A proposal to give large raises to supervisors and other nonunion city of Grants Pass employees, including City Manager Aaron Cubic, is still alive.

During a workshop on Monday, the Grants Pass City Council decided to move forward on discussions, but made no commitments about the pay raises, which could be tens of thousands of dollars each for many nonunion workers. Most of the roughly 50 positions affected are supervisors and department heads. Read More »

Sixth-ranked Jesuit came out red hot, survived a Grants Pass run, then pulled away for a 59-43 non-league boys' basketball win on Tuesday at Heater-Newman Memorial Gymnasium.

The Crusaders (4-1) scorched the net in the first quarter, hitting four 3-pointers and Sam Curvy scored 12 of his game-high 23 points in the period as Jesuit jumped out to a 23-13 lead. Read More »

An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman accused of embezzling from the historic Prospect Hotel after she didn't appear at a scheduled court hearing on Monday.

Andrea Annette Riegelman, a 38-year-old former employee of the hotel, is charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with first-degree aggravated theft and first-degree forgery for allegedly stealing over $10,000 from the hotel "and/or" Prospect Collective LLC in March. Read More »

ROGUE RIVER — The Rogue River branch library at 412 E. Main St., will be closed for the installation of new flooring, beginning from Monday and continuing through Jan. 2.

Also during that period, public computers will be unavailable, and story times will be on hiatus. Some services, however, will be available (except for Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1): Read More »