A rafter missing for four days on a remote stretch of the Illinois River in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness was found alive Friday morning and airlifted to safety.

Colene Martin and Gary Richardson, Josephine County’s two new interim commissioners, are excited to get to work and optimistic about getting along with their fellow commissioners.

Grants Pass Police Department

I have heard that West, Blech and Barnett want to become county commissioners again. Don’t they realize that only about 10% of registered voters approve of their past work? These are the few that actually opened the ballot sent to their home, found a pen and marked the “no” box on the recall, then put the ballot in the provided envelope, signed the back and put the ballot in the outgoing mail, no postage required. Not a major task if you actually support these folks.

Music Director Nathanael Hooper will lead the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon in its winter concert series next weekend, conducting both the Youth Symphony and the Youth Orchestra. Hooper was announced for the role in July.

JoAnn Worth (Sims), a beloved mother, grandmother to the highest degree, and friend, passed away peacefully at her home in Williams, Oregon, on February 10, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on April 12, 1936, in Kansas City, Kansas, JoAnn spent her early years in the city of San Francisco, California, before moving to San Carlos as a teenager and attending Sequoia High School.

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If you’re in the tourism business or connected to it, Travel Southern Oregon has something to put on your calendar.

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It’s the season for lunar new year celebrations and salutes to Asian cultures. Our chefs are offering a variety of one-bowl meals to consider if you’re after a taste of Asia.

Last August, results from a Harvard-led review, later cited by the President’s health advisers in September, suggested a possible link between acetaminophen, commonly known by the brand name Tylenol, and autism.

Last week’s beautiful blue skies ushered me outside to search the garden for early signs of spring.

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 »