Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
Are you a first-time wild turkey hunter, or haven’t had much luck in the past? There are some excellent tips in the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2026 spring turkey forecast, now available online at https://myodfw.com/articles/2026-spring-turkey-hunting-forecast. You can also learn new skills at a spring turkey hunting workshop designed to[Read More…]
There was a somber tone, at least at the outset of the Rogue River City Council’s meeting on Thurs., March 26. It was the council’s first meeting since the passing of council member Sharie Davis. But at the same time, it was a chance for members of the council, city[Read More…]
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team went 1-3 at the Lady Buff Classic at Madras, on Monday and Tuesday of Spring Break, March 23-24, falling to Mazama (4-1) and Lost River (19-4) in the Monday games and losing against Clatskanie (16-1) before they regrouped to beat LaPine 11-10[Read More…]
After their strong start on their opening day in Klamath Falls, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team has lost three straight. The good news is all five of the games were on the road, the Chieftains haven’t had their pitching available, still waiting for junior Sawyer Ordonez’s hand[Read More…]
APR. 1, 1981 Southern Oregon has two Federal Bureau of Investigation officers stationed in Medford to enforce more than 200 U.S. statutes. And those two men are kept jumping, mainly by timber thieves and fraudsters, according to Special Agent Michael Miller. The FBI had 60 agents stationed across Oregon, who[Read More…]
The Oregon State Beekeepers Association (OSBA) serves as the backbone of Oregon’s beekeeping community, connecting local clubs, commercial operators, and hobbyists under a shared mission: education, sustainability, and the preservation of pollinators. Working beneath that umbrella is the Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association (SOBA), a regional organization supporting beekeepers across Jackson[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 flashing[Read More…]
Michele Cleveland, the Director of Special Programs for the Rogue River School District, relayed news of six English-language learners who recently completed the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) to the Rogue River School Board at its meeting on Tues, March 17. Speaking on behalf of Kim Wall, the district’s English[Read More…]
Bureau of Land Management personnel updated residents at a meeting on the Queens Gold Project, a nearly 4,000-acre project in mostly western Jackson County, including land north of the Rogue River and slightly north of Wimer, east to Gold Hill, at the BLM Medford District office on Thursday, March 19.[Read More…]
Evans Valley Fire District found a replacement vehicle for the wildland truck involved in an auto accident at the intersection of East Evans Creek Road and Minthorne Lane on Jan. 29, Chief Tom Davidson reported at the district’s board of directors meeting on Thurs., March 19. Davidson had at first[Read More…]
