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36-531: The Grants Pass Daily Courier is an independent, family-owned daily newspaper published in Grants Pass, Oregon , United States. The Daily Courier covers Grants Pass and the surrounding area and is delivered throughout Josephine County , as well as parts of Jackson and Douglas counties. It was established in 1885 and is owned by Courier Publishing Company. The Daily Courier is an evening paper published Tuesday through Friday and Sunday. Its weekday circulation

72-451: A 6–3 decision, the Court upheld the city's ordinance. Grants Pass area public schools are served by Grants Pass School District , including Grants Pass High School , and Three Rivers School District , including Illinois Valley High School , North Valley High School , Rivers Edge Academy Charter School , and Hidden Valley High School . Rogue Community College 's (RCC) main (Redwood Campus)

108-634: A daily bulletin in 1898 during the Spanish American War , and established regular daily publication schedule in 1910. The Daily Courier is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Southern Oregon . It took the title in 2019 when the Ashland Daily Tidings closed . When the Courier became a daily in 1910, Grants Pass was the smallest city in the world to have leased wire service from

144-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

180-562: A five-day fall of 11.26 inches (286 mm). There is an average of only 4.6 inches (0.12 m) of snow annually. The most snowfall in one month was 34.1 inches (0.87 m) in February 1917. As of the census of 2010, there were 34,533 people, 14,313 households, and 8,700 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,176.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,226.6/km ). There were 15,561 housing units at an average density of 1,431.6 per square mile (552.7/km ). The racial makeup of

216-596: A hydroplane boat race and carnival event, is held every Memorial Day weekend in Riverside Park. They also host the Josephine County Fair which usually occurs in late August. The historic Rogue Theatre downtown has been transformed into a performing arts venue that hosts mostly local acts. The Grants Pass Towne Center Association's "Back to the '50s" Celebration includes free concerts, a nearly 600-vehicle Classic Car Cruise, poker runs , and thematic shopping in

252-508: A male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age in the city was 39.3 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

288-722: A native vegetation structure quite different from the rest of Oregon, dominated by madrone , deciduous and evergreen oak , manzanita , pine, bush chinquapin , and other species that are far less abundant further north. The record high temperature of 115 °F (46 °C) was on July 4, 2022. The record low temperature of −3 °F (−19 °C) was on December 21, 1990. There are an average of 51.3 afternoons annually with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher, eight afternoons reaching at least 100 °F (38 °C), and 77.5 mornings annually with lows of 29 °F (−2 °C) or lower. Measurable precipitation falls on an average of 110 days annually. The wettest rain year on record

324-666: A relatively isolated enclave west of the Cascade Range along the north side of the Siskiyou Mountains . It is separated from the nearby coast by a high section of the Southern Oregon Coast Range . The valley is characterized by a mild climate that allows a long growing season, especially for many varieties of fruits, nuts and herbs. A regional manufacturing industry is centered in Medford, the most highly populated area of

360-730: A tiebreaker vote. Grants Pass is conservative leaning and represented in the United States House of Representatives by Congressman Cliff Bentz ( R - Ontario ). At the state level of politics, Grants Pass is represented in the Oregon Senate by Art Robinson ( R - Cave Junction ) who holds Oregon's 2nd Senate district , and represented in the Oregon House of Representatives by Lily Morgan ( R - Grants Pass ) holding Oregon's 3rd House district and Duane Stark ( R - Grants Pass ) holding Oregon's 4th House district . The lumber industry

396-594: Is 11,383 and its Sunday circulation is 12,488. The first year it was published, the paper was known as the Grant's Pass Courier . From 1886 until 1919, it was named the Rogue River Courier . The name was changed again to Grants Pass Daily Courier to avoid confusion after the town of Woodville changed its name to Rogue River . Much of the success of the paper in its first few decades has been attributed to A. E. Voorhies , its longtime publisher. The paper briefly published

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432-621: Is 39,194 according to the 2020 census , making it the 15th most populous city in Oregon . Early Hudson's Bay Company hunters and trappers, following the Siskiyou Trail , passed through the site beginning in the 1820s. In the late 1840s, settlers (mostly American) following the Applegate Trail began traveling through the area on their way to the Willamette Valley . The city states that

