Josephine County

Josephine County commissioners walked back a plan to bar the public from meetings. Future sessions will stay open, but under tighter security.

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.

The political action committee Restore JoCo alleges commissioners made key decisions without board oversight.

With a new school year just beginning, Oregon school districts are working to implement Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order banning cellphone use in the classroom.

Josephine County Commissioners approved a new lease with the community library in Grants Pass on Thursday, but a last-minute change to the contract prompted concern from library officials.

A former commissioner in Josephine County successfully got an ethics complaint about an alleged conflict of interest dismissed by the state.

Josephine County Commissioners appear to be ready to bring back funding for the county’s 4-H program and extension service, a year after defunding them.

Grants Pass has faced an increasingly visible homelessness problem in recent years, including a series of lawsuits.

A former secretary at Josephine County has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that commissioners fired her in retaliation for speaking out against what she says was unethical behavior.

The goal of the Southern Oregon program is two-pronged: address housing and homelessness issues and bring people together across divisions.

The county is aiming to cut its workforce in the face of budget woes.

This move finalizes the makeup of an inexperienced board in the wake of controversy over previous commissioners.