Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
Dustin Morton did everything he could to keep his Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team competitive against one of the best Class 3A teams in the state on its home field, in the rain. The senior threw a complete game, 107 pitches over the five innings in the rain-shortened[Read More…]
APR. 29, 1981 The fourth annual Rogue Valley Roundup was presented by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Posse in Central Point over the weekend. The event featured a parade Saturday morning, a dance that night, and three days of rodeo in the arena at Jackson County Expo near Central Point. Big[Read More…]
It’s hard enough trying to schedule games when you have a 16-day gap built into the time you’re usually playing a league schedule. Throw in a little rainstorm on the day you scheduled a game to fill in, and you begin to wonder if you’ll play again. Barring an extended[Read More…]
The Oregon Hunters Association and the Department of Fish and Wildlife have teamed up to give away free forage seed to landowners via a reservation basis, then first-come, first-served May 9 at the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area near Corvallis. More than 500 bags of free seed will be available, with[Read More…]
JACKSON COUNTY • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 1-163, Southern Oregon Wrong Way Driver Mitigation project ($2.5 million) 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 and[Read More…]
In recognition of National Safe Digging Month, the Oregon Utility Notification Center (OUNC), Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), and Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) remind Oregonians to contact 811 before starting projects that involves digging. Whether a professional contractor or do-it-yourselfer, all play an important role in[Read More…]
Rogue River Public Works Director Michael Bollweg said his department’s most recent “challenge” was a sewer lift station struck by lightning on the south side of the Rogue River during a storm two weeks ago, at the Thursday, April 16, city council workshop. The lift station is located at Coyote[Read More…]
Evans Valley Fire District Chief Tom Davidson said he has applied for three different grants simultaneously to purchase a new skid unit for the replacement brush truck the district has just acquired at the district’s Thursday, April 9 meeting. The replacement brush truck is one that the department bought, located[Read More…]
Archery In Schools Program Growing The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) saw an impressive 12.3 percent increase in growth last year, reflecting strong demand from students, communities and educators seeking meaningful, in-school opportunities that engage students in new ways. “This kind of growth doesn’t happen by accident,” said[Read More…]
After hosting its own girls and junior varsity boys’ scramble at Laurel Hill Golf Course on Tues, Feb. 14, the Rogue River boys’ golf team and two girls played at the Bruin Classic at Salmon Run in Brookings on Thurs. April 16. The Chieftains took, as its boys’ foursome, Joey[Read More…]
