At least one heir with a claim to Ashland’s city hall dating to the 19th century isn’t going to let the city sell the building without a fight.

The city initiated legal proceedings in November to lock in ownership of City Hall and the surrounding property, which was deeded to the city by the Helman family in 1884 on one condition: If the city doesn’t follow the terms of the deed, it will revert back to the original owners or their heirs.

Cascade Christian wanted to start its league opener fast.

Senior guard Brady Kleker was happy to oblige.

Kleker scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the first half, leading ninth-ranked Cascade Christian to a 69-35 win over North Valley in District 7 boys’ basketball action on Tuesday in Merlin.

Jake Holden, a 6-foot-3 sophomore wing, also had a big first half for the Challengers (10-3, 1-0), scoring 13 of his 17 points before the break.

In a series of meetings, the Grants Pass City Council will set goals, get training on how to work together more effectively and avoid breaking state public meeting laws, discuss potential raises for supervisors and other nonunion city workers, and consider creating a small business task force.

Young writers and illustrators have an opportunity to flex their creative muscles and share their imaginations through original writing and artwork by entering a contest organized by Josephine Community Library.

Open to children ages 5-10, the contest asks for participants to create a short story and accompanying illustration inspired by the prompt, "One day, I planted a magical seed and...”