In its first meet in 16 days and first since Spring Break, Rogue River athletes presented progressive results, well in keeping with where they are, with a good basis toward future growth, at the Coquille Twilight Meet on Fri., April 3. Behind a pair of top-five finishes for both Reagan[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
Chiefs Earn Second-Game Win
With one win in a key doubleheader, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team may have turned around its season. In its first action since its March 26 Spring Break loss at Glendale, the Chieftains suffered their fourth straight loss in the 17-7 first game of its Fri., April[Read More…]
Chieftains Hold On Against Douglas
The trick for the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team, while it’s getting its all-new pitching corps brought up to speed, seems to be jumping out to a big lead early so it can weather opponents’ big innings whenever they come up. The Chieftains (3-5) put together their third[Read More…]
Exit 48 As A Possible Area Project
Rogue River mayor Pam VanArsdale, who is city’s representative on Rogue Valley Area Commission on Transportation (RVACT), said the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC), which provides direction for each of the area commissions on the regional area commissions, like RVACT, asked each of the areas to come up with a priority[Read More…]
Davis Honored At City Council Meeting
There was a somber tone, at least at the outset of the Rogue River City Council’s meeting on Thurs., March 26. It was the council’s first meeting since the passing of council member Sharie Davis. But at the same time, it was a chance for members of the council, city[Read More…]
Chiefs Take Late Wins, Fixing Walks
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team went 1-3 at the Lady Buff Classic at Madras, on Monday and Tuesday of Spring Break, March 23-24, falling to Mazama (4-1) and Lost River (19-4) in the Monday games and losing against Clatskanie (16-1) before they regrouped to beat LaPine 11-10[Read More…]
Chieftains Baseball Team 2-3
After their strong start on their opening day in Klamath Falls, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team has lost three straight. The good news is all five of the games were on the road, the Chieftains haven’t had their pitching available, still waiting for junior Sawyer Ordonez’s hand[Read More…]
District Financial Position Improves
Business manager Don Sweeney said the district’s financial picture has “improved a little bit” in March from February, from a slight increase in state school support it received this year, along with “some pretty drastic actions” the district took “to try to mitigate any future cuts.” He said the state[Read More…]
RRSD English Learners Pass Proficiency Test
Michele Cleveland, the Director of Special Programs for the Rogue River School District, relayed news of six English-language learners who recently completed the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) to the Rogue River School Board at its meeting on Tues, March 17. Speaking on behalf of Kim Wall, the district’s English[Read More…]
BLM Meets Residents On The Queens Gold Project
Bureau of Land Management personnel updated residents at a meeting on the Queens Gold Project, a nearly 4,000-acre project in mostly western Jackson County, including land north of the Rogue River and slightly north of Wimer, east to Gold Hill, at the BLM Medford District office on Thursday, March 19.[Read More…]