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Jane Vaughan/JPRThe arrangement is ending barely a month after the shelter fully opened amid hopes it would help address the city’s homelessness crisis. -
Jane Vaughan/JPRGrants Pass has faced years of lawsuits over its treatment of homeless people. Many residents cheered the recent opening of a new shelter. But the nonprofit Park Watch says some of the problems have shifted elsewhere.
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Grants Pass settled a lawsuit over its treatment of homeless residents in August after agreeing to provide space for 150 homeless people for one year. -
Two-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. -
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.
