MAR. 13, 2024 The City of Rogue River received an application from the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (PNW-ISA) to hold the Southern Oregon Regional Tree Climbing Competition at Palmerton Park from April 4th to April 7th. In an email to City Administrator Ryan Nolan, the[Read More…]

MAR. 7, 1985 First and second graders at Rogue River Elementary School were given a special treat Monday afternoon, as Beepo The Clown gave a 45-minute program that combined clowning and magic tricks. The program was part of a statewide tour, which Beepo gives each year, and is entirely funded[Read More…]

FEB. 28, 1985 The National Guard Armory in Merlin will be the scene of a unique event this Saturday as the fourth annual Southern Oregon Games for the Physically Limited takes place. Athletes and supporters from throughout the region will participate in the daylong competition. The games would begin at[Read More…]

FEB. 21, 2024 In what appears to be at least a monthly occurrence, a Rogue River Police officer was tasked with saving a patient’s life with the use of the Narcan (Naloxone) opioid antidote. Police Chief Jim Williams reported to the Rogue River City Council at its Feb. 15th workshop[Read More…]

FEB. 14, 1985 Poet delights children – “Welcome to 40 minutes of imagination”, intones the light bulb. Light bulb? Shades of the Twilight Zone? None of those, and I apologize for an incorrect quote. When David Zaslow walks into your classroom, prepare yourself. You don’t just get a poet, which[Read More…]

FEB. 7, 2024 Poachers shot a cow moose in a field near the town of Ontario on Jan. 16th, and the Oregon Hunters Association offered a reward of $2,000 for information that led to an arrest or citation in this case. Wildlife biologists believe there are about 50 in the[Read More…]

JAN. 31, 1980 Rogue River Library News – Many of you have probably noticed our new sign in the library’s front yard. The Friends put that up in December. Another project made possible by the Friends of the Library Halloween Breakfast was the addition of another book cart to our[Read More…]

JAN. 24, 2024 An 8.17-acre property located at 395 W. Evans Creek Road that had been identified as residential property to be “utilized to provide needed housing since 1976” and was described as “pre-determined for many years as a good place to construct residential property” by one of the project[Read More…]

JAN. 17, 1980 A new series of classes and workshops was offered (1980) this month at the Work Patch Gallery in Rogue River. Several new classes were added to the curriculum, and starting dates varied from late January to May. Among the new offerings were metal casting for jewelry or[Read More…]