Work on the property that will become the Windmill Development on West Evans Creek Road may be nearing its end, Rogue River Public Works Director Mike Bollweg said at the Rogue River City Council Workshop on Wednesday, March 5. “This will be such a blessing for me and hopefully everyone[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
Ride The Rogue Back In Fall 2026
After missing a year, Ride the Rogue returns this fall. Organizers of the event, the annual fund-raiser for the Rogue River Greenway Foundation that started in 2006, announced that the cycling event is Sat., Sept. 26 Registration opening on April 1. Ride the Rogue missed 2025, a decision organizers made[Read More…]
Scott Repeats As SOC Second-Team Pick
For the second year in a row, Mason Scott was the focal point of the Rogue River boys’ basketball team. A junior, he repeats as a 3A all-Southern Oregon Conference second-team selection. Just as his teammate Jake Stockman was last year, Scott, a quick defender up top, named to the[Read More…]
RR Council Member Davis Dies
Rogue River Mayor Pam VanArsdale announced prior to the Thurs., March 5, workshop that Sharie Davis, a member of the City Council serving in her first term, died on Mon., March 2. She had suffered a stroke on Sat., Feb. 28. She had been flown to OHSU Hospital in Portland.[Read More…]
Kinetic Kittens Robotics RRJSHS
The Kinetic Kittens, Rogue River Junior Senior High School’s robotics team, just finished its first full season, competing in its Southern Oregon league and a postseason tournament. The team finished ninth in the Southern Oregon Area Region (SOAR) league tournament at Roseburg High School on Feb. 7, and finished its[Read More…]
Coach Said He Enjoyed The Interim Girls’ Season
Though he stated that, when he interviewed to coach the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ basketball team through its shortened season in December, it was purely on an “interim” basis, Brian Pannell said he did “enjoy” working with this year’s team. “They did a lot despite what the scoreboards[Read More…]
Council Approves Crow, Ride Agreements
The Rogue River City Council approved its agreement with the Rogue River Kiwanis Club on its annual agreement regarding Rooster Crow Weekend 2026, and it approved the Rogue River Greenway Foundation’s request to hold Ride The Rogue, based at Palmerton Park on Sept. 26. The City received an unmodified opinion[Read More…]
Stockman Sixth, Others Close To Placing At State
So close. The five-person contingent from Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s wrestling program was all so close in several aspects at the OSAA State Wrestling Championships in Portland over the weekend, on Thurs, Feb. 27, and Fri., Feb. 28. The oldest wrestler in the group of two girls in the[Read More…]
Board Takes Home Work On Video Policy
The Rogue River School Board will likely discuss adjustments to the school district’s policy regarding supplemental classroom materials, specifically the use of films and videos, at its next meeting on March 17. At the board’s Feb. 17 meeting, Superintendent Patrick Lee, who had worked on creating a policy based on[Read More…]
Citizens Protest ICE At Plaza Park
A group of citizens gathered in Plaza Park in downtown Rogue River to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s activity in U.S. Cities during the afternoon commute time on Thurs, Feb. 26. The protest was a joint effort by members of the Grants Pass chapter of the Democratic Socialists of[Read More…]