Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
Oregon families have until Sept. 1 to apply for Summer EBT benefits, a program providing $120 per eligible child to help families purchase groceries while children are out of school. The Oregon Department of Human Services and Oregon Department of Education are encouraging families who have not received benefits to[Read More…]
This Week In Rogue River History AUG. 12, 1981 The Ford Foundation announced a grant to the Oregon Shakespearean Festival Association in Ashland of up to $250,000, payable in four installments of $62,500 over a five-year period. Designed to improve and stabilize the Festival’s financial position, the grant could not[Read More…]
A 27-year-old Mexican national pleaded guilty in federal court to firearms charges stemming from an investigation that authorities say uncovered the purchase of dozens of firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition in Southern Oregon. Samuel Rodrigo Melo Santos pleaded guilty to being an alien in possession of a firearm[Read More…]
The phone rings and the caller has frightening news: Your electricity or gas bill is overdue, and unless you make an immediate payment, your service will be disconnected. For an older adult who depends on electricity for heating, cooling, refrigeration, medical equipment, or simply feeling safe at home, that threat[Read More…]
The Gold Hill City Council spent much of its most recent meeting looking beyond the city’s immediate needs, with discussions ranging from water infrastructure and grant funding to parks, transportation, housing, city technology, and long-term growth. One of the central themes of the meeting was the city’s effort to shift[Read More…]
Road Construction Continues Across Jackson and Josephine Counties Motorists traveling through Jackson and Josephine counties should prepare for lane closures, detours, and nighttime ramp closures as several highway construction projects continue across Southern Oregon. JACKSON COUNTY • Oregon 62 – Lost Creek Lake: Work continues on the $6.1 million Lost[Read More…]
Eddie Johnson June 4, 1940 – August 2, 2026 If you knew him you loved him. EDWIN L. JOHNSON (EDDIE), age 86 and long-time resident of Rogue River, Oregon, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at RRMC in Medford, Oregon. He was the son of Dee and Thelma Johnson.[Read More…]
DALE W. FITHIAN, age 67, of Rogue River, died August 1, 2026 at his home. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Search crews recovered a body Saturday believed to be that of a 65-year-old man who disappeared after a rafting accident in the Wild and Scenic section of the Rogue River four days earlier. The incident began at approximately 1:16 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, when 911 dispatchers[Read More…]
EAGLE POINT, Ore. — A mother and her three children, all under the age of 10, died Sunday afternoon in a devastating fire that engulfed a fifth-wheel camper in rural Eagle Point. One other family member escaped the fire with minor injuries, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency[Read More…]
