The Board of Directors for the Rogue River-based Jackson County Fire District No. 1 adopted exemptions to Public Contracting Rules that it is allowed by the State Legislature at its Wed., March 8 meeting. “It simplifies and streamlines the processes allowed for public contracting on projects below a certain dollar[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
Fiese Qualifies For State Equestrian Meet In Two Events
Rosie Fiese, who makes up the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High Equestrian team, qualified for the state high school equestrian meet in May in two events during the OHSET Southern District Meet No. 2 at Jackson County Expo the weekend of March 10-12. With a second-place finish through the weekend,[Read More…]
Five Remain In The Rain For Chieftains On Links
Amid a deluge that marked the first day of Oregon’s spring high school sports season, most of the teams that came to play in the first of Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s five golf tournaments at Laurel Hill Golf Course left with several holes to play. Most of the host[Read More…]
Crume To Resign As Chief Of Evans Valley FD
The Evans Valley Fire District Board of Directors knew its March regular meeting included an executive meeting, legally listed as a discussion of the evaluation of its chief, with a recommendation to “please plan for a potentially lengthy” meeting on Thurs., March 9. The reason was made clear following the[Read More…]
New Meters Will Cause Surprises In Some Water Bills
Public Works Director Mike Bollweg said the City of Rogue River’s water replacement project, part of its $3.7 million water capital works project, is “about 95 percent done” at the City of Rogue River’s workshop session on Thurs., March 3. The installations have been done, starting at several spots around[Read More…]
District Plans Strategy For May 16 Bond, Tailholt Event
In the short time frame, the Rogue River School District and its board of directors to raise its campaign to inform voters about the $4.465 million, eight-year bond renewal that, if it passes, will pay for a junior high building addition at Rogue River Junior Senior High School, among other[Read More…]
Council Considers Committees, Liaison Positions
The Rogue River City Council spent time hammering out language for its proposed resolution regarding rules for the makeup and conduct for committees and commissions, along with its liaisons to city organizations and official representatives to Southern Oregon groups for which the city has an interest at its Thurs., March[Read More…]
Burn To Learn Gives Rare Structure Fire Training
Personnel from Evans Valley Fire District and Jackson County Fire District 1, and two other local departments tackled a 2,000-square-foot single-floor structure in the Covered Bridge Road area near Wimer on Sat., March 4. The departments applied sheetrock to the walls of the structure to simulate the conditions of an[Read More…]
Roberts Stays On Prescribed Burns Policy
Jackson County Commissioner Colleen Roberts reported to the Rogue River City Council at its Thurs., Feb. 23 meeting that she was in Washington, D.C., at the National Association of Counties (NACO) meeting to talk about wildfire. She said that being involved with NACO has allowed her to hold meetings with[Read More…]
Rogue River Wrestlers All Place, After Winning Battle vs. Snow
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High School wrestlers, on their way to Portland for the state finals, are expected to grapple with opponents on the mound. On the way there, they had to gird up for a battle with Mother Nature. The Chieftain contingent, which included coaches Rob Isom and[Read More…]
