A cargo truck that stopped to tend to its hot brakes and caught vegetation on fire at Milepost 51 on Interstate 5 in the afternoon on Thurs., Aug. 13, was the reported cause of the Fielder Mountain Fire that immediately caused road closures and a Level 3 “Go now” evacuation[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
RR Looking To Get New Police Car
Rogue River City Administrator Ryan Nolan said that the city had not planned to buy a new police vehicle. Still, it turns out that at least one is available and that the city might actually need a new one, at the City Council’s workshop session on Thurs., Aug. 6. It[Read More…]
City Reluctantly Accepts Smaller, Steel Reservoir
The rising cost of materials and an underlying soil issue are the reasons the Rogue River City Council consented to a 750,000-gallon water reservoir. The biggest piece of the city’s ongoing project through the Oregon Safe Water Revolving Loan Fund, the enclosed water reservoir, located at ground level, to provide[Read More…]
Fairgrounds, GP Downs Renovating
The Josephine County Fairgrounds, which just hosted its County Fair Wed., July 29, through Sun., Aug. 2, will, piece by piece and in due time, take on a fresh new look in the coming months and years. The first step was improving the seating of the fairgrounds grandstand, replacing worn-out[Read More…]
Council Appoints Copley, Approves Park Events
Moments after she was appointed to Position 1 on the Rogue River City Council, Dee Copley was appointed to two liaison positions to the Rogue River Community Center and to the Tree City, USA, Committee at the council’s Thursday, July 23 meeting. The liaison position for the Tree City, USA[Read More…]
Deflection Program Provides Accountability
Signed into law Feb. 1, 2021, Measure 110 was voted in via statewide vote in the November 2020 election, promising treatment over punishment, help for those with substance abuse issues, rather than jail. Possession of Controlled Substances charges were punishable by a $100 fine, required Class 3 violations to be[Read More…]
National Night Out A Hot One!
Rogue River’s third National Night Out came in hot – literally! Even with temperatures just into triple digits and sliding slightly into the 90s, probably for an hour into the annual event, many people arrived to feel the cool grass at Rooster Park, quench their thirst with cool water, and[Read More…]
City Ready To Hear From Public On Business-Residential District Idea
The Rogue River Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on Tues., Aug. 11, at 6 p.m., to gain public comment on a proposed update to the city’s municipal code to allow for the establishment of a Commercial-Residential District on the edges of the downtown area. In tandem, the Rogue[Read More…]
Gold Hill Tries ODOT Grant Again, And Wins
After two tries in which it was unsuccessful in securing Oregon Department of Transportation Small City Allotment grants for cities under 5,000 population for a major downtown paving project, the third time truly was the charm. Gold Hill was notified on Mon., July 27, that it was one of the[Read More…]
RR City Council Again Full
The Rogue River City Council is once again fully seated, with the appointment of local Realtor Dee Copley to fill Position No. 1 at the Thurs., July 23, council meeting. Copley steps into the seat occupied by the late Sharie Davis, who passed away on March 2. “I just want[Read More…]