Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
Health and numbers must be an issue across the board for high school wrestling teams all across the Rogue Valley, with such low numbers of wrestlers available for the Rogue Valley’s standout intra-valley event, the Rogue Valley Classic, formerly known as the Rogue Valley Championships, at Oakdale Middle School on[Read More…]
The body of a 19-year-old female, the apparent victim of a suicide, was discovered in the parking lot of the Mountain of the Rogue Mountain Biking park on North River Road on Tues., Jan. 27. A man, Vince Stark, thought to be the victim’s significant other, was reported missing on[Read More…]
State Sen. Noah Robinson and State Rep. Alek Skarlatos, who each represent Rogue River and Wimer in the State Legislature, are both expected to break away from the Oregon Legislature’s short session to attend the Rogue River Junior Senior High School FFA Beef Feed and Auction. It has been a[Read More…]
JACKSON COUNTY • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 1-163, Southern Oregon Wrong Way Driver Mitigation project ($2.5 million), https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=21699 This project improves safety along Interstate 5 by adding features that alert drivers when they enter an interchange off-ramp from the wrong direction. These enhancements include permanent signs, reflective pavement markings[Read More…]
Here is a clarification regarding the new multi-residential developments in the city, Windmill Subdivision located on West Evans Creek Road, and Dusty Ridge, a Planned Unit Development (PUD), located on Foothill Boulevard, a topic at recent meetings of both the Rogue River City Council and Planning Commission. The following information[Read More…]
Along with having to compete against the dual-edged enemies of teams, both within and without the 3A Southern Oregon Conference, and the element of time, every team having at least a month of work and experience on them, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ basketball team had one more[Read More…]
Evans Valley Fire District received a $15,000 grant from Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation to help it with the purchase of modern dual-purpose firefighting helmets for its volunteer personnel. The grant will allow the district to replace aging helmets with a lighter model that’s designed for use in both structural[Read More…]
Hunters, there’s just a few more days to report your deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn or turkey hunt, even if you weren’t successful or didn’t hunt. Report your hunt online or at an ODFW license vendor. Hunters have until Jan. 31 (or April 15 if purchased a late tag) each year to[Read More…]
The Bureau of Land Management is looking for two Artists-in-Residence: one at the historic Rogue River Ranch National Historic Site (https://www.blm.gov/visit/rogue-river-ranch-national-historic-site) and another at the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/national-monuments/oregon-washington/cascade-siskiyou). The selected artists will have the unique opportunity to capture these public lands during a milestone year as the Nation marks[Read More…]
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ middle-school-level team started play on Tues., Jan. 20 and has started 0-3. The Junior Chieftains lost to Lorna Byrne 43-12 on their home court, the Rogue River Elementary School West Campus Gym, on Tues., Jan. 20, and at Lincoln Savage, 50-6, on Wed.,[Read More…]
