Tom Satterthwaite, who volunteered in Ukraine for three months helping to rebuild war-torn areas, spoke with the Daily Courier about what he experienced. "I felt safe," said Satterthwaite, a retired fish expert for the state of Oregon.
By Edith Decker of the Daily Courier
Despite the death of a Grants Pass-born volunteer last week in a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Grants Pass volunteer Tom Satterthwaite said he felt safe while he spent three months doing the same work in the Ukrainian capital earlier this spring. Read More »
Illinois Valley senior pitcher Kiara Walker earned first-team all-district honors after compiling a 13-4 record with 78 strikeouts this season.
By Mike Duffy of the Daily Courier
Six Illinois Valley players were named to the first team in the recently announced District 6 softball all-league awards.
Senior Kiara Walker earned first-team honors as a pitcher for the Cougars. She was Illinois Valley's ace in the circle, compiling a 13-4 record on the season, while registering 78 strikeouts. Read More »
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved two economic development requests.
County economic development money is a share of money from the state lottery.
The Small Business Development Center at Rogue Community College received $45,000 for staff that provide confidential business advising in rural areas of the county. The request was in line with grants from the board in recent years. Read More »
Mountaintop Sound, featuring (from left) Ceri Ames, April McPherson, Steven Swift and Coleman Antonucci, is headlining Saturday's Siskiyou Folk & Bluegrass Festival at Lake Selmac. Seven bands are scheduled to perform between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
The band Mountaintop Sound played at the Siskiyou Folk & Bluegrass Festival for the first time last year.
This year, the acoustic bluegrass, Americana, jamgrass quartet is headlining the popular event.
"We were the new kids on the block last year, so we were honored when they reached out for us to headline this time," said guitarist Steven Swift, one of the band's founders. Read More »
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