Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
Home repairs can be expensive, stressful, and difficult to evaluate—especially when a contractor insists that the work must be completed immediately. Dishonest contractors use these pressures to convince homeowners to pay for unnecessary repairs, accept poor-quality work, or hand over money for projects that are never completed. Older adults are[Read More…]
Zane Wardle scored a pair of touchdowns and ran for 120 yards, as the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High Junior High-level football team won at Talent 26-12 in its first game of the season on Wed., Sept. 9. Dane Alvarez Jr. is the Junior Chieftains coach this fall, with Derek[Read More…]
The Bureau of Land Management has postponed a planned wild horse rescue operation on Riddle Mountain after a temporary restraining order was issued in connection with ongoing litigation. The operation had been scheduled to begin Sept. 9. According to the BLM, the herd faces severe shortages of food and water[Read More…]
The Oregon National Guard and U.S. Navy broke ground Sept. 9 on a new Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range at the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility, launching construction on a project more than two decades in the making. The $12 million facility will be Oregon’s first and only Army-standard crew-served weapons[Read More…]
Motorists traveling through Jackson and Josephine counties should watch for lane closures, reduced speeds, and construction crews in several highway work zones. JACKSON COUNTY Work continues on the $6.1 million Lost Creek Lake Bridge project between mileposts 35.2 and 35.5. The project includes repairs and upgrades to the bridge deck,[Read More…]
TIMOTHY “TIM” MARSOLF, age 70, of Grants Pass and formerly of Rogue River, died September 2, 2026, at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Drivers traveling Interstate 5 south of Canyonville should prepare for weekday delays beginning Monday, Sept. 14, as crews remove several dozen fire-damaged trees along the highway. Tree-cutting operations are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through the end of September. Rolling slowdowns will be used in[Read More…]
Nearly $5 million in federal funding has been approved for disaster recovery and hazard mitigation projects across Oregon, including repairs from the December 2025 storms and flooding and projects aimed at reducing future wildfire risks. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that more than $2.6 million will be distributed through[Read More…]
Rogue Community College is now scheduling appointments for fall term at its Dental Hygiene Clinic, offering free services to RCC students and affordable preventive dental care to members of the community. The clinic, located at RCC’s Table Rock Campus in White City, will provide services during fall term, which runs[Read More…]
Southern Oregon landowners will have an opportunity to pick up free wildlife forage seed later this month through a program aimed at improving habitat on private property. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will distribute free seed beginning at 7 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at locations in Central Point,[Read More…]
