Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic has recommended that the city pay up to $17,000 to hire a facilitator for his annual evaluation, hold discussion of his performance with the City Council behind closed doors and restrict release of information about his evaluation to a written summary prepared by the facilitator.

A suspected child molester accused of being in the country illegally is in custody after he was arrested in White City by a task force led by the U.S. Marshals Service.

I love the Courier. The Opinion page in the weekend edition was great. I really appreciate that you educate me by giving me well thought out and expressed opinions on both sides of each issue. And you brought up the issue of data centers in Oregon, a subject I had heard mentioned but of which I was ignorant.

One hundred ten pieces of art will be featured in this year’s Best of the Best, the annual art show of talented high school artists in Josephine and Jackson counties, and, for the first time, some in Douglas County as well.

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Easter is this Sunday and many families will be waking up hungry and ready for a day of activities.

I was messing around in my front yard when my neighbor said: “How are you, John?” I knew this was a greeting, not a question, but I dropped my rake, skittered across the street, and said: “I am lousy.” She cocked her head without speaking, and I blurted, “I hate war.”

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

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March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and there is a concerning trend emerging in the world of colorectal cancer.

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You know that spring has sprung when the early shrubs begin to bloom. With the puffs of pink, yellow, red and white festooning local gardens right now, spring has certainly arrived in its full splendor.

An award-winning short film exploring the sacred feminine, the goddess archetype in all faiths and their place in the modern world is being screened at a Grants Pass church next month. Read More »

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