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New Option To Report Collisions

Getting into a collision can be stressful, sometimes scary. Fortunately, reporting the collision to Oregon DMV just got easier. Drivers involved in a collision can now complete and submit the report to DMV using our new online service. All you need is an internet connection and the ability to log[Read More…]

Syphilis During Pregnancy On The Rise

OHA Public Health Physician Says Coordinated Action, Increased Awareness And Commitment To Equitable Care Can Help Protect Those Most At Risk Health care providers in Oregon are deeply concerned that congenital syphilis rates continue to rise at an alarming pace, according to preliminary 2024 Oregon Health Authority data. This is[Read More…]

EVFD Board, With New Members, To Have Training

With two new board members expected to be elected and join the Evans Valley Fire District Board of Directors, elected in the Tuesday, May 20 election and sworn in in July, Fire Chief Tom Davidson said he thought Board Assessment Training through the Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) would[Read More…]

Headlines & Highlights For May 14, 2025

MAY 15, 2024 The Rogue River Jr/Sr High School baseball team ended its Far West League campaign with losses to Sutherlin in the Chieftains’ final league doubleheader at Mike Umscheid Field, 12-4 and 11-0, on May 9th. The losses dropped the Chieftains to 2-20 and ended their Far West season[Read More…]

Sund Running For Fourth Term

A familiar name will most likely be on the Rogue River School Board among its directors, who each run unopposed. Bruce Sund, who has served as either chair or vice chair of the board and its leader in negotiations over the past 12 years, is on the ballot for his[Read More…]

ODOT Road Construction Update

JACKSON COUNTY • OREGON 99 (Rogue River Highway), MP 10.8-12.2, Birdseye Creek, Foots Creek and Millers Gulch Bridge replacement project ($11 million), https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=22290 This project will replace three 1920s-era bridges on Rogue River Highway with structures that are better able to withstand earthquakes. The bridges are located east of the[Read More…]

Offbeat Oregon History For May 14, 2025

Just before sunset on the evening of April 12, 1946, Milwaukie residents James and Mary Rader were strolling with their friend H.C. Foster along the river by the Wisdom Island Moorage in Oak Grove when they saw a strange parcel swirling in an eddy under the dock. The parcel was[Read More…]

Radio Upgrade, Part Of The City Budget

Among the capital projects the City of Rogue River plans on taking on this year in its 2025-26 Budget include purchasing radio equipment to allow the Rogue River Police Department to be in step with the radio and tower upgrades through Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon, stabilizing the banks of[Read More…]