Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
While a losing streak that stretched to four games seemed to come out of the blue for the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team in the middle of its season, so also came one of the biggest wins in the softball program’s recent history, a win that could set[Read More…]
In its last regular-season spring meet, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High middle school-level track and field teams swept the boys’ and girls’ team titles against five other schools at Spiegelberg Stadium in Medford on Mon., April 15. The Junior Chieftain boys, behind seven first-place finishes and five second-places, dominated,[Read More…]
Gary Snow has passed on. A longtime coach who helped the swings of numerous golfers, from beginning players to a state champion for Rogue River Junior Senior High School, died on April 5 at age 73. Snow moved to Rogue River from Orange County, California, in 1976; for the same[Read More…]
Oregon’s minimum wolf count at the end of 2023 was 178, but it’s a fluid and moving target. Some wolves been lethally removed since then, but even wildlife biologists admit it’s a minimum estimate, not a count. The 178 number was the same documented in 2022 and doesn’t include 10[Read More…]
Every April, the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) leads communities across the country in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) to honor crime victims, promote their rights and recognize victim advocates. This year’s observance, the 43rd annual commemoration, takes place April 21-27, 2024, with the theme:[Read More…]
SALEM, Ore. – Rep. Hoa Nguyen, a first-term legislator, current school board member, and the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, convened an informal workgroup with Sen. Suzanne Weber, a former educator, to address chronic absenteeism. The first meeting was on Friday, April 19 and the group will propose legislation for the[Read More…]
The inter-class, inter-gender rivalry games are back for the high school students at Rogue River Jr. Sr. High School, and the community is invited to come watch again. The Powder Puff Football Game for girls and the Volley Buff Volleyball Tournament for boys are set to take place this and[Read More…]
Playing in perhaps the most competitive Class 3A baseball league in the state, when you’re a young team with many new pieces, it’s hard to know how good you are because you might be getting 10-runned weekly. You might be rewarded when you see a team at your level. The[Read More…]
APRIL 26, 1984 “I can find other things to do in this town besides butt heads with bureaucrats,” said Wild Bill Jennings. Wild Bill said he was going to take his garbage cans and go home. “I’m really disgusted,” Jennings said, referring to a certified letter he received last week[Read More…]
JACKSON COUNTY • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 11-19, North and south Ashland paving ($9 million) Watch for intermittent nighttime lane closures, Sunday through Thursday nights, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., as workers replace pavement markings. The nighttime speed limit through the work zone will be 50 mph. The project[Read More…]
