Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 18th of September.
Good morning, Grants Pass.
🌲 Environment
Landowners can pick up two free 15-pound bags of wildlife forage seed on Thursday, Sept.
24 at the Denman Wildlife Area (available to first-come, first-served participants). Donations from local Oregon Hunters Association chapters are matched with federal funds via the Pittman-Robertson Act to support habitat restoration.
🏥 Health
Kaleb Lahr, a 16-year-old Grants Pass teen, received a near-perfect match heart transplant on Aug.
25 and is now recovering with a feeding tube. His family requests community support through GoFundMe as he continues to heal.
Dental coverage may improve as states update ACA rules to add routine dental care beginning with plan years in 2027.
The change could help Oregon households face rising dental expenses (a system set decades ago).
📰 Real Estate
State officials have spent about $1.4 billion on affordable housing in the past five years with an average cost per unit near $540,000; in Grants Pass, the Golden Rain Apartments project cost about $20.15 million.
Lawmakers plan to remove a public-records exemption next legislative session to offer more project details.
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