468-433: Is 90.6 °F (32.6 °C) and the low is 54.9 °F (12.7 °C). Winters are cool and fairly rainy, with only occasional snow; the average January high temperature is 47.6 °F (8.7 °C) and the low is 35.3 °F (1.8 °C). Grants Pass receives roughly 31 inches (790 mm) precipitation per year, with three-quarters of it occurring between November 1 and March 31. The mild winters and dry summers support

504-475: Is located south of Grants Pass on Redwood Highway with additional campuses located in Medford, Oregon (Riverside Campus) and White City (Table Rock Campus). The City of Grants Pass is served by individual departments, each with their own respective buildings. The city has a Department of Public Safety as well. The Grants Pass Daily Courier is the region's newspaper. The newspaper was established in 1885 with

540-401: Is the only post office that contains two. The murals are "Rogue River Indians" by Louis DeMott Bunce (who also painted a 1959 mural at Portland International Airport ) and "Early and Contemporary Industries" by Eric Lamade . The Caveman Bridge on 6th Street was built by Conde McCullough in 1933. The through arch design bridge has been a landmark of Grants Pass for many years, and the bridge

576-776: The United Press . The Daily Courier received the 2018 Baker Public Service Award from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association for its coverage of the Taylor Creek and Klondike wildfires. Reporters for the Daily Courier won the Bruce Baer Award for Oregon journalism in 1988 and 1992, as well as a special recognition in 1987. When the Medford Mail-Tribune suddenly closed on January 13, 2023,

612-588: The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company . Due to labor shortages and low acreage planted in sugar beets, the processing machinery was moved to Toppenish, Washington , in 1918 or 1919. Grants Pass was believed by some to be a sundown town . The Ku Klux Klan was active from the 1920s to 1960s. Grants Pass is located in the Rogue Valley ; the Rogue River runs through the city. U.S. Route 199 passes through

648-467: The poverty line , including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. The city council has 8 members as of 2019, representing 4 wards and are elected to 4 year terms by the city. The city council and mayor are not paid, and they volunteer their time. The council oversees the city government and chooses the city manager. The mayor's job is to provide leadership and preside over city council meetings. The Mayor can also issue vetoes and make

684-435: The 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of the city's population was 93.6% white, 0.2% black, 1.6% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, 1.2% other race, and 2.3% two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos, who may be of any race, formed 7.2% of the city's population. There were 9,376 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 14.5% had

720-673: The BLM run Cathedral Hills recreation area on the outskirts of Grants Pass is home to several endangered species of plants, the largest whiteleaf manzanita in the state as well the tallest knobcone pine. Grants Pass is a Tree City USA Community and has been for 35 years. The city was involved in litigation before the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson , regarding an ordinance preventing homeless people from camping in its parks. On June 28, 2024, in

756-466: The Daily Courier said it hoped to expand its coverage area to fill the gap. This article about an Oregon newspaper is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Grants Pass, Oregon Grants Pass is a city in and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon , United States. The city is located on Interstate 5 , northwest of Medford , along the Rogue River . The population

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792-416: The city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,033 inhabitants per square mile (1,171/km ). There were 9,885 housing units at an average density of 1,303.3 per square mile (503.2/km ). By 2008, the city's population had increased to 33,239. According to U.S. Census figures from

828-430: The city was 90.9% White, 1.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.3% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the population. There were 14,313 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had

864-471: The city, and joins Interstate 5 . The city has a total area of 11.03 square miles (28.6 km ), of which 10.87 square miles (28.2 km ) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km ) is water. Grants Pass has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen : Csa ), and is in USDA plant hardiness zone 8b. Summer days are sunny, dry and hot, with dramatic cooling at night; the average August high temperature

900-580: The early 19th century the first European Americans began to pass through the valley, inhabited by the Shasta , Takelma , and Rogue River Athabaskan tribes of Native Americans . The early fur traders named this river the "River of the Rogues". White settlers began to arrive in the valley after the Donation Land Act , which allocated 640 acres (2.6 km ) of land to each married couple. Between 1836 and 1856,

