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Roman Battaglia/JPRGrants Pass settled a lawsuit over its treatment of homeless residents in August after agreeing to provide space for 150 homeless people for one year. -
Jane Vaughan/JPRTwo-thirds of Oregon students attended school regularly last year, but educators say the lingering effects of the pandemic are still keeping many children out of class.
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Grants Pass re-awarded a $1.2 million homelessness grant. A Roseburg developer plans a container-home village for 150 people by summer. -
The city’s first attempt to award the grant fell through in August when the selected company withdrew its application. But on Monday, the City Council chose a new recipient: Pathways to Stability. -
The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of their top news stories. -
The school board voted Thursday to settle a lawsuit brought by two staff members who were fired over a video they posted online challenging district policies regarding transgender students. -
Josephine County Commissioners approved a new lease for the Grants Pass Library. This time, they approved one the library is on board with. -
The owner of the Grants Pass Tribune must pay damages to Chris Barnett after not properly responding to libel complaint. -
Firefighters in Grants Pass are getting a major pay raise for next year. The costs could spell trouble for the city’s budget. -
The city of Grants Pass is restarting its effort to award a $1.2 million grant to an organization that can shelter 150 homeless people, a program intended to ease pressure on city resources. -
Grants Pass police cleared homeless encampments Tuesday morning at Baker and Kesterson Parks, directing residents to leave public property. -
The tentative agreement requires the city to ensure space for campers and fund some homeless services. -
It’s been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Grants Pass’s ban against homeless people camping in public. The ruling reverberated across the U.S., freeing cities to crack down on homeless encampments. But in Grants Pass, the city still can’t clear all its homeless camps.
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Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in 1865. This year marks the 160th anniversary.
