In recognition of National Safe Digging Month, the Oregon Utility Notification Center (OUNC), Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), and Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) remind Oregonians to contact 811 before starting projects that involves digging. Whether a professional contractor or do-it-yourselfer, all play an important role in[Read More…]
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Rogue River Sewer Lift Was Struck By Lightning
Rogue River Public Works Director Michael Bollweg said his department’s most recent “challenge” was a sewer lift station struck by lightning on the south side of the Rogue River during a storm two weeks ago, at the Thursday, April 16, city council workshop. The lift station is located at Coyote[Read More…]
Chiefs Make Long Trek For Brush Truck
Evans Valley Fire District Chief Tom Davidson said he has applied for three different grants simultaneously to purchase a new skid unit for the replacement brush truck the district has just acquired at the district’s Thursday, April 9 meeting. The replacement brush truck is one that the department bought, located[Read More…]
Great Time To ‘Rethink The Drink’
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is recognizing Alcohol Awareness Month in April by encouraging individuals and communities across the state to consider how excessive drinking impacts health—and how drinking less can lead to health benefits that last a lifetime. Excessive drinking, including both heavy and binge drinking, is linked to serious[Read More…]
New Technology Helps Improve Threatened Species Surveys
Courtesy of Oregon Department of Forestry Oregon’s state forests are home to a wide variety of wildlife including two threatened bird species, the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet. As part of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) compliance with the federal and state endangered species acts, ODF surveys[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For April 22, 2026
APR. 22, 1981 Irrigators in much of Jackson County have little to look forward to this summer if the region’s precipitation levels are not far above normal through June. State water master Dave Hendrix said this week precipitation at the Medford airport is 60 percent of normal for this time[Read More…]
Fish Counts At Foster Dam
Returning adult salmon and steelhead enter the fish ladder on the south side of the dam and are held in a 12’ x 40’ trap until they can be processed by ODFW’s South Santiam Hatchery staff. Hatchery employees operate the fish trap one to three times per week depending on[Read More…]
ODOT Road Construction Update For April 22, 2026
JACKSON COUNTY • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 1-163, Southern Oregon Wrong Way Driver Mitigation project ($2.5 million) This project improves safety along Interstate 5 by adding features that alert drivers when they enter an interchange off-ramp from the wrong direction. These enhancements include permanent signs, reflective pavement markings and[Read More…]
RR City Budget Will Be Less In ’26-27
The first thing citizens who pay attention to the City of Rogue River’s annual budget notice is that there is a cut of about $3 million from the 2025-26 city budget of $19,700,954 to a proposed budget amount of $16,962,947 for the 2026-27 year. That’s the first thing City Council[Read More…]
Oregon Military Hall Of Honor Ceremony
Courtesy of Oregon Military Department Six Oregon military veterans were inducted into the 2026 Oregon Military Hall of Honor during a formal ceremony held at Camp Withycombe in Happy Valley, Oregon, on April 18, 2026, in recognition of their acts of heroism and exceptional service to the nation. The six[Read More…]