THOMAS DONALD NOSKOFF, aged 88, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2024, in Grants Pass, Oregon. He was born on June 3, 1936, in Chicago, IL, to Alex and Gwen Noskoff. He was a long-time resident of Rogue River, Oregon, after growing up in Fairbanks, AK, graduating high school there[Read More…]
Author: Rogue River Press
Annual “Coats For Kids” Clothing Drive
Now through Sunday, Oct. 27, Windermere Real Estate in Rogue River will help keep children warm this winter by collecting donations of winter necessities. Windermere real estate brokers will deliver these essential donations to local schools, ensuring that those children have the warmth they need this season. The public can[Read More…]
Kerby’s History
Windows in Time Lecture Series Presents: Life in Kerby, Oregon: A Retrospective on the Turbulent 1960’s During its glory days, Kerby was the county seat boasting two hotels, several saloons, a jail, a school, and one of Oregon’s earliest post offices. Presenter Paul Fattig’s maternal grandmother, Lela Ingersoll Cooke, owned[Read More…]
Valley Of The Rogue Day-Use Area’s Seasonal Hours Begin
As daylight hours get shorter this time of year, Valley of the Rogue staff would like to remind visitors that the seasonal hours for the day-use area are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. starting October 1, and the hours will continue to change throughout the season based on daylight hours.[Read More…]
JMET Search Warrant: White Schoolhouse Road
On September 25, the Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET) executed a search warrant in the 1000 block of White Schoolhouse Road, Cave Junction, regarding an illegal marijuana grow site. The warrant was executed with the assistance of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and Josephine County Public Health &[Read More…]
Rescue Of Man Lost While Hiking
Jackson County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (SAR) team members successfully located and rescued a 40-year-old Central Point man from Mt. McLoughlin at 9:30 p.m. While the mountain’s daytime high temperatures reached into the 80’s, the overnight low temperature dipped to 29 degrees near dawn, making for dangerous conditions. At 7:00[Read More…]
Devita Obituary
SHELLY (HEFNER) DEVITA, age 62, of Rogue River, born February 14, 1962, left us on September 15, 2024. She graduated from Rogue River High School, class of 1980. She is survived by her daughter, Heather (Gross) Metcalf, and Nini to her three granddaughters: Mackenzie, Jayda, and FinleyLynn; her brother Wally[Read More…]
Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Of Southern Oregon Teenager
Three Oregon men were sentenced to federal prison Thursday (September 19) for distributing fentanyl that caused the overdose death of a Medford teenager. Hunter Fenstermaker, 23, a Medford resident, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison and six years’ supervised release; Napoleon Gomez, 22, also of Medford, was sentenced[Read More…]
Risk Less. Do More.
As the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season gets under way, statewide infectious disease experts urge everyone in Oregon to Risk Less. Do More. in alignment with a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) national vaccination campaign. Risk Less. Do More. aims to increase awareness of vaccines that reduce serious[Read More…]
Nine Potentially Ineligible Voters, DMV Implements Fix
Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV) and the Oregon Secretary of State (SoS) identified a total of nine potentially ineligible voters with voting histories who were improperly registered without proving citizenship due to a data processing error at Oregon DMV. Oregon DMV has concluded the review of the[Read More…]