Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
In recognition of National Safe Digging Month, the Oregon Utility Notification Center (OUNC), Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), and Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) remind Oregonians to contact 811 before starting projects that involves digging. Whether a professional contractor or do-it-yourselfer, all play an important role in[Read More…]
Rogue River Public Works Director Michael Bollweg said his department’s most recent “challenge” was a sewer lift station struck by lightning on the south side of the Rogue River during a storm two weeks ago, at the Thursday, April 16, city council workshop. The lift station is located at Coyote[Read More…]
Evans Valley Fire District Chief Tom Davidson said he has applied for three different grants simultaneously to purchase a new skid unit for the replacement brush truck the district has just acquired at the district’s Thursday, April 9 meeting. The replacement brush truck is one that the department bought, located[Read More…]
Archery In Schools Program Growing The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) saw an impressive 12.3 percent increase in growth last year, reflecting strong demand from students, communities and educators seeking meaningful, in-school opportunities that engage students in new ways. “This kind of growth doesn’t happen by accident,” said[Read More…]
After hosting its own girls and junior varsity boys’ scramble at Laurel Hill Golf Course on Tues, Feb. 14, the Rogue River boys’ golf team and two girls played at the Bruin Classic at Salmon Run in Brookings on Thurs. April 16. The Chieftains took, as its boys’ foursome, Joey[Read More…]
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is recognizing Alcohol Awareness Month in April by encouraging individuals and communities across the state to consider how excessive drinking impacts health—and how drinking less can lead to health benefits that last a lifetime. Excessive drinking, including both heavy and binge drinking, is linked to serious[Read More…]
Courtesy of Oregon Department of Forestry Oregon’s state forests are home to a wide variety of wildlife including two threatened bird species, the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet. As part of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) compliance with the federal and state endangered species acts, ODF surveys[Read More…]
APR. 22, 1981 Irrigators in much of Jackson County have little to look forward to this summer if the region’s precipitation levels are not far above normal through June. State water master Dave Hendrix said this week precipitation at the Medford airport is 60 percent of normal for this time[Read More…]
Carmen Brown, a junior, had a big day for the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ track and field team, particularly anchoring the Chieftains’ win in the 4×400 relay and placing in the top six in three other events at the 20-school Brookings-Harbor Rotary Invitational meet on Saturday, April 18.[Read More…]
Returning adult salmon and steelhead enter the fish ladder on the south side of the dam and are held in a 12’ x 40’ trap until they can be processed by ODFW’s South Santiam Hatchery staff. Hatchery employees operate the fish trap one to three times per week depending on[Read More…]
