Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
Every pet parent’s worst nightmare is having their furry family member go missing. In 2025, getting a license for your pet to help them return home to you is easier than ever. Online pet licensing is now available on the Jackson County Animal Services website! (Visit the website at: https://www.jacksoncountyor.gov/departments/health___human_services/programs_and_services/animal_services/pet_licensing/index.php)[Read More…]
They got up off the mat. The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ basketball team won ten games into a winless season and three days after getting beaten by 52 points on the road. With the same group of players the Chieftains had available in their 77-25 loss at 3A[Read More…]
By all measures and comparisons, Rogue River was going to struggle this season, returning to Class 3A Southern Oregon Conference play after a winning campaign with an independent schedule this year. Never mind that three starters from last year’s 10-11 season were gone, graduated. Eight players who had started last[Read More…]
An open house on the Rogue River Greenway planning project is set for Tues., Jan. 14, starting at 5 p.m. “Basically they’re going to be showing us the routes they’ve considered, some of the reasons why some routes will be better than others, and that they’re working towards a recommended[Read More…]
This weekend’s Archery Trade Association show in Indianapolis is a members-only event closed to the public to help industry members focus on networking, business transactions and growing the archery and bowhunting industry. Hundreds of new products are expected to be showcased, and the National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF) is sponsoring[Read More…]
JAN. 10, 2024 The Rogue River Jr/Sr High girls’ basketball team ended 2023 hot, and even after nearly two weeks of practice and holidays, the Chieftains came back in 2024 just as hot. The Chieftains beat the Lakeview junior varsity 59-34 on Jan. 3rd and then came back to beat[Read More…]
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ wrestling team was just two points away from a milestone win for the program during the weekend. Seven of the 12 wrestlers the Chieftains brought to the Hunter Hoeptner Memorial Tournament at Eagle Point on Sat., Jan. 4, won matches, and Rogue River[Read More…]
You’ve probably heard about REAL ID, but do you know what it is? Let’s take a quick quiz. Guess which of the following answers is true. REAL ID is: A. The same as a passport. B. A national ID card. C. Required for everyone. D. All of the above. E.[Read More…]
DARLENE GLORIA ANDERSON-BLAKELY, age 90, of Rogue River, died December 25, 2024, at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Darlene was born January 4, 1934, in Portland, Oregon. Darlene started school in Wimer and graduated from Rogue River High School. A true “Wimerite,” Darlene worked as a school bus driver and[Read More…]
Thirteen individuals were arrested and 14 infrared thermal imaging devices, a rifle and four deer were seized from nine Clackamas County residences in mid-December. That followed months of investigation into the subjects’ use of Forward-Looking Infrared, or FLIR, to illegally kill deer, elk and other big game animals. Oregon laws[Read More…]
