The conversion of the Depot Street Bridge from green steel to modern concrete. The last Rogue River Junior Senior High boys’ basketball league championship. The day a man protested the tearing down of a dam on Evans Creek. The August 2020 standoff on Broadway Street. The water arrest in 2024.[Read More…]
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Johnson Obituary
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…]
Fithian Death Notice
DALE W. FITHIAN, age 67, of Rogue River, died August 1, 2026 at his home. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Rep. Dwayne Yunker Criticizes State Health Care Policies
Representative Dwayne Yunker (R–Grants Pass) is criticizing Oregon’s health care policies following Asante Health System’s announcement that it will discontinue outpatient physical therapy services at its Grants Pass and Medford locations effective Aug. 28, 2026. In a statement released after the announcement, Yunker said the closures reflect what he described[Read More…]
Gallagher Death Notice
CHARLES EDWARD GALLAGHER, age 91, of Rogue River, died July 21, 2026 at Morrow Heights Assisted Living. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Central Point Woman Arrested In Fatal Shooting
A Central Point woman has been arrested and charged with murder following a fatal shooting at a rural residence early Wednesday morning. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at approximately 4:05 a.m. on July 15 after Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon received reports of gunshots near the[Read More…]
Free Wildlife Wisdom Series Returns This Summer
Families are invited to explore the outdoors during the Wildlife Wisdom interpretive series, held Saturdays from July 18 through Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at Jackson County parks. Hosted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jackson County Parks, and the Rogue River Watershed Council, the free[Read More…]
Harlow Obituary
DORANN “NAN” (FULLER) HARLOW, age 86, of Rogue River, went home to be with the Lord on May 22, 2026. Dorann was born February 21, 1940, in Freedom, California, to parents Albert and Bernice Scarpino. In 1959, she married Cecil Fuller, and in 1968, the family moved from San Jose,[Read More…]
John Nilsen To Perform Free Gold Hill Concert
Residents from throughout Southern Oregon are invited to attend a free piano concert featuring Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee John Nilsen on Friday, July 31, at Gold Hill United Methodist Church. The evening begins with a dessert reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 7 p.m. at[Read More…]
Grants Pass Downs Opens Racing Season
The sound of thundering hooves returns to Southern Oregon this weekend as the 2026 racing season begins at Grants Pass Downs. The popular Racing on the Rogue meet opens Saturday, June 20, at the Josephine County Fairgrounds, kicking off a three-weekend, seven-day season of thoroughbred and quarter horse racing. Presented[Read More…]