On June 23, 2022, the Oregon State Police executed a search warrant at the residence of Norman Jones. The warrant stemmed from information gathered in a previous search warrant of a co-conspirator which linked Jones to poaching several deer using a rifle. Jones has a prior felony conviction. During the[Read More…]
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Applications Open To Fund Oregon Electric Mobility Projects
Nonprofits, local governments and other non-residential Pacific Power customers in Oregon are encouraged to apply for Pacific Power’s Electric Mobility Grants. More than $1.5 million will be available to help fund projects increasing electric vehicle access in Oregon. Grant funding is made possible by the Oregon Clean Fuels Program, which[Read More…]
State Launches Delinquent Taxpayer List
On July 14, the Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) will publish a list of delinquent taxpayers on the department’s website. DOR will post the names of people and businesses who owe at least $50,000 in unpaid taxes to the state. Taxpayers can avoid appearing on the list by paying their[Read More…]
Police Deal With Trespass Over Flag At Private Residence
Rogue River Police Department responded to a report of trespassing in the 1000 block of Pine Street in the evening on Wed., May 17. The reporting party had called dispatchers and said that male had walked onto its property and began yelling at the residents about a rainbow Pride flag[Read More…]
High Temperatures Shock City Water Treatment Plant
During the week when Southern Oregon experienced its first summer-like temperatures, the city of Rogue River’s Water Treatment Plant, which has to prepare water for fire prevention in and around the city, is stymied. “We’re having trouble at the water plant again,” City Recorder Carol Weir, presenting information to the[Read More…]
REACh Students Learn Plants At Ag Day
Students from seventh grade on down to kindergarten got to plant all manner of fruits, vegetables and flowers during Ag Day at River’s Edge Academy Charter School’s Evans Valley campus at the Evans Valley Educational Center on Tues., May 23. Everything from strawberries to radishes and cucumbers and marigolds and[Read More…]
Salmonella Infection Cases Linked To Papa Murphy’s Cookie Dough
Recent cases of Salmonella infection are being linked to the consumption of Papa Murphy’s cookie dough, Oregon health officials announced today. Oregon Health Authority (OHA) epidemiologists investigated a cluster of four cases with identical strains of Salmonella bacteria. The cases range in age from 20 to 57 and reported onset[Read More…]
Ward(s) Creek Workshop Saturday
Niki Murphy, the project manager for the Ward Creek Restoration Project, presented a letter sent to all property owners along the creek within the Rogue River city limits at the May 18 Council workshop. Murphy said she had already received positive comments on her plans to help perform a field[Read More…]
School Officials Grateful For Bond Passage
Rogue River School District officials are now drafting Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for contractors. They will soon be in the position of selecting a few of them for projects that will be paid for through the $4.465 bond renewal that area voters passed a week ago on May 16. The[Read More…]
Android Phones Create 911 Backlog At JoCo 911 Center
The Josephine County 911 Agency is asking Android users to turn off the Emergency SOS feature in the settings of their phones until an issue is corrected in a future release. Phones will still be able to call 911 in the event of an emergency. The Emergency SOS feature calls[Read More…]