The Jackson County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team busted this illegal indoor grow on Highway 62 in 2025. Detectives seized approximately 988 illegal marijuana plants, 22 pounds of processed cannabis and $3,000 in cash.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
Law enforcement teams in Josephine and Jackson counties continue to lead the state in illegal marijuana busts.
Updated numbers from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission rank two Josephine County ZIP codes and one Jackson County ZIP code as the areas in the state with the highest number of reported incidents related to illegal marijuana from April 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2025.
Hidden Valley's Cooper Gagnon (center), seen here in a file photo from earlier this season, scored 32 points in Friday's win over Newport.
Daily Courier
Red-hot perimeter shooting, good rebounding and taking care of the basketball is a nearly unbeatable combination.
Hidden Valley used all three to pull off a monumental upset on Friday in the first round of the Class 4A boys’ state playoffs as the 15th-seeded Mustangs knocked off second-seeded Newport 80-62 in front of a large crowd in Newport.
Police on Friday arrested a 58-year-old woman in connection with a report of a robbery at People’s Bank in downtown Grants Pass.
Police received a call of a bank robbery at 12:26 p.m.
Following an initial investigation, police identified Renee Freitas as a suspect and located her about 45 minutes later near the Grants Pass Shopping Center.
Country music artist and CMT Music Award winner Chris Young takes the stage on July 16.
Daily Courier
The Jackson County Fair has announced three headline concerts for this summer’s fair, a lineup that features a pair of country music artists and a traditional Mexican band.
Concert tickets go on sale March 17. Prices are not yet available.
The fair will run July 14-19 at the Jackson County Expo in Central Point, with concerts in the Expo’s Bi-Mart Amphitheater.
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