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Oregon To Honor Veterans On Nov. 11

The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will host its annual statewide Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Oregon State Capitol State Park in Salem. The ceremony is free and open to the public. Veterans, military families, state leaders and community members will gather on the Capitol[Read More…]

Kotek Leading Governor’s Race Over Drazan

With less than half of Oregon’s registered voters, at 41.76 percent, accounted for just before 9 p.m. on Election Day, Tues., Nov. 3, Gov. Tina Kotek appeared on her way to remaining as Oregon’s governor for the next four years. Through counts just before 9 p.m., she had more than[Read More…]

Playoffs Begin For Chief Girls

Fate can be cruel even in high school girls’ soccer. All the while, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. girls’ soccer team, virtually assured of reaching the state playoffs for the second year in a row with a squad with 17 returning players and five experienced seniors, had been considering where[Read More…]

Winter Wonderland Set For Dec. 5

Barb Hilty, the Rogue River City Council’s liaison to the Rogue River Chamber of Commerce, announced that Winter Wonderland, the Rogue River business community’s kickoff to the Christmas season, is Sat., Dec. 5 at the council’s Thurs., Oct. 22 meeting. The evening begins with soup and supper at the Live[Read More…]

ECSO’s New Radio System

Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon’s full radio system was put into effect on Oct. 6, the fruits of a long-awaited revamp that started in 2019, and Rogue River Police Chief David Rash is a fan. “I got to tell you, and the Sheriff even said it, in my office, I[Read More…]

Headlines & Highlights for November 4, 2026

Echoes of the Past NOV. 6, 1986What would you like to accomplish before the holidays? Peggy Stiles hoped children would have peace of mind. Wilma Brown wanted to get her Christmas shopping done early, Dawn Davis wanted to get her home in order, and Carrie Randolph hoped to get her[Read More…]

Oregon Freedom Amendment Begins Statewide

Oregonians may soon have an opportunity to sign a petition that could significantly change how the state protects hunting, fishing, farming, ranching, and wildlife management. Initiative Petition 25 (IP-25), also known as the Oregon Freedom Amendment, has officially been authorized for circulation statewide as of November 1, 2026. It is[Read More…]

Rogue Steelhead Anglers Need Validation, Tags

Validation and wild steelhead harvest tags for the Rogue Basin and South Coast are now on sale. The validation is required for all winter steelhead anglers fishing in these areas from Dec. 1 to April 30. A separate wild winter steelhead harvest tag is required to keep wild winter steelhead.[Read More…]

Rerouting 117-Year-Old Water Main To Save Giant Sequoia

Medford— When a water main was installed beneath East Main Street in 1909, the First World War was still five years away. Now, approximately 117 years later, a leaking section is being replaced with a route designed to preserve a large sequoia growing above it. Medford Water plans to install[Read More…]