Josephine County News

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Cass Sinclair’s leadership experience, strategic mindset, and dedication to community service make her the ideal candidate to take over as the new director of the Rogue Community College Foundation. These are the…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plot of forestland under negotiations to be purchased by a local conservation group will now be auctioned. The negotiations fell through as the Josephine County…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Despite public outcries, the Grants Pass City Council has voted to close a campsite for homeless people and replace it with a site that is 40% smaller. The new campsite will be at 712 NE 7th Street to replace the 6th…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Following the recent donation of their Grants headquarters building the Children’s Museum of Southern Oregon, the organization has indicated that the building will be transformed into an Early Education Center. …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The public is asked to respect ‘Trail Closed’ signs on Dollar Mountain where construction of five miles of new trails on the eastern side of Highlen Loop started earlier this month. Construction will continue until early…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore — Almost 500 acres of forestland in the Applegate Valley are set to be auctioned by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Thursday. The auction is intended as a plan to log dead or dying trees but a…

GRANTS PASS, Ore — A resolution was adopted at a Grants Pass city council meeting on Wednesday night that will allow camping at specific sites. Camping will be allowed on two public resting sites but the city is still struggling to make…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore — A news release from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office indicates that following a report to 9-1-1 of a motor vehicle crash in the 2200 block of Holland Loop Road at around 5:21 PM on Monday, emergency services…

UPDATE: Former Dutch Bros Grants Pass HQ Earmarked As An Early Education Center GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The former corporate headquarters of drive-thru chain Dutch Bros in downtown Grants Pass has been donated by the company to the…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — The National Weather Service has also issued an excessive heat warning for the next few days for a significant part of the Willamette Valley. Currently high fire danger levels in Jackson and Josephine counties will…