MEDFORD — The Medford City Council unanimously approved 6% salary increases for a group of union workers and 3% salary increases for executive and nonunion workers, which come on top of the 5% annual raises that many employees automatically receive.

There was little time for the Medford Mustangs to recover after a disappointing end to their Area 4-opening doubleheader.

Playing against the same Eugene Challengers squad that rallied to split Thursday’s twinbill, the Mustangs’ trip north to Eugene proved to be a winless one, with Medford losing both ends of the Triple-A American League baseball matchup 4-1 and 4-3 on Friday.

The city of Grants Pass has launched an online survey for the community to say what features they would like at a future park on the northeast edge of town.

Neighborhood parks are sometimes only of interest to people living in the surrounding area, but the future Beacon Hill Park could also become home to a paved circuit for bikes, scooters and skateboards.

Vicki Snitzler anticipates this year’s Siskiyou Folk and Bluegrass Festival will be as good as ever.

“We’ve got another great lineup of music. And we’ve made no significant changes to the event, so it should go over the way it usually does,” says Snitzler, the festival chair and a member of the Rotary Club of Illinois Valley, which organizes the outdoor music fest, taking place on June 27.