936-668: The name "Grant's Pass Courier" and then "Rogue River Courier." After the newspaper became a daily, the name was changed to what it is today. The other paper of record in Josephine County is the Illinois Valley News in Cave Junction established in 1937. (Medford and Ashland stations listed by Grants Pass translator frequencies) Grants Pass is featured in the Route 66 episode "Three Sides". Rogue Valley The valley forms

972-465: The name was selected to honor General Ulysses S. Grant 's success at Vicksburg . The Grants Pass post office was established on March 22, 1865. The city of Grants Pass was incorporated in 1887. The Oregon–Utah Sugar Company , financed by Charles W. Nibley , was created, leading to a sugar beet factory being built in Grants Pass in 1916. Before the factory opened, Oregon-Utah Sugar was merged into

1008-636: The summer. Because of the combination of heat and dry air, wildfires are a problem during the summer, and frequently, smoke will fill up the valley for weeks, reducing visibility and air quality. On average, the first frost occurs October 22, and the last on May 6. The Rogue Valley is in USDA plant hardiness zones 7–9. Sub-zero temperatures are extremely rare in the valley; the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport has not recorded such extreme cold weather since December 21, 1990, when

1044-473: The town's downtown historic district . Year round, there are First Friday Art Nights. On the first Friday of every month, many of the city's downtown stores hold art shows and promotional events. The Grants Pass post office contains two tempera murals done through the U.S. Treasury Department Section on Fine Arts (often mistakenly referred to as the "WPA"), both painted in 1938. There are ten government-sponsored New Deal era murals in Oregon; Grants Pass

1080-482: The valley was the scene of a series of bloody conflicts between European Americans and the Rogue River tribes. In 1850 gold was discovered on the Rogue River; the next year gold was discovered in the nearby mountains. Early mining activity was centered on the lower Rogue River, on Althouse Creek in Josephine County, and near the now-restored town of Jacksonville , west of Medford. During the gold rush some $ 70 million

1116-564: The valley. In recent years the valley has emerged as a wine -growing region and it is the location of the Rogue Valley AVA ( American Viticultural Area ). The mild climate and relative isolation have made the valley a popular retirement destination. The community of Ashland is famous for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Mount Ashland Ski Area . Interstate 5 follows the valley through Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass. In

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1152-408: Was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 29,197, and the median income for a family was $ 36,284. Males had a median income of $ 31,128 versus $ 23,579 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,234. About 12.2% of families and 34.9% of the population were below

1188-712: Was extracted from the area. Unlike the rest of Western Oregon, because of the rain shadow effect resulting from the close range of the Cascades and Siskiyous, the Rogue Valley is relatively dry when compared to the coast and Portland . Most of the valley has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate . Winters are chilly and rainy , but relatively dry and slightly colder when compared to the rest of western Oregon, with frequent fog , and occasional snow . Summers are hot and sunny, but dry, with low humidity . Temperatures surpass 100 °F or 37.8 °C, on an average of 10–15 days during

1224-463: Was from July 1955 to June 1956 with 50.69 inches (1,288 mm) of precipitation, and the driest from July 1923 to June 1924 with 13.43 inches (341 mm). The most precipitation in one month was 20.63 inches (524 mm) in December 1996, and the most precipitation in one day was 5.27 inches (134 mm) on October 29, 1950 – part of a two-day fall of 9.38 inches (238 mm) and ending

1260-601: Was refurbished in 2019. The Redwood Empire sign at the beginning of the bridge has also been a landmark for many years, and it was redone in 2021 due to a car crash. Grants Pass has numerous and diverse parks and green spaces. Notable city-run parks include Riverside Park, summer home to the local Concerts in the Park series, and the Reinhart Volunteer Park, a park largely built through the efforts of community volunteers and featuring facilities for many sports. In addition,

1296-467: Was the major employer for Grants Pass up until the early 1970s. At that point the entire region started to see a steady decline in all lumber harvesting, production, and processing. Since then there has been a shift to a large service industry sector covering areas of outdoors/sports/recreation and health care infrastructure. This is augmented by multiple small and medium businesses and growth in marijuana-related businesses due to state legalization. Boatnik,

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