants crawling along the tree stems. Then I noted the sticky sweet honeydew and brownish bumps along the stems. Scale insects had attacked my small trees!

Vacation Bible school sessions are underway:

With temperatures cooling and rain falling in the Rogue Valley, it seems like soup weather has arrived. Read More »