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Thursday, November 5, 2026

Oregon's new health marketplace is open, and premiums will rise 21.6% in 2027

Plus, Grants Pass boys soccer falls 6-2 at South Eugene in the 6A playoffs.

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Oregon's new Explore Health marketplace opens as individual-plan premiums rise 21.6% on average

Individual coverage costs more as fewer people sign up

21.6%
average rise in individual premiums for 2027
15.5%
average rise in small-group premiums for 2027
140,000
people in individual coverage in 2026, down from 161,000

Source: Grants Pass Tribune

If you buy your own health insurance, you're shopping somewhere new this year. , Oregon's new state-run marketplace, officially launched Nov. 1 and replaces HealthCare.gov. Current marketplace customers are being moved over.

Regulators approved average 2027 increases of 21.6% for individual plans and 15.5% for small-group coverage. Providence Health Plan and PacificSource are leaving the individual market.

  • Enrolling by Dec. 31 is recommended for coverage starting Jan. 1, 2027
  • Open enrollment ends Jan. 15 at ExploreHealthOR.gov
  • Staying: BridgeSpan, Kaiser Permanente, Moda Health, Regence BlueCross BlueShield
  • Reinsurance gets $15 million more; it trimmed premiums an average 10.7%

How many insurers you can pick from depends on your county. Six Oregon counties will have two insurers, 23 will have three and seven will have four.

Most Oregon counties will have three individual-market insurers

Source: Grants Pass Tribune

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South Eugene rallies past Grants Pass 6-⁠2 in the 6A boys soccer playoffs

If you follow Grants Pass boys soccer, Tuesday's second-round game ended 6-2 for South Eugene. The Axe rallied in the second half to reach the quarterfinals, and the score sits among Tuesday's boys playoff results.

Grants Pass led 2-1 at the half. Coach Pete Peterson read off Grants Pass' stats in the locker room: 40 minutes, two shots, two goals. He told his team to believe and to "just play," and South dropped a five-goal second half. Efficient while it lasted.

South Eugene beat Grants Pass 6-⁠2 on Tuesday

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    South Eugene6
    FinalClass 6A second round, Tuesday, Nov. 3

Sources: The Register-Guard, Forest Grove News-Times, Lookout Eugene-Springfield

  • Seed: South Eugene was No. 7 and played at home
  • Halftime: Grants Pass 2, South Eugene 1
  • Also Tuesday in 6A: Cleveland 3, South Medford 0

5second-half goals South Eugene scored against Grants Pass

South Eugene trailed 2-1 at halftime and won 6-2.

Source: Lookout Eugene-Springfield

News Notes

Grants

Josephine County has opened applications for $30,000 in agricultural education grants. They're due Nov. 30, and commissioners anticipate awarding money to three or four projects but may give the entire amount to a single proposal. Grants Pass Tribune

Josephine County's $30,000 ag grants are due Nov. 30

  1. Oct. 15Commissioners unanimously approved the application process.
  2. Nov. 2Applications for the $30,000 opened.
  3. Nov. 30Applications are due.

Source: Grants Pass Tribune

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Oregon State University Extension Service is rebuilding 4-H in Josephine County. Enrollment is open for the 2026–2027 year for ages 5 through 19, and adult volunteers are invited too. Grants Pass Tribune

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The first annual Fiesta Día de Muertos is set for Saturday, Nov. 7, at Pear Blossom Park in Medford. It kicks off at 1 p.m. An afternoon of remembrance and color sounds like a lovely way to ease into the weekend.

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  4. Sun., Nov. 1Avista gas bills rose 8.5% on Oct. 31; Grants Pass football heads to the playoffs
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Oregon's new health marketplace is open, and premiums will rise 21.6% in 2027

Plus, Grants Pass boys soccer falls 6-2 at South Eugene in the 6A playoffs.

The TLDR

  1. Oregon's new Explore Health marketplace is open for 2027 plans
  2. Individual premiums rise 21.6% on average next year
  3. Grants Pass boys soccer falls 6-2 at South Eugene
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OutdoorsDollar Mountain's trail system turns one with a Sunday party at the trailheadIf you hike or ride, put Sun., Nov. 8 on the calendar. A community gathering marks the trail system's first year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 235 Hieglen Loop, with goodies, giveaways, bike demonstrations and a guided hike.Wednesday’s editionRead Your MoneyAvista gas bills went up about 8.5% starting Oct. 31, just as heating season ramps upIf you heat with Avista gas, your bill is higher now. The Oregon Public Utility Commission says a typical residential customer using 45 therms a month will pay about $5.83 more, or about 8.5%, according to KOBI. The Grants Pass Tribune puts that at $68.64 rising to $74.47.Sunday’s editionRead

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From KDRV, KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 and Jefferson Public Radio, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service.

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  2. KDRV7 hours ago

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    A legal open burn west of Merlin spread out of control, burning about a tenth of an acre up a hillside.

  3. KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC27 hours ago

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    GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center in Grants Pass is seeing its highest admission number since 2021, a new milestone for the clinic. As of Oct. 28, the clinic says it has admitted 1,030 animals this year, a big jump from last year’s annual total of 750. As the largest wildlife

  4. KDRV11 hours ago

    Air quality advisory for parts of Grants Pass due to prescribed burns

    Prescribed burning activities are expected to cause intermittent smoke impacts to parts of Josephine County including Grants Pass for the next 48 hours.

  5. Jefferson Public Radio13 hours ago

    Oregon continues study of state's higher education future

    Oregon lawmakers ordered a review of public higher education, including institutions’ missions, financial challenges and opportunities to work together.

  6. KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC213 hours ago

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