With what appeared to be a debate between a local restaurant owner and the new owner of what will become a downtown outdoor market brewing during its meeting on Thurs., April 25, the Rogue River City Council chose not to vote on a proposed ordinance that would establish regulations for[Read More…]
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FFA Plant Sale Mom’s Day Weekend
Are you looking for plants this spring? Rogue River Junior Senior High School’s chapter of Future Farmers of America has a full greenhouse on the hill overlooking the school, and it just might have what you’re looking for. The chapter opens its annual Mother’s Day Weekend Plant Sale Thurs.-Sat., May[Read More…]
EVFD Budget Affected By Election
Evans Valley Fire District’s proposed budget of $813,500 for the 2024-25 fiscal year received approval at the district’s budget committee during its meeting on Thurs., April 18. Chief Tom Davidson proposed a general fund sum of $1,146,343, a decrease from $1,273,606 from the 2023-24 budget. “That’s a 10.64 decrease from[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights for May 1, 2024
MAY 3, 1984 Gold Hill council members reluctantly voted to accept a final purchase price on the three and a half acre Gold Hill sewer plant site. To gain clear title to the land the city paid $11,563. The settlement came after years of negotiations, bickering and delays. Total purchase[Read More…]
Mayor Insists SOS Bring Back Solid Waste Pickup
The Rogue River City Council agreed to vote on a rate increase for Southern Oregon Sanitation (SOS) that will amount to an increase of 61 cents for a standard 35-gallon container at its regular meeting on Thurs., April 25. The franchise agreement between the city and SOS allows the refuse[Read More…]
Construction Update
JACKSON COUNTY • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 22-30, Bridge joint repairs This project will repair several bridges in the Medford and Phoenix areas. Watch for intermittent weeknight (Sunday to Friday, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.) lane closures in both directions between milepost 22 and 30. • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific[Read More…]
May Is Wildfire Awareness Month
May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Oregon experiences its heaviest wildfire activity during the summer months, but fires occur all seasons of the year including spring. Keep Oregon Green, in partnership with federal, state, tribal and local fire agencies, will be spreading the word about the steps we all can take[Read More…]
City Council Positions For Election This November
The Rogue River City Council will have four positions up for election this November. That includes the mayor’s seat for what will, for the first time, be a four-year term, along with four-year council terms for Position Two, currently held by Grace Howell, Position four, held by Barb Hilty, and[Read More…]
Rogue River Library Activities For May
Hello Rogue River! Thank you for all of your support last month! We had great turnout for some of our programs, which is why we do this. We hope to see you again this upcoming month because we have some fantastic programs – both continuing and new! Continuing Programs:[Read More…]
Rogue River Arbor Day Celebration
If you want to get a group of fifth and sixth grade students to listen to talk about trees, it helps if you tell them you climb them for a living. Mike Oxendine, an arborist and arboriculturist from Talent, who is the executive director of the urban forestry group Our[Read More…]