In the first joint meeting between the Rogue River City Council and the city’s Planning Commission in many years, the two bodies reached agreement on commercial design standards for new development or major modifications within the downtown C-1 zone. The standards would apply to modifications of existing structures involving at[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
Outgoing/Incoming Chiefs Meeting At Fire District 1
Jackson County Fire District 1 Chief Mike Hammond said he’d hosted the district’s incoming new chief, Dave Blakely, on Friday, the day before the Fire District 1 Board of Directors meeting on Oct. 14. “I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t come to see me this Friday, so we’re working[Read More…]
Friend Steps Down From The School Board
Heather Friend, who has served as chair of the Rogue River School Board since 2024, announced at the board’s October monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, that she is stepping down from the board to devote more time to family and due to other life changes that have occurred since[Read More…]
Chief Girls Play The Final Match
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High volleyball team ended its season against Lakeview at James Martin Court on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Chieftains were looking for their first win in 2A East Cascades League play in the season finale. The score was not available by press time on Tuesday, Oct.[Read More…]
Chief Boys Beat UVC, Hoping For A Playoff
For the first time in eight years, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ soccer team was in a position to — at least mostly — hold its own state-playoff destiny. The Chieftains, after their 9-1 win against Rogue Valley Adventist at Beck Field on Thursday, Oct. 15, had an[Read More…]
Chick Earns Award For Play In The Park Days
Paige Chick, who is the Administrative Services and Finance Director for the City of Rogue River, had an idea in the early fall last year to get children in Rogue River to explore the city’s three downtown parks, all within walking distance, on a non-school in-service day, and maybe bring[Read More…]
Berry Cut Off From Meeting, Cites ‘History Of Exclusion’
Things became heated at the Jackson County Fire District 1 Oct. 14 meeting, with a director describing being cut off from his remote connection to the meeting as part of a “long history of bullying and exclusion” during his term on the board. The board was in the usual, rudimentary[Read More…]
Smith, Dirks Score Twice In Chiefs’ Win At Lakeview
Matthew Smith and Trevor Dirks each scored a pair of touchdowns as Rogue River earned a big Class 2A District 5 road win, winning at Lakeview 37-8 on Fri., Oct. 16. Smith, who scored on a 70-yard touchdown run on the first play of the game, rushed for 238 yards[Read More…]
The Chiefs’ Football Game Has Been Moved To Saturday
For the moment, Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s football game at La Pine has been postponed to Saturday, Oct. 24. The Hawks’ game at Lost River last Friday, Oct. 16, was canceled, the day after the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. Silver Rail and schools in[Read More…]
Junior Chieftains Fall To Lincoln Savage
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High junior high football team ended its season on a rough note, falling to Lincoln Savage and its relentless running attack 38-0, the team’s final game at Chieftain Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The Junior Chieftains were handicapped early after eighth-grade running back Zane Wardle[Read More…]