Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
Outbreaks of Salmonella infection linked to backyard poultry have been well documented, but a recent Oregon public health investigation highlights the risks of home chicken flocks for newborn babies. An Oregon Health Authority (OHA) report in today’s edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending a total of $4,459,297 in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants to support 20 renewable energy projects in rural communities across the state. The investments will be used to help farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses adopt renewable energy technologies, conduct critical[Read More…]
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Oregon to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, landslides and mudslides from Jan. 10-22, 2024. Public assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments[Read More…]
The names of two fallen law enforcement officers were added to the Oregon Fallen Law Enforcement Memorial during an engraving ceremony on Tuesday, April 16. An honor guard stood watch as the names of Jared J. Miller of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Joseph W. Johnson of the Nyssa[Read More…]
The owners of ConsoliDebt Solutions, LLC, a debt consolidation service that operated in Oregon and other locations between April 2019 and April 2024, have been indicted in federal court for knowingly and intentionally defrauding their customers. Javier Antonio Banuelas Urueta, 54, and Dalia Castilleja Saucedo, 38, both residents of Oregon[Read More…]
Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s softball team, after sweeping Coquille and with its 5-1 start in Class 3A District 3, was ranked as high as No. 7 in the state last week. That was before a loss at Etna, Calif., that they had chances to win that dropped the Chieftains[Read More…]
This year’s Child Abuse Prevention Month theme, Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change, emphasizes the importance of innovative prevention-based approaches to supporting children and families. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is committed to advancing programs that address poverty and other challenges families face that[Read More…]
Reagan Alden continues to post solid marks through her freshman season with the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High track and field team. She achieved two personal-best marks with her three top-10 finishes at the Coquille Twilight meet on Fri., April 12. She had the Chieftains’ best finish of the afternoon[Read More…]
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High middle school-level boys’ track and field team earned eight first-place finishes to easily win its division of an eight-team Southern Oregon Middle School Athletic Conference (SOMSAC) meet at White Mountain Middle School in White City on Thurs., April 11. The Junior Chieftains topped the[Read More…]
Behind senior Gavin Snow’s 85 and junior Johnny Artoff’s 89, Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s boy’s golf team finish fifth at the Class 3A/2A/1A District 3 Boys’ District Preview Tournament at Eagle Point Golf Club on Thurs., April 11. Bandon, the District 3 runner-up last year, won the tournament with[Read More…]
