JACKSON COUNTY • OREGON 99 (Rogue Valley Highway), MP 10.2 to 11, Glenwood to Coleman Creek utility work ($12 million) This project will widen Oregon 99 from East Glenwood Road to Coleman Creek Bridge, improving safety, as well as pedestrian and bicycle accessibility. Other improvements include adding streetlights at four[Read More…]
Author: Rogue River Press
Commercial Kitchen Lease Terminated
From the program’s inception in 2001, RVCOG Food & Friends has leased the commercial kitchen in the Olsrud Family Nutrition Center from ACCESS. Unfortunately, we received a letter on Monday, March 3rd indicating that our lease agreement is terminating effective August 31, 2025. That gives us less than six months[Read More…]
Martin Obituary
REATHA FERN MARTIN peacefully passed away at her daughter’s home in Grants Pass, she left us to be with her Heavenly Father on February 9, 2025, at the age of 101. Reatha Fern Babb was born on March 6, 1923, the oldest of twin daughters, in Long Beach, CA, to[Read More…]
Moar Obituary
ROGER JAY “ROG” MOAR, 78, of Rogue River, passed away in his Wimer home on September 13. 2024. Rog grew up in Portland, Oregon, and graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Political Science and Interior Design. He spent most of his life working in the timber industry[Read More…]
Foothill’s Temporary Closure
Foothill Road (Medford) will be closed to all through traffic from Coker Butte Road to Dry Creek Road for approximately 2 weeks. The full closure is planned to begin Friday, March 7 at 6:00 PM and extend through March 21. The closure will allow contractors to address a failing culvert.[Read More…]
Jackson County Announces Transition To Its Own Emergency Notification System
Since 2015, Jackson and Josephine Counties have operated under a single shared Everbridge account that allowed utilization of the notification system known as Citizen Alert. As of this week, Jackson County will transition to its own Everbridge account and will be rebranding its notification system as Jackson Alerts. This transition[Read More…]
Lindblad Obituary
LORA LINDBLAD, 68, of Gold Hill, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2025, with family and friends at her side. She was born on October 19, 1956. She met the love of her life and soul mate Ron Akerman and moved to Gold Hill, where they lived in their beautiful[Read More…]
Ask Your Insurance Company About Flood Insurance
As the state transitions from winter to spring, now is a good time to talk to your insurance company or agent about flood insurance coverage. Recent heavy rains and the anticipated snow melt are reminders that parts of Oregon are flood-prone, and the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation urges homeowners[Read More…]
Worsening Wildfires Require Comprehensive Solutions
On the heels of one of the worst wildfire seasons in state history, Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) is taking the lead this legislative session on assembling a comprehensive package to better prepare Oregon for wildfires and strengthening the collaboration needed to protect our state. “We know wildfires are growing more[Read More…]
Parents Need To Know About RSV
Each year, as many as 80,000 children younger than 5 are hospitalized due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the United States. RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization in all infants. New medical advancements however are safeguarding infants and some toddlers at increased risk, and providing hope. As RSV[Read More…]