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April Ehrlich/JPR NewsLast week, a federal court ruled that citing people in Grants Pass for camping or sleeping in public is unconstitutional. The decision invalidated sleeping ordinances in Grants Pass, but clarification is still needed for other municipalities. -
ArtTower via PixabayPeople experiencing homelessness in Grants Pass can’t legally be punished through city ordinances if they have no other place to stay, according to a ruling in U.S. District Court in Medford, announced on Wednesday.
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On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case based in Boise, Idaho. It focused on whether the city can ticket homeless people for sleeping in…
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Grants Pass city councilors are trying to tackle a feral cat problem. The possible solution? Placing a limit on the number of cats a household could have…
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As temperatures drop, the City of Grants Pass is again trying to establish a warming center for people who are homeless. But city officials have made…
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The Oregon Department of Revenue is hosting two town hall meetings in the Rogue Valley this week to discuss a new corporate business tax.The so-called…
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The first automobiles came to Grants Pass in 1904, resulting in a declining number of horse-drawn carriages on the roads.John H. Williams owned the first…
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In 1923, Grants Pass claimed to have invented the auto camp, based on Chamber of Commerce records showing the first camp opened in May 1915.As a boost to…
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Grants Pass became a major recreation getaway in the early 20th century thanks to the coming of the railroad, the opening of the Oregon Caves Highway, and…
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The police chief had a hunch that a man who showed up in Grants Pass wearing only his underwear four years earlier was connected somehow with the treasure…
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A holiday picnic in Grants Pass ended sadly on Decoration Day in 1919, the precursor of today’s Memorial Day.Thirteen-year-old Carl Whillock was at a…
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Soapbox speakers in Grants Pass could usually gather a crowd, but if listeners disliked the speech, the orator could expect more than just an argument.The…
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In early March 1903, a young man walked into Grants Pass from Evans Creek and was immediately identified by his skin lesions as having the "dread…
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The Rogue River Courier newspaper reported a series of year-end holiday season crimes in Grants Pass in 1911. Police responded by rounding up 27 hobos…
