The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High middle-school-level varsity boys’ basketball team came back strong following the Thanksgiving off-week, beating Lincoln Savage in Murphy 35-27 on Mon., Dec. 1. The game was the first for the Junior Chieftains since their 42-36 loss at Hanby in Gold Hill on Wed., Nov. 19.[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
Group Of Eight In All-League Football
With three more wins in league play and two more overall, Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s football program got an extra boost in the postseason All-District 5 voting. The Chieftains, who finished 3-2 in the league (4-5 overall), and one win away from the school’s football playoff berth since its[Read More…]
Planning Commission Discussing Tree Inventories
The Rogue River Planning Commission is still considering the concept of tallying an inventory of trees in the city, at least those in public areas, and possibly including a group of honored trees called Heritage Trees. The Commission’s last discussion on it was at its Tues, Nov. 25 workshop. The[Read More…]
Witches Brigade Benefits New Beginnings Preschool
Chances are, you’ve seen the Rogue River Witches Brigade march in parades in Rogue River or practicing the dance they perform for the parades at Rooster Park, but what you might not know is that the Brigade has also held fundraising activities to benefit community members. This Halloween season, the[Read More…]
Winter Wonderland Is Dec. 6
Winter Wonderland, Rogue River’s Christmas kickoff, is set for Sat., Dec. 6, one week after Thanksgiving weekend downtown. One thing different about this year’s Wonderland is that Santa Claus will arrive early to light the Christmas tree. The event begins at 6 p.m. Volunteers helped decorate Plaza Park in on[Read More…]
District Getting Ready For State’s ‘Fiscal Crisis’
Out the back end of the federal funds the State of Oregon received through the years of the COVID-19 pandemic and what Don Sweeney, the Business Manager for the Rogue River School District terms as the state’s “aggressive” approach to estimating revenue, the rest of this year and next year[Read More…]
Two First-Team Selections Improved Chieftains
With the increase in wins in Class 3A/2A/1A District 4 from three in 2024 to eight and a state playoff berth this fall, coaches in the girls’ soccer district took notice and doubled the number of Chieftains among the All-District 4 selections. Four Chieftains, up from two in 2024, were[Read More…]
Girls’ Basketball Season Canceled This Year
The writing appeared to be on the wall for the Rogue River Jr./Sr. High girls’ basketball program last year, when the Chieftains were only able to field a team of nine players, including one senior, and were down to four freshmen. After playing the 2023-24 season with a more athletic,[Read More…]
Lee Steps Away From ‘Pressure Cooker’
Rogue River Schools Superintendent Patrick Lee, who turns only 55 next month, believed he would still have several years to help lead the district where he attended school before graduating from high school 36 years ago, before starting his seventh year this fall. “I, too, though I had a few[Read More…]
Reservoir Passes Site Plan Review
The Reservoir is revving up! The one-million-gallon water reservoir that the City of Rogue River has planned and financed over the last four years received a unanimous, 5-0, vote from the Rogue River Planning Commission to approve its Site Plan Review during a public hearing conducted at the commission’s meeting[Read More…]