Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
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…]
A total of 623 fourth and fifth graders from schools in the Central Point School District can count on one thing every Halloween. It might be the costume contests and surfeit of candy they receive in class, but first comes the bus ride to Sams Valley Elementary School and the[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Mt. Ashland is adding two youth ski racing programs for the 2026–27 winter season, expanding opportunities for young people interested in competitive Alpine skiing. The Mount Ashland Race Development Program is for children ages 7 to 10. The Southern Oregon Ski Education Foundation’s Junior Ski Racing Program is for students[Read More…]
