Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
The Rogue River JSHS volleyball team was yet looking for its first win of the 2023 season with its Far West League match against South Umpqua at James Martin Court on Tues., Sept. 26. The Chieftains (0-8, 0-4) lost at Douglas 3-0, 25-12, 25-13, 25-17, on Thurs., Sept. 21. Reach[Read More…]
Jockeys Taylor Smith, Juan Guerrero, Leonel Camacho-Flores and Oracio Muro each won two races in the weekend program at Grants Pass Downs on Sun., Sept. 24, and Mon., Sept. 25. The Sunday program was abbreviated to just the first three races due to air quality issues through the weekend. There[Read More…]
The Rogue River City Council has been incomplete through most of 2023. When Mayor Pam VanArsdale was re-elected last November, she vacated her council seat, which was never filled in. The city had received some interest when the position was advertised and had considered moving its workshop sessions from mornings[Read More…]
With a pair of first-half goals by senior Jeff Simpson, the Rogue River JSHS boys’ soccer team equaled its scoring output through its first six matches. The goals, Simpson’s second and third of the season couldn’t stop the Chieftains from falling against the Lost River/Bonanza team at Lost River High[Read More…]
The Rogue River eighth grade volleyball team may have come up with the biggest victory in recent middle school RRJSHS middle school volleyball history. Two days after they had let their season-opening match slip away from them in a loss to New Hope Christian, the Junior Chieftains found themselves down[Read More…]
You can salvage the meat from deer and elk struck by vehicles in Oregon, but must fill out a permit and surrender the head and antlers to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Roadkill Salvage Permits are now a free product in the Electronic Licensing System. If you already have[Read More…]
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ soccer team, which, in its sixth match together, kept Lost River/Bonanza off the scoreboard through the first 60 minutes of their match earlier in the week, was able to do that with a more seasoned North Valley team through nearly 20 minutes of[Read More…]
Evans Valley Fire District Chief Tom Davidson said he and several firefighters from other local small fire districts were part of a task force that responded to the Smith River Complex fire in August at his district’s board of directors meeting on Thurs., Sept. 14. As part of a seven-member[Read More…]
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High football team had one of those nights where not a lot seemed to go right. With both the Chieftains and host Reedsport each being flagged for what Rogue River coach Aaron Sturdevant figured was about 100 in penalty yardage each, it seemed to affect[Read More…]
The Rogue River middle-school level football team had taken a big lead at halftime, for the second week in a row to start the season, 49-0 at White Mountain on Wed., September 20. After they came out for the second half and had their warm-up for the half, and after[Read More…]
